Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-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 91. It is located in southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the Euskirchen district and part of the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district.
Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Detlef Seif of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II is located in southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Euskirchen district as well as the municipalities of Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling from the Rhein-Erft-Kreis district.
History Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II was created in 1949, then known as Bergheim – Euskirchen. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was named Bergheim (Erft) – Euskirchen. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was named Bergheim (Erft). In the 1976 election, it was named Erftkreis II. In the 1980 through 2009 elections, it was named Euskirchen – Erftkreis II. It acquired its current name in the 2013 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 5 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 64. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 57. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 58. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 93. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 92. From the 2025 election, it has been number 91.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Euskirchen and Bergheim (Erft). In the 1976 election, it comprised the district of Euskirchen and the municipalities of Erftstadt, Bergheim, and Kerpen from the Erftkreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election. The Erftkreis district was renamed Rhein-Erft-Kreis in 2003, but the constituency's borders did not change.
Election Name Borders 1949 Bergheim – Euskirchen Euskirchen district Bergheim (Erft) district 1953 64 Bergheim (Erft) – Euskirchen 1957 1961 1965 57 Bergheim (Erft) 1969 1972 1976 Erftkreis II Euskirchen district Erftkreis district (only Erftstadt, Bergheim, and Kerpen municipalities) 1980 58 Euskirchen – Erftkreis II Euskirchen district Erftkreis district (only Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling municipalities) 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 93 2005 Euskirchen district Rhein-Erft-Kreis district (only Brühl, Erftstadt, and Wesseling municipalities) 2009 2013 92 Euskirchen – Rhein-Erft-Kreis II 2017 2021 2025 91
Members The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first held by Johannes Even from 1949 to 1965, followed by Hans Verbeek and Karl Gatzen each for a single term. Peter Milz was elected in 1972 and served until 1987. Wolf Bauer then served until 2009. Detlief Sief was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, 2021 and 2025.
Election Member Party % 1949 Johannes Even CDU 47.8 1953 56.3 1957 61.7 1961 57.0 1965 Hans Verbeek CDU 56.0 1969 Karl Gatzen CDU 48.5 1972 Peter Milz CDU 48.8 1976 50.5 1980 49.6 1983 55.4 1987 Wolf Bauer CDU 50.8 1990 47.5 1994 48.0 1998 46.8 2002 44.9 2005 46.3 2009 Detlef Seif CDU 43.6 2013 50.9 2017 42.8 2021 34.6 2025 38.4
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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