# Essen III

Essen III 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 119. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the southern part of the city of Essen.
Essen III was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Matthias Hauer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

## Geography

Essen III is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Stadtbezirke II (Rüttenscheid/Bergerhausen), III (Essen-West), VIII (Essen-Ruhrhalbinsel), and IX (Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney) from the independent city of Essen.

## History

Essen III was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 32 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 91. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 89. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 90. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 121. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 120. From the 2025 election, it has been number 119.
Originally, the constituency comprised the southern parts of the city of Essen. From 1980 through 1998, it comprised Stadtbezirke I (Stadtmitte/Frillendorf), II (Rüttenscheid/Bergerhausen), VIII (Essen-Ruhrhalbinsel), and IX (Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney). It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| 1949 | 32 | Essen III | Essen city (only southern parts) |
| 1953 | 91 | Essen III | Essen city (only southern parts) |
| 1957 | 91 | Essen III | Essen city (only southern parts) |
| 1961 | 91 | Essen III | Essen city (only southern parts) |
| 1965 | 89 | Essen III | Essen city (only southern parts) |
| 1969 | 89 | Essen III | Essen city (only southern parts) |
| 1972 | 89 | Essen III | Essen city (only southern parts) |
| 1976 | 89 | Essen III | Essen city (only southern parts) |
| 1980 | 90 | Essen III | Essen city (only I (Stadtmitte/Frillendorf), II (Rüttenscheid/Bergerhausen), VIII (Essen-Ruhrhalbinsel), and IX (Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney) Stadtbezirke) |
| 1983 | 90 | Essen III | Essen city (only I (Stadtmitte/Frillendorf), II (Rüttenscheid/Bergerhausen), VIII (Essen-Ruhrhalbinsel), and IX (Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney) Stadtbezirke) |
| 1987 | 90 | Essen III | Essen city (only I (Stadtmitte/Frillendorf), II (Rüttenscheid/Bergerhausen), VIII (Essen-Ruhrhalbinsel), and IX (Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney) Stadtbezirke) |
| 1990 | 90 | Essen III | Essen city (only I (Stadtmitte/Frillendorf), II (Rüttenscheid/Bergerhausen), VIII (Essen-Ruhrhalbinsel), and IX (Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney) Stadtbezirke) |
| 1994 | 90 | Essen III | Essen city (only I (Stadtmitte/Frillendorf), II (Rüttenscheid/Bergerhausen), VIII (Essen-Ruhrhalbinsel), and IX (Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney) Stadtbezirke) |
| 1998 | 90 | Essen III | Essen city (only I (Stadtmitte/Frillendorf), II (Rüttenscheid/Bergerhausen), VIII (Essen-Ruhrhalbinsel), and IX (Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney) Stadtbezirke) |
| 2002 | 121 | Essen III | Essen city (only II (Rüttenscheid/Bergerhausen), III (Essen-West), VIII (Essen-Ruhrhalbinsel), and IX (Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney) Stadtbezirke) |
| 2005 | 121 | Essen III | Essen city (only II (Rüttenscheid/Bergerhausen), III (Essen-West), VIII (Essen-Ruhrhalbinsel), and IX (Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney) Stadtbezirke) |
| 2009 | 121 | Essen III | Essen city (only II (Rüttenscheid/Bergerhausen), III (Essen-West), VIII (Essen-Ruhrhalbinsel), and IX (Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney) Stadtbezirke) |
| 2013 | 120 | Essen III | Essen city (only II (Rüttenscheid/Bergerhausen), III (Essen-West), VIII (Essen-Ruhrhalbinsel), and IX (Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney) Stadtbezirke) |
| 2017 | 120 | Essen III | Essen city (only II (Rüttenscheid/Bergerhausen), III (Essen-West), VIII (Essen-Ruhrhalbinsel), and IX (Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney) Stadtbezirke) |
| 2021 | 120 | Essen III | Essen city (only II (Rüttenscheid/Bergerhausen), III (Essen-West), VIII (Essen-Ruhrhalbinsel), and IX (Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney) Stadtbezirke) |
| 2025 | 119 | Essen III | Essen city (only II (Rüttenscheid/Bergerhausen), III (Essen-West), VIII (Essen-Ruhrhalbinsel), and IX (Werden/Kettwig/Bredeney) Stadtbezirke) |

