title: Coesfeld – Steinfurt II
text: # Coesfeld – Steinfurt II
  
  Coesfeld – Steinfurt II 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 127. It is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the Coesfeld district and southwestern parts of the Steinfurt district.
  
  Coesfeld – Steinfurt II was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Marc Henrichmann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
  
  ## Geography
  
  Coesfeld – Steinfurt II is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Coesfeld district and the municipalities of Altenberge, Laer, and Nordwalde from the Steinfurt district.
  
  ## History
  
  Coesfeld – Steinfurt II was created in 1965 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Lüdinghausen – Coesfeld and Steinfurt – Tecklenburg. Originally, it was known as Steinfurt – Coesfeld. From 1980 through 1998, it was named Coesfeld – Steinfurt I. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was constituency 96 in the numbering system. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 97. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 128. Since 2013, it has been number 127.
  
  Originally, the constituency comprised the entirety of the Coesfeld and Steinfurt districts. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the Coesfeld district and western parts of the Steinfurt district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
  
  | Election | No. | Name | Borders |
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  | 1965 | 96 | Steinfurt – Coesfeld | Coesfeld district Steinfurt district |
  | 1969 | 96 | Steinfurt – Coesfeld | Coesfeld district Steinfurt district |
  | 1972 | 96 | Steinfurt – Coesfeld | Coesfeld district Steinfurt district |
  | 1976 | 96 | Steinfurt – Coesfeld | Coesfeld district Steinfurt district |
  | 1980 | 97 | Coesfeld – Steinfurt I | Coesfeld district Steinfurt district (only western parts) |
  | 1983 | 97 | Coesfeld – Steinfurt I | Coesfeld district Steinfurt district (only western parts) |
  | 1987 | 97 | Coesfeld – Steinfurt I | Coesfeld district Steinfurt district (only western parts) |
  | 1990 | 97 | Coesfeld – Steinfurt I | Coesfeld district Steinfurt district (only western parts) |
  | 1994 | 97 | Coesfeld – Steinfurt I | Coesfeld district Steinfurt district (only western parts) |
  | 1998 | 97 | Coesfeld – Steinfurt I | Coesfeld district Steinfurt district (only western parts) |
  | 2002 | 128 | Coesfeld – Steinfurt II | Coesfeld district Steinfurt district (only Altenberge, Laer, and Nordwalde municipalities) |
  | 2005 | 128 | Coesfeld – Steinfurt II | Coesfeld district Steinfurt district (only Altenberge, Laer, and Nordwalde municipalities) |
  | 2009 | 128 | Coesfeld – Steinfurt II | Coesfeld district Steinfurt district (only Altenberge, Laer, and Nordwalde municipalities) |
  | 2013 | 127 | Coesfeld – Steinfurt II | Coesfeld district Steinfurt district (only Altenberge, Laer, and Nordwalde municipalities) |
  | 2017 | 127 | Coesfeld – Steinfurt II | Coesfeld district Steinfurt district (only Altenberge, Laer, and Nordwalde municipalities) |
  | 2021 | 127 | Coesfeld – Steinfurt II | Coesfeld district Steinfurt district (only Altenberge, Laer, and Nordwalde municipalities) |
  
