Heinsberg 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 88. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the Heinsberg district.
Heinsberg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Wilfried Oellers of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography Heinsberg is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Heinsberg district.
History Heinsberg was created in 1949, then known as Geilenkirchen – Erkelenz – Jülich. In the 1965 and 1969 elections, it was named Geilenkirchen – Heinsberg. It acquired its current name in the 1972 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 3 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 62. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 55. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 90. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 89. From the 2025 election, it has been number 88.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg, Erkelenz, and Jülich. In the 1965 and 1969 elections, it comprised the districts of Geilenkirchen and Heinsberg. In the 1972 election, it was coterminous with Heinsberg district. In the 1976 election, it also contained the municipality of Niederkrüchten from the Viersen district. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Geilenkirchen – Erkelenz – Jülich Geilenkirchen-Heinsberg district Erkelenz district Jülich district 1953 62 1957 1961 1965 55 Geilenkirchen – Heinsberg 1969 1972 Heinsberg Heinsberg district 1976 Heinsberg district Viersen district (only Niederkrüchten municipality) 1980 Heinsberg district 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 90 2005 2009 2013 89 2017 2021 2025 88
Members The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Karl Müller from 1949 to 1957, followed by Karl Arnold for a single term. Fritz Burgbacher was elected in 1961 and served until 1972. Adolf Freiherr Spies von Büllesheim served until 1987, followed by Karl H. Fell until 1998. Leo Dautzenberg was elected in the 1998 election and served until 2013. Wilfried Oellers was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017, 2021 and 2025.
Election Member Party % 1949 Karl Müller CDU 64.2 1953 71.0 1957 Karl Arnold CDU 72.6 1961 Fritz Burgbacher CDU 64.4 1965 63.1 1969 60.9 1972 Adolf Freiherr Spies von Büllesheim CDU 59.9 1976 61.4 1980 58.4 1983 62.8 1987 Karl H. Fell CDU 57.6 1990 55.8 1994 53.4 1998 Leo Dautzenberg CDU 49.2 2002 50.3 2005 51.4 2009 50.4 2013 Wilfried Oellers CDU 53.4 2017 45.6 2021 39.7 2025 41.5
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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