## Members

The constituency was first represented by Jakob Kaiser of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1957, followed by party fellow Hans Toussaint from 1957 to 1969. Antje Huber of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1969, and served until the 1983 election, when Paul Hoffacker of the CDU held it for a single term. Ingrid Becker-Inglau regained it for the SPD in 1987, serving until 2002. Hans-Günter Bruckmann then served a single term from 2002 to 2005, followed by fellow SPD member Petra Hinz from 2005 to 2013. Matthias Hauer of the CDU was elected representative in 2013, and re-elected in 2017, 2021, and 2025.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1949 | Jakob Kaiser | CDU | 32.4 |
| 1953 | Jakob Kaiser | CDU | 53.5 |
| 1957 | Hans Toussaint | CDU | 56.3 |
| 1961 | Hans Toussaint | CDU | 48.7 |
| 1965 | Hans Toussaint | CDU | 48.6 |
| 1969 | Antje Huber | SPD | 49.8 |
| 1972 | Antje Huber | SPD | 53.1 |
| 1976 | Antje Huber | SPD | 47.7 |
| 1980 | Antje Huber | SPD | 49.1 |
| 1983 | Paul Hoffacker | CDU | 46.2 |
| 1987 | Ingrid Becker-Inglau | SPD | 44.9 |
| 1990 | Ingrid Becker-Inglau | SPD | 41.3 |
| 1994 | Ingrid Becker-Inglau | SPD | 44.9 |
| 1998 | Ingrid Becker-Inglau | SPD | 49.9 |
| 2002 | Hans-Günter Bruckmann | SPD | 49.8 |
| 2005 | Petra Hinz | SPD | 48.1 |
| 2009 | Petra Hinz | SPD | 38.6 |
| 2013 | Matthias Hauer | CDU | 39.6 |
| 2017 | Matthias Hauer | CDU | 37.1 |
| 2021 | Matthias Hauer | CDU | 30.7 |
| 2025 | Matthias Hauer | CDU | 35.7 |

## Election results
### 2025 election

Federal election (2025): Essen III :
| 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 Matthias Hauer | Y Matthias Hauer | 55,807 | 35.7 | 5.0 | 46,387 | 29.6 | 5.2 |
| | SPD | Albert Ritter | Albert Ritter | 38,546 | 24.7 | 5.4 | 33,184 | 21.2 | 6.9 |
| | Greens | Stephan Neumann | Stephan Neumann | 24,617 | 15.8 | 3.2 | 25,317 | 16.1 | 4.1 |
| | AfD | Stefan Keuter | Stefan Keuter | 18,563 | 11.9 | 6.5 | 19,029 | 12.1 | 6.6 |
| | Left | Tobias Umbreit | Tobias Umbreit | 11,667 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 14,179 | 9.0 | 5.0 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 5,416 | 3.5 | |
| | FDP | Rüdiger König | Rüdiger König | 4,835 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 7,710 | 4.9 | 6.9 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,841 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| | FW | Boris Vorholt | Boris Vorholt | 1,751 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 516 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| | Volt | | | | | | 1,284 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | 1.9 | 989 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| | MLPD | Roland Meister | Roland Meister | 380 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 105 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | PdF | | | | | | 265 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | dieBasis | | | | | 1.1 | 219 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 208 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| | BD | | | | | | 125 | 0.1 | |
| | MERA25 | | | | | | 60 | 0.0 | |
| | Values | | | | | | 59 | 0.0 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | | | 0.3 |
| | Humanists | | | | | | | | 0.1 |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | | | 0.1 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | | | 0.1 |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | | | 0.1 |
| | SGP | | | | | | | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,400 | | | 673 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 156,166 | | | 156,893 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 157,566 | 84.5 | 4.2 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 17,261 | 11.0 | | | | |