  ## Members
  
  The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Heinrich Hörnemann from 1965 to 1969. Gottfried Köster then served as representative from 1969 to 1980. Wilhelm Rawe served from 1980 to 1994, followed by Werner Lensing from 1994 to 2005. Karl Schiewerling served from then until 2017. Marc Henrichmann was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1965 | Heinrich Hörnemann | CDU | 67.5 |
  | 1969 | Gottfried Köster | CDU | 63.6 |
  | 1972 | Gottfried Köster | CDU | 59.0 |
  | 1976 | Gottfried Köster | CDU | 60.4 |
  | 1980 | Wilhelm Rawe | CDU | 59.3 |
  | 1983 | Wilhelm Rawe | CDU | 65.5 |
  | 1987 | Wilhelm Rawe | CDU | 58.4 |
  | 1990 | Wilhelm Rawe | CDU | 56.9 |
  | 1994 | Werner Lensing | CDU | 52.8 |
  | 1998 | Werner Lensing | CDU | 50.3 |
  | 2002 | Werner Lensing | CDU | 49.3 |
  | 2005 | Karl Schiewerling | CDU | 51.6 |
  | 2009 | Karl Schiewerling | CDU | 50.8 |
  | 2013 | Karl Schiewerling | CDU | 56.1 |
  | 2017 | Marc Henrichmann | CDU | 51.6 |
  | 2021 | Marc Henrichmann | CDU | 40.9 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2021 election
  
  Federal election (2021): Coesfeld – Steinfurt II :
  
  | 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 Marc Henrichmann | Y Marc Henrichmann | 65,402 | 40.9 | 10.7 | 55,230 | 34.5 | 9.6 |
  | | SPD | Johannes Waldmann | Johannes Waldmann | 40,145 | 25.1 | 1.6 | 42,647 | 26.6 | 5.6 |
  | | Greens | Anne-Monika Spallek | Anne-Monika Spallek | 27,069 | 16.9 | 8.7 | 25,506 | 15.9 | 8.4 |
  | | FDP | René Arning | René Arning | 12,409 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 17,927 | 11.2 | 2.4 |
  | | AfD | Leonhard Martin | Leonhard Martin | 7,241 | 4.5 | | 7,339 | 4.6 | 1.5 |
  | | Left | Klaus Stegemann | Klaus Stegemann | 4,242 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4,093 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,595 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,348 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
  | | FW | Stephan Heitbaum | Stephan Heitbaum | 1,858 | 1.2 | | 998 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
  | | dieBasis | Heinz Eul | Heinz Eul | 1,580 | 1.0 | | 1,184 | 0.7 | |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 580 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
  | | Volt | | | | | | 408 | 0.3 | |
  | | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 262 | 0.2 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 179 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | LIEBE | | | | | | 152 | 0.1 | |
  | | LfK | | | | | | 151 | 0.1 | |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 121 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 101 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | Humanists | | | | | | 83 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 79 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | Bündnis C | | | | | | 51 | 0.0 | |
  | | du. | | | | | | 45 | 0.0 | |
  | | PdF | | | | | | 42 | 0.0 | |
  | | LKR | | | | | | 30 | 0.0 | |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | PSG | | | | | | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,118 | | | 882 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 159,946 | | | 160,182 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 161,064 | 82.7 | 1.5 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 25,257 | 15.8 | 12.3 | | | |
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  Federal election (2017): Coesfeld – Steinfurt II :
  
  | 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 | Marc Henrichmann | Marc Henrichmann | 79,677 | 51.6 | 4.4 | 68,636 | 44.0 | 6.1 |
  | | SPD | Ulrich Hampel | Ulrich Hampel | 36,250 | 23.5 | 3.3 | 32,787 | 21.0 | 4.6 |
  | | FDP | Daniel Fahr | Daniel Fahr | 16,195 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 21,116 | 13.6 | 7.9 |
  | | Greens | Friedrich Ostendorff | Friedrich Ostendorff | 12,680 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 11,667 | 7.5 | 0.7 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 9,496 | 6.1 | 3.3 |
  | | Left | Gernod Röken | Gernod Röken | 9,577 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 8,394 | 5.4 | 1.2 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 839 | 0.5 | |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 841 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 495 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
  | | FW | | | | | | 248 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 233 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 178 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | DiB | | | | | | 150 | 0.1 | |
  | | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 139 | 0.1 | |
  | | DM | | | | | | 130 | 0.1 | |
  | | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 113 | 0.1 | |
  | | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 110 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | BGE | | | | | | 84 | 0.1 | |
  | | Die Humanisten | | | | | | 65 | 0.0 | |
  | | AD-DEMOKRATEN | | | | | | 50 | 0.0 | |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | DKP | | | | | | 17 | 0.0 | |
  | | SGP | | | | | | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,434 | | | 987 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 154,379 | | | 155,826 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 156,813 | 81.3 | 2.7 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 43,427 | 28.1 | 1.2 | | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  Federal election (2013): Coesfeld – Steinfurt II :
  
