Mülheim – Essen 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 117. It is located in the

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region of

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, comprising the city of

Mülheim Mülheim, officially Mülheim an der Ruhr (, ; ; ) and also described as ''"City on the River"'', is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and Ratingen. It is ho ...

and northwestern parts of the city of

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. Mülheim – Essen I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by

Sebastian Fiedler Sebastian Fiedler (born 19 June 1973 in Herdecke) is a German politician of the SPD who has been serving as a Member of the German Bundestag for Mülheim – Essen I since 2021. Early life Fiedler was born in Herdecke and grew up in Wetter. ...

of the

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(SPD).

Geography

Mülheim – Essen I is located in the Ruhr region of

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Mülheim and the ''Stadtbezirk'' IV (Borbeck) from the independent city of Essen.

History

Mülheim – Essen I was created in 1949, then known as ''Mülheim''. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 29 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 88. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 86. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 87. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 119. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 118. From the 2025 election, it has been number 117. Originally, the constituency comprised only the city of Mülheim. In the 2002 election, it acquired ''Stadtbezirk'' IV (Borbeck) from the city of Essen.

Members

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since 1949. It was first represented by Otto Striebeck of the SPD from 1949 to 1953, followed by Gisela Praetorius of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) for a single term. Fellow CDU member Max Vehar then served from 1957 to 1961, before former member Striebeck regained the constituency for the SPD. Willi Müller of the SPD was representative from 1965 to 1980, when he was succeeded by

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. Dieter Schloten served from 1990 to 2002, followed by Anton Schaaf until 2013.

Arno Klare Arno Klare (born 1 February 1952) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2013 until 2021. Political career Klare became a member of the ...

was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. He was succeeded by Sebastian Fiedler in 2021 and re-elected in 2025.

Election results

2025 election

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mulheim - Essen I Federal electoral districts in North Rhine-Westphalia 1949 establishments in West Germany Constituencies established in 1949 Mülheim Essen