Borken II 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 125. It is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the western and central part of the Borken district.
Borken II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Anne König of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography Borken II is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Borken district excluding the municipalities of Ahaus, Gronau, Heek, Legden, and Schöppingen.
History Borken II was created in 1949, then known as Borken – Bocholt – Ahaus. From 1965 through 1976, it was named Ahaus – Bocholt. From 1980 through 1987, it was named Borken. It acquired its current name in the 1990 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 35 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 94. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 92. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 96. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 127. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 126. From the 2025 election, it has been number 125.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Borken and Ahaus and the independent city of Bocholt. In the 1980 through 1987 elections, it was coterminous with the district of Borken. From 1990 through 1998, it comprised the municipalities of Ahaus, Bocholt, Borken, Gescher, Gronau, Heek, Isselburg, Legden, Rhede, Schöppingen, Stadtlohn, Südlohn, Velen, and Vreden from Borken district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Borken – Bocholt – Ahaus Borken district Ahaus district Bocholt city 1953 94 1957 1961 1965 92 Ahaus – Bocholt 1969 1972 1976 1980 96 Borken Borken district 1983 1987 1990 Borken II Borken district (only Ahaus, Bocholt, Borken, Gescher, Gronau, Heek, Isselburg, Legden, Rhede, Schöppingen, Stadtlohn, Südlohn, Velen, and Vreden municipalities) 1994 1998 2002 127 Borken district (excluding Ahaus, Gronau, Heek, Legden, and Schöppingen municipalities) 2005 2009 2013 126 2017 2021 2025 125
Members The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Theodor Blank from 1949 to 1969. Hermann Josef Unland then served as representative from 1969 to 1990. Elke Wülfing served from 1990 to 2005. Johannes Röring was elected in 2005, and re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017. He was succeeded by Anne König in 2021, who was re-elected in 2025.
Election Member Party % 1949 Theodor Blank CDU 41.8 1953 75.0 1957 74.2 1961 71.9 1965 71.2 1969 Hermann Josef Unland CDU 66.6 1972 64.0 1976 65.7 1980 60.8 1983 53.7 1987 45.6 1990 Elke Wülfing CDU 59.1 1994 55.6 1998 50.2 2002 51.5 2005 Johannes Röring CDU 56.1 2009 54.2 2013 57.4 2017 52.3 2021 Anne König CDU 43.7 2025 47.9
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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