  | 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 Karl Schiewerling | Y Karl Schiewerling | 83,175 | 56.1 | 5.3 | 74,391 | 50.1 | 7.5 |
  | | SPD | Ulrich Hampel | Ulrich Hampel | 39,724 | 26.8 | 0.7 | 38,075 | 25.6 | 3.8 |
  | | Greens | Friedrich Ostendorff | Friedrich Ostendorff | 10,346 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 12,083 | 8.1 | 1.2 |
  | | Left | Ali Atalan | Ali Atalan | 4,929 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 6,167 | 4.2 | 1.7 |
  | | FDP | Daniel Fahr | Daniel Fahr | 3,826 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 8,328 | 5.6 | 10.9 |
  | | AfD | Dorothe van Suntum | Dorothe van Suntum | 3,036 | 2.0 | | 4,216 | 2.8 | |
  | | Pirates | Ulrich Schumacher | Ulrich Schumacher | 2,884 | 1.9 | | 2,605 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
  | | NPD | | | | | | 812 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
  | | PARTEI | | | | | | 472 | 0.3 | |
  | | FAMILIE | Hubert Töllers | Hubert Töllers | 461 | 0.3 | | | | |
  | | FW | | | | | | 267 | 0.2 | |
  | | PRO | | | | | | 243 | 0.2 | |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 188 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 171 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | REP | | | | | | 110 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | Nichtwahler | | | | | | 101 | 0.1 | |
  | | Party of Reason | | | | | | 96 | 0.1 | |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 64 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
  | | PSG | | | | | | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | BIG | | | | | | 18 | 0.0 | |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | Die Rechte | | | | | | 13 | 0.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,297 | | | 1,193 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 148,381 | | | 148,485 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,678 | 78.5 | 1.2 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 43,453 | 29.3 | 4.6 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  Federal election (2009): Coesfeld – Steinfurt II :
  
  | 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 Karl Schiewerling | Y Karl Schiewerling | 73,636 | 50.8 | 0.8 | 61,901 | 42.6 | 2.3 |
  | | SPD | Angelica Schwall-Düren | Angelica Schwall-Düren | 37,851 | 26.1 | 10.2 | 31,790 | 21.9 | 9.6 |
  | | FDP | Daniel Fahr | Daniel Fahr | 14,229 | 9.8 | 5.2 | 24,041 | 16.5 | 5.6 |
  | | Greens | Jutta Bergmoser | Jutta Bergmoser | 10,674 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 13,607 | 9.4 | 2.2 |
  | | Left | Bernhard Perrefort | Bernhard Perrefort | 7,634 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 8,504 | 5.9 | 2.3 |
  | | Pirates | | | | | | 2,008 | 1.4 | |
  | | NPD | Nicole Elisabeth Rohde | Nicole Elisabeth Rohde | 973 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 752 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
  | | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 705 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
  | | FAMILIE | | | | | | 703 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
  | | RENTNER | | | | | | 424 | 0.3 | |
  | | REP | | | | | | 213 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
  | | RRP | | | | | | 169 | 0.1 | |
  | | ÖDP | | | | | | 163 | 0.1 | |
  | | Centre | | | | | | 93 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 80 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
  | | DVU | | | | | | 67 | 0.0 | |
  | | PSG | | | | | | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | BüSo | | | | | | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | | MLPD | | | | | | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,372 | | | 1,100 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 144,997 | | | 145,269 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,369 | 77.3 | 5.8 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 36,785 | 24.7 | 9.4 | | | |
  