Gütersloh 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 130. It is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising most of the district of Gütersloh.
Gütersloh I was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Ralph Brinkhaus of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography Gütersloh I is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Gütersloh district excluding the municipalities of Werther and Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock.
History Gütersloh I was created in 1980, then known as Gütersloh. It acquired its current name in the 2013 election. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 101 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 132. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 131. From the 2025 election, it has been number 130.
Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the Gütersloh district. In the 1998 election, it lost the municipality of Werther. In the 2005 election, it lost the municipality of Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock.
Election Name Borders 1980 101 Gütersloh Gütersloh district 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 Gütersloh district (excluding Werther municipality) 2002 132 2005 Gütersloh district (excluding Werther and Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock municipalities) 2009 2013 131 Gütersloh I 2017 2021 2025 130
Members The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Ottfried Hennig from 1980 to 1990, followed by Hubert Doppmeier until 1994. Hubert Deittert then served from 1994 to 2009. Ralph Brinkhaus was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, 2021 and 2025.
Election Member Party % 1980 Ottfried Hennig CDU 51.8 1983 59.1 1987 52.0 1990 Hubert Doppmeier CDU 48.6 1994 Hubert Deittert CDU 48.2 1998 46.0 2002 46.2 2005 48.9 2009 Ralph Brinkhaus CDU 44.7 2013 50.2 2017 46.6 2021 40.0 2025 41.6
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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