Bremen I 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 54. It is located in the state of Bremen, comprising eastern and southern parts of the city of Bremen.
Bremen I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2025, it has been vacant. Ulrike Hiller of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the most votes but her party did not win enough proportional votes across Bremen for her to take the seat. It was previously held by Sarah Ryglewski (SPD).
Geography Bremen I is located in the state of Bremen. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the borough of Ost, the Stadtteil of Mitte from the borough of Mitte, and the Stadtteile of Neustadt, Obervieland, and Huchting from the borough of Süd.
History Bremen I was created in 1949, then known as Bremen-Ost. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Bremen constituency 1 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 57. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 50. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 54. In the 2009 election, it was number 55. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 54.
Originally, the constituency comprised the borough of Ost and the Ortsteile of Huckelriede, Habenhausen, and Arsten. In the 1965 through 1994 elections, it comprised the borough of Ost, the Stadtteil of Obervieland, and the Ortsteile of Huckelriede and Ostertor. In the 1998 election, it lost the Ortsteile of Huckelriede and Ostertor. The constituency acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Bremen-Ost Ost borough Süd borough (only Huckelriede, Habenhausen, and Arsten Ortsteile) 1953 57 1957 1961 1965 50 Ost borough Mitte borough (only Ostertor Ortsteil) Süd borough (only Obervieland Stadtteil and Huckelriede Ortsteil) 1969 1972 1976 1980 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 Ost borough Süd borough (only Obervieland Stadtteil) 2002 54 Bremen I Ost borough Mitte borough (only Mitte Stadtteil) Süd borough (only Neustadt, Obervieland, and Huchting Stadtteile) 2005 2009 55 2013 54 2017 2021 2025
Members The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation. Its first representative was Heinz Meyer, who served from 1949 to 1953. Hermann Hansing served from 1953 to 1972. He was succeeded by Ernst Waltemathe, who served until 1994. Volker Kröning who elected in 1994 and served until 2009. In 2009, future mayor of Bremen Carsten Sieling was elected representative. He was re-elected in 2013. Sarah Ryglewski was elected in the 2017 election.
Election Member Party % 1949 Heinz Meyer SPD 29.9 1953 Hermann Hansing SPD 33.7 1957 39.7 1961 44.3 1965 44.2 1969 49.5 1972 Ernst Waltemathe SPD 57.2 1976 49.0 1980 48.5 1983 47.8 1987 44.8 1990 38.9 1994 Volker Kröning SPD 43.1 1998 50.7 2002 51.4 2005 48.3 2009 Carsten Sieling SPD 33.7 2013 37.9 2017Sarah RyglewskiSPD 30.0 2021 30.2 2025 Ulrike Hiller 25.2 2025Vacant
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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