Duisburg 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 114. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the southern part of the city of Duisburg.
Duisburg I was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Bärbel Bas of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Geography Duisburg I is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the southern part of the independent city of Duisburg, specifically the Stadtbezirke of Rheinhausen and Süd, as well as Mitte excluding the Stadtteil of Duissern.
History Duisburg I was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 33 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 92. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 90. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 84. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 116. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 115. From the 2025 election, it has been number 114.
Originally, the constituency comprised the area of Duisburg north of the Ruhr except for the Stadtteile of Laar and Ruhrort. From 1965 through 1976, it comprised the area of Duisburg north of the Ruhr. From 1980 through 2009, it comprised the Stadtbezirke of Mitte, Rheinhausen, and Süd. In the 2013 election, it lost the Stadtteil of Duissern.
Election Name Borders 1949 Duisburg I Duisburg city (only the area north of the Ruhr except for the Stadtteile of Laar and Ruhrort) 1953 92 1957 1961 1965 90 Duisburg city (only the area north of the Ruhr) 1969 1972 1976 1980 84 Duisburg city (only Mitte, Rheinhausen, and Süd Stadtbezirke) 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 116 2005 2009 2013 115 Duisburg city (only Mitte (excluding Duissern Stadtteil), Rheinhausen, and Süd Stadtbezirke) 2017 2021 2025 114
Members The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since 1949. It was first represented by Eberhard Brünen of the SPD for a single term from 1949, before Leo Storm of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won it in 1953. He was re-elected in 1957. Former member Brünen regained it for the SPD in 1961, and served a further three terms. Günter Schluckebier served two terms from 1972 to 1980, when he was succeeded by Helmut Wieczorek, who was representative until 2002. Petra Weis held the seat from 2002 to 2009. Bärbel Bas was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, 2021, and 2025.
Election Member Party % 1949 Eberhard Brünen SPD 39.6 rowspan=2 1953 Leo Storm CDU 44.0 1957 48.8 rowspan=3 1961 Eberhard Brünen SPD 49.8 1965 56.8 1969 61.3 rowspan=2 1972 Günter Schluckebier SPD 70.0 1976 66.3 rowspan=6 1980 Helmut Wieczorek SPD 59.4 1983 56.7 1987 57.3 1990 54.7 1994 56.9 1998 61.0 rowspan=2 2002 Petra Weis SPD 57.7 2005 55.9 rowspan=5 2009 Bärbel Bas SPD 42.2 2013 46.6 2017 38.3 2021 40.3 2025 39.0
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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