# Viersen (electoral district)

Viersen 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 110. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the district of Viersen.
Viersen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Martin Plum of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

## Geography

Viersen is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Viersen district.

## History

Viersen was created in 1949, then known as Kempen-Krefeld. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 24 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 83. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 81. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 80. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 112. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 111. From the 2025 election, it has been number 110.
Originally, the constituency comprised the district of Kempen-Krefeld. In the 1972 and 1976 elections, it comprised the Kempen-Krefeld district (renamed to the Viersen district in 1974) excluding the city of Viersen. Since 1980, it has comprised the entirety of the Viersen district.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| 1949 | 24 | Kempen-Krefeld | Kempen-Krefeld district |
| 1953 | 83 | Kempen-Krefeld | Kempen-Krefeld district |
| 1957 | 83 | Kempen-Krefeld | Kempen-Krefeld district |
| 1961 | 83 | Kempen-Krefeld | Kempen-Krefeld district |
| 1965 | 81 | Kempen-Krefeld | Kempen-Krefeld district |
| 1969 | 81 | Kempen-Krefeld | Kempen-Krefeld district |
| 1972 | 81 | Kempen-Krefeld | Kempen-Krefeld district (excluding Viersen municipality) |
| 1976 | 81 | Kempen-Krefeld | Viersen district (excluding Viersen municipality) |
| 1980 | 80 | Viersen | Viersen district |
| 1983 | 80 | Viersen | Viersen district |
| 1987 | 80 | Viersen | Viersen district |
| 1990 | 80 | Viersen | Viersen district |
| 1994 | 80 | Viersen | Viersen district |
| 1998 | 80 | Viersen | Viersen district |
| 2002 | 112 | Viersen | Viersen district |
| 2005 | 112 | Viersen | Viersen district |
| 2009 | 112 | Viersen | Viersen district |
| 2013 | 111 | Viersen | Viersen district |
| 2017 | 111 | Viersen | Viersen district |
| 2021 | 111 | Viersen | Viersen district |
| 2025 | 110 | Viersen | Viersen district |

## Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 1949. It was first represented by Matthias Hoogen from 1949 to 1965, followed by Hugo Hammans from then until 1980. Julius Louven then served from 1980 to 2002. Uwe Schummer was elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017. He was succeeded by Martin Plum in 2021.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1949 | Matthias Hoogen | CDU | 43.5 |
| 1953 | Matthias Hoogen | CDU | 62.7 |
| 1957 | Matthias Hoogen | CDU | 65.5 |
| 1961 | Matthias Hoogen | CDU | 60.6 |
| 1965 | Hugo Hammans | CDU | 58.3 |
| 1969 | Hugo Hammans | CDU | 55.1 |
| 1972 | Hugo Hammans | CDU | 51.4 |
| 1976 | Hugo Hammans | CDU | 53.9 |
| 1980 | Julius Louven | CDU | 49.4 |
| 1983 | Julius Louven | CDU | 56.6 |
| 1987 | Julius Louven | CDU | 51.2 |
| 1990 | Julius Louven | CDU | 49.6 |
| 1994 | Julius Louven | CDU | 49.6 |
| 1998 | Julius Louven | CDU | 44.6 |
| 2002 | Uwe Schummer | CDU | 44.1 |
| 2005 | Uwe Schummer | CDU | 48.1 |
| 2009 | Uwe Schummer | CDU | 48.9 |
| 2013 | Uwe Schummer | CDU | 53.0 |
| 2017 | Uwe Schummer | CDU | 47.9 |
| 2021 | Martin Plum | CDU | 35.8 |

