Kleve 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 111. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the district of Kleve.
Kleve was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Stefan Rouenhoff of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography Kleve is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Kleve district.
History Kleve was created in 1949, then known as Geldern – Kleve. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 26 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 85. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 83. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 81. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 113. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 112. From the 2025 election, it has been number 111.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Geldern and Kleve. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the Geldern and Kleve districts as well as the municipalities of Rheinberg, Xanten, Alpen, and Sonsbeck from the Moers district. Since 1980, it has been coterminous with the Kleve district.
Election Name Borders 1949 Geldern – Kleve Geldern district Kleve district 1953 85 1957 1961 1965 83 Kleve Geldern district Kleve district Moers district (only Rheinberg, Xanten, Alpen, and Sonsbeck municipalities) 1969 1972 1976 1980 81 Kleve district 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 113 2005 2009 2013 112 2017 2021 2025 111
Members The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 1949. It was first represented by Martin Frey from 1949 to 1953, followed by Emil Solke until 1961, Felix von Vittinghoff-Schell until 1969, and Solke again until 1976. Jochen van Aerssen then served from 1976 to 1983. Heinrich Seesing was representative from 1983 to 1994. Ronald Pofalla served from 1949 to 2017. Stefan Rouenhoff has been representative since the 2017 election.
Election Member Party % 1949 Martin Frey CDU 60.0 1953 Emil Solke CDU 73.1 1957 75.6 1961 Felix von Vittinghoff-Schell CDU 70.6 1965 68.2 1969 Emil Solke CDU 63.5 1972 58.7 1976 Jochen van Aerssen CDU 60.3 1980 55.5 1983 Heinrich Seesing CDU 60.2 1987 55.2 1990 52.5 1994 Ronald Pofalla CDU 50.9 1998 47.3 2002 46.1 2005 50.3 2009 48.9 2013 50.9 2017 Stefan Rouenhoff CDU 45.0 2021 37.6 2025 41.2
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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