title: Mönchengladbach (electoral district)
text: # Mönchengladbach (electoral district)
  
  Mönchengladbach is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 109. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the city of Mönchengladbach.
  
  Mönchengladbach was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Günter Krings of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Mönchengladbach is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the independent city of Mönchengladbach.
  
  ## History
  
  Mönchengladbach was created in 1949, then known as Rheydt – M.Gladbach – Viersen. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 23 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 82. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 79. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 78. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 110. Since 2013, it has been number 109.
  
  Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Rheydt, Mönchengladbach, and Viersen. From 1965 through 1976, it comprised the independent cities of Mönchengladbach and Viersen. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | 23 | Rheydt – M.Gladbach – Viersen | Rheydt city Mönchengladbach city Viersen city |
  | 1953 | 82 | Rheydt – M.Gladbach – Viersen | Rheydt city Mönchengladbach city Viersen city |
  | 1957 | 82 | Rheydt – M.Gladbach – Viersen | Rheydt city Mönchengladbach city Viersen city |
  | 1961 | 82 | Rheydt – M.Gladbach – Viersen | Rheydt city Mönchengladbach city Viersen city |
  | 1965 | 79 | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach city Viersen city |
  | 1969 | 79 | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach city Viersen city |
  | 1972 | 79 | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach city Viersen city |
  | 1976 | 79 | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach city Viersen city |
  | 1980 | 78 | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach city |
  | 1983 | 78 | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach city |
  | 1987 | 78 | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach city |
  | 1990 | 78 | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach city |
  | 1994 | 78 | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach city |
  | 1998 | 78 | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach city |
  | 2002 | 110 | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach city |
  | 2005 | 110 | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach city |
  | 2009 | 110 | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach city |
  | 2013 | 109 | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach city |
  | 2017 | 109 | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach city |
  | 2021 | 109 | Mönchengladbach | Mönchengladbach city |
  
  ## Members
  
  The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but one Bundestag term since 1949. It was first represented by Hans Schmitz from 1949 to 1953, followed by Joseph Illerhaus from 1951 to 1969. Curt Becker served from 1969 to 1976, Wolfgang Feinendegen from 1976 to 1983, and Hans-Wilhelm Pesch from 1983 to 1998. Hildegard Wester of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the constituency in 1998 and served a single term. Günter Krings regained it for the CDU in 2002 and was re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1949 | Hans Schmitz | CDU | 37.4 |
  | 1953 | Joseph Illerhaus | CDU | 66.4 |
  | 1957 | Joseph Illerhaus | CDU | 65.6 |
  | 1961 | Joseph Illerhaus | CDU | 56.7 |
  | 1965 | Joseph Illerhaus | CDU | 57.9 |
  | 1969 | Curt Becker | CDU | 55.5 |
  | 1972 | Curt Becker | CDU | 51.1 |
  | 1976 | Wolfgang Feinendegen | CDU | 54.3 |
  | 1980 | Wolfgang Feinendegen | CDU | 48.6 |
  | 1983 | Hans-Wilhelm Pesch | CDU | 54.5 |
  | 1987 | Hans-Wilhelm Pesch | CDU | 49.5 |
  | 1990 | Hans-Wilhelm Pesch | CDU | 46.9 |
  | 1994 | Hans-Wilhelm Pesch | CDU | 45.1 |
  | 1998 | Hildegard Wester | SPD | 47.7 |
  | 2002 | Günter Krings | CDU | 43.6 |
  | 2005 | Günter Krings | CDU | 47.9 |
  | 2009 | Günter Krings | CDU | 45.6 |
  | 2013 | Günter Krings | CDU | 50.8 |
  | 2017 | Günter Krings | CDU | 44.3 |
  | 2021 | Günter Krings | CDU | 35.6 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Mönchengladbach :
  
  | Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Y Günter Krings | Y Günter Krings | 45,550 | 35.6 | 8.7 | 36,555 | 28.5 | 7.3 |
  | | SPD | Gülistan Yüksel | Gülistan Yüksel | 37,548 | 29.3 | 5.0 | 34,877 | 27.2 | 3.8 |
  | | Greens | Kathrin Henneberger | Kathrin Henneberger | 17,302 | 13.5 | 7.5 | 18,166 | 14.1 | 7.9 |
  | | FDP | Peter König | Peter König | 10,957 | 8.6 | 0.7 | 15,459 | 12.0 | 1.7 |
  | | AfD | Peter Müller | Peter Müller | 9,915 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 9,641 | 7.5 | 1.9 |
  | | Left | | | | | | 4,927 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,013 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
  | | PARTEI | Maximilian Bergmann | Maximilian Bergmann | 3,105 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1,562 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
  | | dieBasis | Mona Aranea Guillén | Mona Aranea Guillén | 1,821 | 1.4 | | 1,343 | 1.0 | |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 907 | 0.7 | |
  | | FW | Annette Schrader-Schoutz | Annette Schrader-Schoutz | 1,422 | 1.1 | | 850 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 467 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
  | | Volt | | | | | | 310 | 0.2 | |
  | | LIEBE | | | | | | 211 | 0.2 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 190 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 166 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 122 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | LfK | | | | | | 119 | 0.1 | |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 111 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 109 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | DKP | Marcel Rommerskirchen | Marcel Rommerskirchen | 319 | 0.3 | | 86 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | du. | | | | | | 74 | 0.1 | |
  | | PdF | | | | | | 49 | 0.0 | |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 33 | 0.0 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | LKR | | | | | | 22 | 0.0 | |
  | | PSG | | | | | | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,707 | | | 1,241 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 127,939 | | | 128,405 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 129,646 | 70.0 | 0.7 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 8,002 | 6.3 | 13.7 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Mönchengladbach :
  
  | Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Y Günter Krings | Y Günter Krings | 57,766 | 44.3 | 6.5 | 46,786 | 35.8 | 7.9 |
  | | SPD | Gülistan Yüksel | Gülistan Yüksel | 31,766 | 24.4 | 4.8 | 30,547 | 23.3 | 4.8 |
  | | AfD | Holger Heinz Hexgen | Holger Heinz Hexgen | 11,910 | 9.1 | 5.7 | 12,373 | 9.5 | 5.3 |
  | | FDP | Stefan Dahlmanns | Stefan Dahlmanns | 10,225 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 17,946 | 13.7 | 7.8 |
  | | Left | Sebastian Merkens | Sebastian Merkens | 8,921 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 9,627 | 7.4 | 0.9 |
  | | Greens | Peter Walter | Peter Walter | 7,814 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 8,169 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
  | | PARTEI | Sina Houben | Sina Houben | 1,956 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1,280 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,100 | 0.8 | |
  | | AD-DEMOKRATEN | | | | | | 613 | 0.5 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 582 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 350 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
  | | FW | | | | | | 279 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 243 | 0.2 | |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 142 | 0.1 | |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 130 | 0.1 | |
  | | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 126 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 118 | 0.1 | |
  | | DM | | | | | | 111 | 0.1 | |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 110 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Die Humanisten | | | | | | 91 | 0.1 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 85 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Independent | Kai Michael Müller-Horn | Kai Michael Müller-Horn | 85 | 0.1 | | | | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 22 | 0.0 | |
  | | SGP | | | | | | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,563 | | | 1,170 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 130,443 | | | 130,836 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 132,006 | 69.3 | 3.1 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 26,000 | 19.9 | 1.7 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Mönchengladbach :
  
  | Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Y Günter Krings | Y Günter Krings | 63,843 | 50.8 | 5.3 | 55,030 | 43.7 | 8.6 |
  | | SPD | Gülistan Yüksel | Gülistan Yüksel | 36,665 | 29.2 | 1.5 | 35,447 | 28.1 | 3.7 |
  | | Left | Bernhard Clasen | Bernhard Clasen | 7,827 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 8,080 | 6.4 | 1.9 |
  | | Greens | Gerhard Brenner | Gerhard Brenner | 7,638 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 7,792 | 6.2 | 2.7 |
  | | AfD | Hermann Behrendt | Hermann Behrendt | 4,259 | 3.4 | | 5,255 | 4.2 | |
  | | FDP | Hans Joachim Stockschläger | Hans Joachim Stockschläger | 2,847 | 2.3 | 7.2 | 7,414 | 5.9 | 12.2 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 3,149 | 2.5 | 0.7 |
  | | NPD | Manfred Frentzen | Manfred Frentzen | 1,663 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1,339 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
  | | PARTEI | Ephraim Beckers | Ephraim Beckers | 864 | 0.7 | | 744 | 0.6 | |
  | | FW | | | | | | 316 | 0.3 | |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 310 | 0.2 | |
  | | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 199 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
  | | Nichtwahler | | | | | | 179 | 0.1 | |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 158 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 145 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | BIG | | | | | | 124 | 0.1 | |
  | | Party of Reason | | | | | | 123 | 0.1 | |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 45 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 30 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | PSG | | | | | | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | Die Rechte | | | | | | 20 | 0.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,953 | | | 1,617 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 125,606 | | | 125,942 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 127,559 | 66.2 | 2.3 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 27,178 | 21.6 | 3.7 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Mönchengladbach :
  
  | Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Y Günter Krings | Y Günter Krings | 55,784 | 45.6 | 2.3 | 43,020 | 35.0 | 4.0 |
  | | SPD | Hermann-Josef Krichel-Mäurer | Hermann-Josef Krichel-Mäurer | 33,852 | 27.7 | 11.2 | 30,018 | 24.5 | 10.1 |
  | | FDP | Hans Joachim Stockschläger | Hans Joachim Stockschläger | 11,573 | 9.5 | 5.4 | 22,148 | 18.0 | 6.0 |
  | | Greens | Gerd Brenner | Gerd Brenner | 10,162 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 10,876 | 8.9 | 2.6 |
  | | Left | Bernhard Clasen | Bernhard Clasen | 9,233 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 10,241 | 8.3 | 3.1 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 2,191 | 1.8 | |
  | | NPD | Manfred Frentzen | Manfred Frentzen | 1,569 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1,231 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 906 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
  | | FAMILIE | | | | | | 526 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
  | | RENTNER | | | | | | 526 | 0.4 | |
  | | REP | | | | | | 301 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
  | | Centre | | | | | | 259 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
  | | Independent | Hans Günter Dennhoven | Hans Günter Dennhoven | 243 | 0.2 | | | | |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 196 | 0.2 | |
  | | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 104 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 84 | 0.1 | |
  | | DVU | | | | | | 49 | 0.0 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | PSG | | | | | | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,774 | | | 1,444 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 122,416 | | | 122,746 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,190 | 63.9 | 8.6 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 21,932 | 17.9 | 8.9 | | | |
  