Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis 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 97. It is located in southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the western part of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district.^[1]

97 Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II in 2025
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Population	285,900 (2019)
Electorate	216,063 (2021)
Major settlements	Sankt Augustin Bornheim (Rheinland) Königswinter
Area	492.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1980
Party	CDU
Member	Norbert Röttgen
Elected	1994, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 1994, it has been represented by Norbert Röttgen of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).^[2]

Geography

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II is located in southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Alfter, Bad Honnef, Bornheim, Königswinter, Meckenheim, Rheinbach, Sankt Augustin, Swisttal, and Wachtberg from the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district.^[1]

History

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II was created in 1980 and contained parts of the redistributed Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I constituency. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 65 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 99. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 98. From the 2025 election, it has been number 97. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Franz Möller 1980 to 1994. Since 1994, it has been represented by Norbert Röttgen.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1980	Franz Möller	CDU	54.5
	1983			61.0
	1987			55.4
	1990			52.7
	1994	Norbert Röttgen	CDU	49.8
	1998			48.8
	2002			48.2
	2005			51.8
	2009			50.3
	2013			52.4
	2017			46.5
	2021			40.0
	2025			43.8

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II[3]
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 Norbert Röttgen		79,638	43.8	3.8	63,717	35.0	5.4
	SPD	Ute Krupp		32,287	17.8	5.6	30,333	16.6	7.2
	AfD	Roger Beckamp		25,830	14.2	8.3	26,034	14.3	8.3
	Greens	Moritz Wächter		23,157	12.7	2.6	26,800	14.7	3.0
	Left	Heinz-Peter Schulz		9,770	5.4	2.7	11,888	6.5	3.3
	BSW						6,637	3.6
	FDP	Nicole Westig		5,879	3.2	4.7	10,261	5.6	7.7
	Volt	Valeska Huland		3,034	1.7	1.0	1,650	0.9	0.3
	FW	Michael Stehr		2,139	1.2	0.2	898	0.5	0.3
	Tierschutzpartei						1,853	1.0	0.2
	PARTEI					1.4	821	0.5	0.4
	dieBasis					1.3	436	0.2	1.0
	PdF						278	0.2	0.1
	Team Todenhöfer						269	0.1	0.3
	Values						129	0.1
	MERA25						46	0.0
	MLPD						24	0.0	0.0
	Pirates								0.3
	Gesundheitsforschung								0.1
	Bündnis C								0.1
	ÖDP								0.1
	Humanists								0.1
	SGP							0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,436			891
Total valid votes				181,734			181,279
Turnout				183,170	85.5	3.7
	CDU hold		Majority	47,351	26.0

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II[4]
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 Norbert Röttgen		70,144	40.0	6.5	51,795	29.5	5.9
	SPD	Katja Stoppenbrink		41,004	23.4	0.7	41,753	23.8	3.8
	Greens	Richard Ralfs		26,956	15.4	7.5	31,027	17.7	8.9
	FDP	Nicole Westig		13,914	7.9	0.4	23,435	13.4	4.0
	AfD	Roger Beckamp		10,385	5.9	2.5	10,551	6.0	2.8
	Left	Andreas Danne		4,607	2.6	2.9	5,687	3.2	3.2
	Tierschutzpartei						2,215	1.3	0.6
	PARTEI	Marcel Bratwurst Klingenstein		2,537	1.4		1,530	0.9	0.1
	dieBasis	Nathalie Sanchez Friedrich		2,285	1.3		2,111	1.2
	FW	Michael Stehr		1,697	1.0		1,303	0.7	0.5
	Volt	Philipp Prause		1,140	0.7		1,022	0.6
	Team Todenhöfer						855	0.5
	Pirates						599	0.3	0.0
	Volksabstimmung	Andreas Frick		484	0.3	0.3
	LIEBE						223	0.1
	Gesundheitsforschung						196	0.1	0.0
	LfK						170	0.1
	Bündnis C						169	0.1
	ÖDP						166	0.1	0.0
	Humanists						135	0.1	0.0
	V-Partei3						128	0.1	0.0
	NPD						112	0.1	0.1
	LKR	Jörg Drenkelfort		167	0.1		78	0.0
	PdF						61	0.0
	du.						59	0.0
	MLPD						20	0.0	0.0
	DKP						11	0.0	0.0
	SGP						10	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,317			1,216
Total valid votes				175,320			175,421
Turnout				176,637	81.8	1.0
	CDU hold		Majority	29,140	16.6	7.2