## Election results
### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Viersen :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Martin Plum | Martin Plum | 62,123 | 35.8 | 12.0 | 52,896 | 30.4 | 7.6 |
| | SPD | Udo Schiefner | Udo Schiefner | 47,806 | 27.6 | 2.6 | 46,375 | 26.7 | 4.4 |
| | Greens | Rene Heesen | Rene Heesen | 24,394 | 14.1 | 7.4 | 25,673 | 14.8 | 8.0 |
| | FDP | Eric Scheuerle | Eric Scheuerle | 15,140 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 22,281 | 12.8 | 3.2 |
| | AfD | Kay Gottschalk | Kay Gottschalk | 10,312 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 10,357 | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| | Left | Britta Pietsch | Britta Pietsch | 5,558 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 5,203 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,618 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| | PARTEI | Marion Weißkopf | Marion Weißkopf | 3,819 | 2.2 | | 2,140 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| | FW | Georg Alsdorf | Georg Alsdorf | 2,253 | 1.3 | | 1,327 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| | dieBasis | Natalie Frohn | Natalie Frohn | 1,940 | 1.1 | | 1,808 | 1.0 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 632 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 582 | 0.3 | |
| | Volt | | | | | | 377 | 0.2 | |
| | LIEBE | | | | | | 228 | 0.1 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 197 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 183 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | LfK | | | | | | 155 | 0.1 | |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 140 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 133 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 120 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 93 | 0.1 | |
| | du. | | | | | | 82 | 0.0 | |
| | PdF | | | | | | 54 | 0.0 | |
| | LKR | | | | | | 33 | 0.0 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | SGP | | | | | | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,740 | | | 1,333 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 173,345 | | | 173,752 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 175,085 | 77.1 | 0.9 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 14,317 | 8.2 | 14.6 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Viersen :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Uwe Schummer | Y Uwe Schummer | 82,165 | 47.9 | 5.1 | 65,475 | 38.1 | 8.2 |
| | SPD | Udo Schiefner | Udo Schiefner | 42,932 | 25.0 | 3.5 | 38,368 | 22.3 | 4.3 |
| | FDP | Andreas Bist | Andreas Bist | 14,233 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 27,576 | 16.0 | 9.7 |
| | AfD | Kay Gottschalk | Kay Gottschalk | 12,035 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 12,841 | 7.5 | 3.4 |
| | Greens | Jürgen Heinen | Jürgen Heinen | 11,478 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 11,591 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| | Left | Christoph Saßen | Christoph Saßen | 8,747 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 10,342 | 6.0 | 0.6 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,446 | 0.8 | |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,207 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 712 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| | FW | | | | | | 433 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 366 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| | AD-DEMOKRATEN | | | | | | 363 | 0.2 | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 185 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 164 | 0.1 | |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 163 | 0.1 | |
| | DM | | | | | | 162 | 0.1 | |
| | BGE | | | | | | 151 | 0.1 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 149 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 138 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Die Humanisten | | | | | | 96 | 0.0 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 29 | 0.0 | |
| | SGP | | | | | | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,690 | | | 1,262 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 171,590 | | | 172,018 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 173,280 | 76.2 | 2.6 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 39,233 | 22.9 | 1.6 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Viersen :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Uwe Schummer | Y Uwe Schummer | 87,764 | 53.0 | 4.1 | 76,747 | 46.3 | 8.4 |
| | SPD | Udo Schiefner | Udo Schiefner | 47,198 | 28.5 | 2.8 | 44,103 | 26.6 | 4.0 |
| | Greens | Rene Heesen | Rene Heesen | 8,880 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 11,106 | 6.7 | 2.2 |
| | Left | Britta Pietsch | Britta Pietsch | 7,998 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 8,897 | 5.4 | 2.0 |
| | AfD | | | 4,182 | 2.5 | | 6,806 | 4.1 | |
| | FDP | Andreas Bist | Andreas Bist | 3,857 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 10,493 | 6.3 | 12.2 |
| | Pirates | Tobias Leppkes | Tobias Leppkes | 3,466 | 2.1 | | 3,464 | 2.1 | 0.5 |
| | The Homeland | | | 1,684 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1,557 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 552 | 0.3 | |
| | FW | | | 575 | 0.3 | | 457 | 0.3 | |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 355 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | PRO | | | | | | 303 | 0.2 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 204 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Nichtwahler | | | | | | 159 | 0.1 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 145 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Party of Reason | | | | | | 113 | 0.1 | |
| | BIG | | | | | | 105 | 0.1 | |
| | RRP | | | | | | 99 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | PSG | | | | | | 43 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 37 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Die Rechte | | | | | | 20 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,886 | | | 1,693 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 165,604 | | | 165,797 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 167,490 | 73.6 | 1.4 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 40,566 | 24.5 | 1.2 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Viersen :
| Notes: | Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Uwe Schummer | Y Uwe Schummer | 79,359 | 48.9 | 0.8 | 61,723 | 37.9 | 1.7 |
| | SPD | Udo Schiefner | Udo Schiefner | 41,691 | 25.7 | 11.5 | 36,743 | 22.6 | 11.1 |
| | FDP | Martin Knauber | Martin Knauber | 15,755 | 9.7 | 4.3 | 30,071 | 18.5 | 5.6 |
| | Greens | Gabriele Bailey | Gabriele Bailey | 12,633 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 14,433 | 8.9 | 2.2 |
| | Left | Britta Pietsch | Britta Pietsch | 11,102 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 11,935 | 7.3 | 3.0 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,554 | 1.6 | |
| | The Homeland | Rolf Gunter Kretzschmann | Rolf Gunter Kretzschmann | 1,836 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1,428 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,269 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| | FAMILIE | | | | | | 840 | 0.5 | |
| | RENTNER | | | | | | 723 | 0.4 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 302 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | RRP | | | | | | 171 | 0.1 | |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 133 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 130 | 0.1 | |
| | Centre | | | | | | 106 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | DVU | | | | | | 78 | 0.0 | |
| | PSG | | | | | | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | BüSo | | | | | | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,990 | | | 1,658 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 162,376 | | | 162,708 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 164,366 | 72.2 | 6.4 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 37,668 | 23.2 | 12.3 | | | |