Cologne I (german: Köln I) is an electoral constituency (

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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the

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. It elects one member via

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. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 93. It is located in western

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...

, comprising the southeastern part of the city of

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

. Cologne I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Sanae Abdi of the

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(SPD).

Geography

Cologne I is located in western

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the southeastern part of the independent city of Cologne, specifically the

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Porz Porz () is a borough or ''Stadtbezirk'' of Cologne, Germany. It is situated on the east side of the Rhine in the south-east of the city. Porz is the largest borough of Cologne by area at 78.92 km2 and has 113,500 inhabitants. Porz borders ...

Kalk Kalk or KALK may refer to: * Kalk (surname) * Kalk, Cologne, a borough of Cologne, Germany * Kalk, Poland, a settlement in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship * Chemische Fabrik Kalk, a former German chemical company * USS ''Kalk'' (DD-17 ...

, and the ''Stadtteile'' of Altstadt-Nord,

Deutz Deutz may refer to: People * Emmanuel Deutz (1763–1842), German-born French rabbi * Rupert of Deutz, (–), Benedictine theologian and writer * Simon Deutz (1802–1852), German-born French courtier Places * Deutz, Cologne, a former town, si ...

, and Neustadt-Nord from Innenstadt.

History

Cologne I was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 7 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 66. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 59. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 94. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 93. Originally, the constituency comprised the area of Cologne on the left bank of the

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and north of the line made by Aachener Straße and Innere Kanalstraße. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised today's Innenstadt district as well as Kalk, Humboldt-Gremberg, and Poll. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised Innenstadt and Porz. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Members

The constituency was first represented by

Aenne Brauksiepe Aenne Brauksiepe (23 February 1912 – 1 January 1997) was a German politician of the CDU party. Her maiden name was Engels. She joined the CDU in 1945, and became a member of the CDU-Bundesvorstand in 1956. From 1958 to 1971 she was the chief ...

of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1965. It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD)'s candidate

Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski (24 July 1922 – 24 February 2005) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Life Born in Allenstein, East Prussia (now Olsztyn, Poland), Wischnewski obtained his ''Abitur'' degree in Berlin in 1941 ...

in 1965. The SPD held the constituency until 2017. Wischnewski represented it until 1990, when he was succeeded by Walter Rempe, who served a single term.

Volkmar Schultz Volkmar is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Volkmar Andreae (1879–1962), Swiss conductor and composer *Volkmar Leimert (born 1940), German composer and dramaturg *Volkmar Sigusch (born 1940), Germ ...

was elected in 1994 and served until 2002, followed by

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. Karsten Möring of the CDU was elected in 2017. Sanae Abdi regained the constituency for the SPD in 2021.

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cologne I Federal electoral districts in North Rhine-Westphalia Politics of Cologne Constituencies established in 1949 1949 establishments in West Germany