Steinfurt I – Borken 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 123. It is located in northern

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a States of Germany, state () in Old states of Germany, Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the List of German states by population, most ...

, comprising the western part of

Steinfurt Steinfurt (; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Steinfurt. From –1806, it was the capital of the County of Steinfurt. Geography Steinfurt is situated north-west of Münster, North Rhine-Westp ...

district and the eastern part of Borken district. Steinfurt I – Borken I was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by

Jens Spahn Jens Georg Spahn (born 16 May 1980) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been a member of the lower house of the federal parliament, the Bundestag (, MdB), for Steinfurt I – Borken I since 2002. Since 2025, he ...

of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

Steinfurt I – Borken I is located in northern

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of

Horstmar Horstmar is a German town, located in North Rhine-Westphalia in the Steinfurt (district), Steinfurt district, approx. north-west of Münster. History Its castle was built as early as the 9th century; the first mention of Horstmar is as early as ...

Metelen Metelen is a municipality in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the river Vechte in the Steinfurt (district), district of Steinfurt. Metelen Land station is located on the Münster–Enschede railway and has an hourly train service ...

, Neuenkirchen,

Ochtrup Ochtrup () is a town in the Steinfurt (district), district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km west of Rheine and 20 km east of Enschede. History An early mention of the town was „Oh ...

Rheine Rheine () is a city in the district of Steinfurt (district), Steinfurt in Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city in the district and the location of Rheine Air Base. Geography Rheine is on the river Ems (river), Ems, about north of Münster ...

, and Wettringen from Steinfurt district, and the municipalities of

Ahaus Ahaus (; Westphalian: ''Ausen'') is a town in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, lying some 20 km south-east of Enschede and 15 km south from Gr ...

, Gronau, Heek,

Legden Legden (; Westphalian: ''Ledden'') is a municipality in the district of Borken, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located between Ahaus and Coesfeld Coesfeld (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Koosfeld'') is the capital of the Co ...

, and

Schöppingen Schöppingen (; ) is a municipality in the district of Borken in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately south-west of Steinfurt. The Master of the Schöppingen Altarpiece derives his name from an altarpiece t ...

from Borken district.

History

Steinfurt I – Borken I was created in 2002. Until the 2013 election, it was constituency 125 in the numbering system. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 124. From the 2025 election, it has been number 123.

Members

The constituency has been held by Jens Spahn of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. When he was first elected in 2002, Spahn was the youngest member of the Bundestag.

Election results

2025 election

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Steinfurt I - Borken I Federal electoral districts in North Rhine-Westphalia 2002 establishments in Germany Constituencies established in 2002 Steinfurt (district) Borken (district)