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II[5]
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 Norbert Röttgen		80,441	46.5	5.8	61,425	35.5	9.9
	SPD	Bettina Bähr-Losse		39,246	22.7	4.4	34,583	20.0	4.3
	AfD	Manfred Berchem		14,592	8.4	5.3	15,226	8.8	4.3
	FDP	Nicole Westig		14,491	8.4	5.3	30,142	17.4	9.1
	Greens	Martin Metz		13,643	7.9	0.7	15,192	8.8	0.1
	Left	Michael Droste		9,543	5.5	2.2	11,116	6.4	1.9
	PARTEI						1,268	0.7	0.4
	Tierschutzpartei						1,092	0.6
	Pirates						596	0.3	1.6
	FW						457	0.3	0.1
	Volksabstimmung	Claus Plantiko		942	0.5	0.2	337	0.2	0.1
	NPD						246	0.1	0.5
	BGE						221	0.1
	ÖDP						216	0.1	0.0
	DiB						213	0.1
	V-Partei³						209	0.1
	DM						178	0.1
	AD-DEMOKRATEN						159	0.1
	Gesundheitsforschung						123	0.1
	Die Humanisten						102	0.1
	MLPD						42	0.0	0.0
	DKP						15	0.0
	SGP						5	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,615			1,350
Total valid votes				172,898			173,163
Turnout				174,513	80.8	3.8
	CDU hold		Majority	41,195	23.8	1.5

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II[6]
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 Norbert Röttgen		85,058	52.4	2.1	73,860	45.3	8.2
	SPD	Bettina Bähr-Losse		44,098	27.1	2.4	39,571	24.3	3.5
	Greens	Arnd Kuhn		11,732	7.2	1.6	14,122	8.7	1.9
	Left	Andreas Danne		5,445	3.4	1.3	7,433	4.6	0.9
	FDP	Thorsten Knott		5,058	3.1	6.9	13,468	8.3	13.5
	AfD	Vladimir Skoda		5,058	3.1		7,362	4.5
	Pirates	Jakob Jürgen Weiler		3,151	1.9		3,163	1.9	0.4
	NPD	Ariane Christine Meise		1,207	0.7	0.2	1,091	0.7	0.1
	PARTEI						589	0.4
	FW	Iris Häger		1,040	0.6		585	0.4
	Volksabstimmung	Claus Plantiko		598	0.4	0.2	421	0.3	0.0
	PRO						299	0.2
	ÖDP						270	0.2	0.1
	Nichtwahler						163	0.1
	BIG						146	0.1
	Party of Reason						115	0.1
	REP						111	0.1	0.1
	RRP						75	0.0	0.1
	BüSo						21	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						18	0.0	0.0
	PSG						17	0.0	0.0
	Die Rechte						10	0.0
Informal votes				2,190			1,725
Total valid votes				162,445			162,910
Turnout				164,635	77.0	0.7
	CDU hold		Majority	40,960	25.3	0.3

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II[7]
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 Norbert Röttgen		80,363	50.3	1.5	59,487	37.2	3.9
	SPD	Ulrike Merten		39,489	24.7	10.6	33,235	20.8	9.7
	FDP	Thorsten Knott		16,012	10.0	5.3	34,858	21.8	7.1
	Greens	Arnd Kuhn		14,046	8.8	4.2	16,898	10.6	2.4
	Left	Heinz-Jürgen Hörster		7,430	4.7	2.0	8,800	5.5	2.0
	Pirates						2,445	1.5
	NPD	Wolfgang Bruhn		1,443	0.9	0.2	1,188	0.7	0.1
	Tierschutzpartei						974	0.6	0.2
	FAMILIE						605	0.4	0.1
	Volksabstimmung	Werner Henrichs		969	0.6	0.3	452	0.3	0.2
	RENTNER						331	0.2
	REP						224	0.1	0.0
	RRP						163	0.1
	ÖDP						149	0.1
	Centre						96	0.1	0.0
	DVU						69	0.0
	MLPD						27	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						15	0.0	0.0
	PSG						15	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,994			1,715
Total valid votes				159,752			160,031
Turnout				161,746	76.3	5.5
	CDU hold		Majority	40,874	25.6	9.1

2005 election

Federal election (2005): Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II[8]
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 Norbert Röttgen		87,736	51.8	3.6	69,678	41.0	1.7
	SPD	Ulrike Merten		59,838	35.3	1.4	51,802	30.5	1.7
	FDP	Carl Sonnenschein		8,063	4.8	3.4	24,947	14.7	2.3
	Greens	Robert de la Haye		7,708	4.5	1.0	13,843	8.2	1.8
	Left	Uwe Groeneveld		4,492	2.7	1.9	5,867	3.5	2.6
	NPD	Wolfgang Bruhn		1,130	0.7	0.2	1,099	0.6	0.4
	Tierschutzpartei						675	0.4	0.1
	GRAUEN						483	0.3	0.1
	From Now on... Democracy Through Referendum	Lothar Bollwig		474	0.3	0.2	197	0.1
	Familie						468	0.3	0.1
	PBC						304	0.2
	REP						232	0.1
	Socialist Equality Party						49	0.0
	Centre						49	0.0
	BüSo						32	0.0
	MLPD						29	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,674			1,361
Total valid votes				169,441			169,754
Turnout				171,115	81.8	2.4
	CDU hold		Majority	27,898	16.5