Mönchengladbach (electoral district)

108 Mönchengladbach
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Mönchengladbach in 2025
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Population	261,000 (2019)
Electorate	185,185 (2021)
Major settlements	Mönchengladbach
Area	170.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1949
Party	CDU
Member	Günter Krings
Elected	2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

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 108. 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. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 109. From the 2025 election, it has been number 108.

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
1957
1961
1965	79	Mönchengladbach	Mönchengladbach city Viersen city
1969
1972
1976
1980	78		Mönchengladbach city
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002	110
2005
2009
2013	109
2017
2021
2025	108

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			65.6
	1961			56.7
	1965			57.9
	1969	Curt Becker	CDU	55.5
	1972			51.1
	1976	Wolfgang Feinendegen	CDU	54.3
	1980			48.6
	1983	Hans-Wilhelm Pesch	CDU	54.5
	1987			49.5
	1990			46.9
	1994			45.1
	1998	Hildegard Wester	SPD	47.7
	2002	Günter Krings	CDU	43.6
	2005			47.9
	2009			45.6
	2013			50.8
	2017			44.3
	2021			35.6

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Mönchengladbach
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.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Günter Krings		45,550	35.6	8.7	36,555	28.5	7.3
	SPD	Gülistan Yüksel		37,548	29.3	5.0	34,877	27.2	3.8
	Greens	Kathrin Henneberger		17,302	13.5	7.5	18,166	14.1	7.9
	FDP	Peter König		10,957	8.6	0.7	15,459	12.0	1.7
	AfD	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		3,105	2.4	0.9	1,562	1.2	0.2
	dieBasis	Mona Aranea Guillén		1,821	1.4		1,343	1.0
	Team Todenhöfer						907	0.7
	FW	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		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
	SGP						12	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,707			1,241
Total valid votes				127,939			128,405
Turnout				129,646	70.0	0.7
	CDU hold		Majority	8,002	6.3	13.7

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Mönchengladbach
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.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Günter Krings		57,766	44.3	6.5	46,786	35.8	7.9
	SPD	Gülistan Yüksel		31,766	24.4	4.8	30,547	23.3	4.8
	AfD	Holger Heinz Hexgen		11,910	9.1	5.7	12,373	9.5	5.3
	FDP	Stefan Dahlmanns		10,225	7.8	5.6	17,946	13.7	7.8
	Left	Sebastian Merkens		8,921	6.8	0.6	9,627	7.4	0.9
	Greens	Peter Walter		7,814	6.0	0.1	8,169	6.2	0.1
	PARTEI	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		85	0.1
	DKP						22	0.0
	SGP						6	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,563			1,170
Total valid votes				130,443			130,836
Turnout				132,006	69.3	3.1
	CDU hold		Majority	26,000	19.9	1.7

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Mönchengladbach
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.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Günter Krings		63,843	50.8	5.3	55,030	43.7	8.6
	SPD	Gülistan Yüksel		36,665	29.2	1.5	35,447	28.1	3.7
	Left	Bernhard Clasen		7,827	6.2	1.3	8,080	6.4	1.9
	Greens	Gerhard Brenner		7,638	6.1	2.2	7,792	6.2	2.7
	AfD	Hermann Behrendt		4,259	3.4		5,255	4.2
	FDP	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		1,663	1.3	0.0	1,339	1.1	0.1
	PARTEI	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				1,953			1,617
Total valid votes				125,606			125,942
Turnout				127,559	66.2	2.3
	CDU hold		Majority	27,178	21.6	3.7

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Mönchengladbach
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.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Günter Krings		55,784	45.6	2.3	43,020	35.0	4.0
	SPD	Hermann-Josef Krichel-Mäurer		33,852	27.7	11.2	30,018	24.5	10.1
	FDP	Hans Joachim Stockschläger		11,573	9.5	5.4	22,148	18.0	6.0
	Greens	Gerd Brenner		10,162	8.3	4.5	10,876	8.9	2.6
	Left	Bernhard Clasen		9,233	7.5	3.3	10,241	8.3	3.1
	Pirates						2,191	1.8
	NPD	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		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				1,774			1,444
Total valid votes				122,416			122,746
Turnout				124,190	63.9	8.6
	CDU hold		Majority	21,932	17.9	8.9