Düren 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 89. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the Düren district.
Düren was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Thomas Rachel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography Düren is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Düren district.
History Düren was created in 1949, then known as Düren – Monschau – Schleiden. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 4 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 63. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 56. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 91. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 90. From the 2025 election, it has been number 89.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Düren, Monschau, and Schleiden. In the 1972 election, it was coterminous with Düren district. In the 1976 election, it also contained the municipalities of Bedburg and Elsdorf from the Erftkreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Düren – Monschau – Schleiden Düren district Monschau district Schleiden district 1953 63 1957 1961 1965 56 Düren 1969 1972 Düren district 1976 Düren district Erftkreis district (only Bedburg and Elsdorf municipalities) 1980 Düren district 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 91 2005 2009 2013 90 2017 2021 2025 89
Members The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Bernhard Günther from 1949 to 1965, followed by Bert Even and Herbert Hermesdorf, each for a single term. Wolfgang Vogt was elected in 1972 and served until 1994. Thomas Rachel was elected in the 1994 election but defeated in 1998, when Dietmar Nietan of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the constituency. In 2005, Rachel regained it for the CDU. He was re-elected in 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021 and 2025.
Election Member Party % 1949 Bernhard Günther CDU 61.5 1953 69.3 1957 73.0 1961 66.6 1965 Bert Even CDU 64.7 1969 Herbert Hermesdorf CDU 60.0 1972 Wolfgang Vogt CDU 51.2 1976 52.8 1980 50.1 1983 54.6 1987 49.2 1990 44.8 1994 Thomas Rachel CDU 46.2 1998 Dietmar Nietan SPD 47.1 2002 45.5 2005 Thomas Rachel CDU 45.0 2009 46.4 2013 50.4 2017 41.9 2021 36.7 2025 39.9
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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