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Essen III :
| 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 Matthias Hauer | Y Matthias Hauer | 46,635 | 30.7 | 6.4 | 37,053 | 24.4 | 5.7 |
| | SPD | Gereon Wolters | Gereon Wolters | 45,612 | 30.0 | 0.8 | 42,629 | 28.0 | 3.3 |
| | Greens | Kai Gehring | Kai Gehring | 28,745 | 18.9 | 10.7 | 30,764 | 20.2 | 10.8 |
| | FDP | Rüdiger König | Rüdiger König | 10,871 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 17,995 | 11.8 | 3.3 |
| | AfD | Stefan Keuter | Stefan Keuter | 8,225 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 8,398 | 5.5 | 2.8 |
| | Left | Ezgi Güyildar | Ezgi Güyildar | 5,030 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 6,117 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,005 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| | PARTEI | Martin O. Lange | Martin O. Lange | 2,931 | 1.9 | | 1,718 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| | dieBasis | Volker Wild | Volker Wild | 1,695 | 1.1 | | 1,521 | 1.0 | |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 852 | 0.6 | |
| | FW | Kai Hemsteeg | Kai Hemsteeg | 1,685 | 1.1 | | 845 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| | Volt | | | | | | 504 | 0.3 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 443 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| | LIEBE | | | | | | 151 | 0.1 | |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 137 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 129 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 116 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | LfK | | | | | | 99 | 0.1 | |
| | NPD | | | | | | 90 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 89 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | DKP | Diana Kummer | Diana Kummer | 172 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 90 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Bündnis C | | | | | | 78 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | Dirk Willing | Dirk Willing | 109 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 64 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | du. | | | | | | 61 | 0.0 | |
| | LKR | Dirk Schmidt | Dirk Schmidt | 137 | 0.1 | | 60 | 0.0 | |
| | PdF | | | | | | 40 | 0.0 | |
| | SGP | | | | | | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,013 | | | 797 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 151,847 | | | 152,063 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 152,860 | 80.3 | 0.8 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 1,023 | 0.7 | 5.6 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Essen III :
| 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 Matthias Hauer | Y Matthias Hauer | 56,393 | 37.1 | 2.5 | 45,826 | 30.1 | 6.2 |
| | SPD | Gereon Wolters | Gereon Wolters | 46,829 | 30.8 | 8.7 | 37,699 | 24.7 | 8.4 |
| | FDP | Tim Wortmann | Tim Wortmann | 12,639 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 23,068 | 15.1 | 9.4 |
| | Greens | Kai Gehring | Kai Gehring | 12,511 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 14,312 | 9.4 | 0.3 |
| | AfD | Stefan Keuter | Stefan Keuter | 12,306 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 12,735 | 8.4 | 4.5 |
| | Left | Ayten Kaplan | Ayten Kaplan | 9,846 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 12,574 | 8.3 | 1.7 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,791 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,356 | 0.9 | |
| | Independent | Serge Menga Nsibu | Serge Menga Nsibu | 1,175 | 0.8 | | | | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 554 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| | AD-DEMOKRATEN | | | | | | 364 | 0.2 | |
| | FW | | | | | | 292 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| | NPD | | | | | | 259 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 251 | 0.2 | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 249 | 0.2 | |
| | BGE | | | | | | 173 | 0.1 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 173 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 151 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Gesundheitsforschung | | | | | | 134 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | Martina Stalleicken | Martina Stalleicken | 208 | 0.1 | | 134 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | DM | | | | | | 115 | 0.1 | |
| | Die Humanisten | | | | | | 97 | 0.1 | |
| | DKP | Diana Kummer | Diana Kummer | 197 | 0.1 | | 89 | 0.1 | |
| | SGP | | | | | | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,232 | | | 927 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 152,104 | | | 152,409 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 153,336 | 79.5 | 2.3 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 9,564 | 6.3 | 6.2 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Essen III :
| 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 | Matthias Hauer | Matthias Hauer | 59,101 | 39.5 | 3.5 | 54,310 | 36.3 | 6.2 |
| | SPD | N Petra Hinz | N Petra Hinz | 59,008 | 39.5 | 0.8 | 49,626 | 33.1 | 2.1 |
| | Greens | Kai Gehring | Kai Gehring | 11,576 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 14,550 | 9.7 | 2.3 |
| | Left | Cornelia Swillus-Knöchel | Cornelia Swillus-Knöchel | 7,341 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 9,855 | 6.6 | 1.7 |
| | AfD | Martin Erwin Renner | Martin Erwin Renner | 4,015 | 2.7 | | 5,812 | 3.9 | |
| | Pirates | Frank Höschen | Frank Höschen | 3,169 | 2.1 | | 3,087 | 2.1 | 0.5 |
| | FDP | Petra Hermann | Petra Hermann | 3,007 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 8,581 | 5.7 | 8.3 |
| | NPD | Manuel Mikolajtzyk | Manuel Mikolajtzyk | 1,489 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1,294 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 757 | 0.5 | |
| | Independent | Gramm | Gramm | 570 | 0.4 | | | | |
| | PRO | | | | | | 326 | 0.2 | |
| | FW | | | | | | 236 | 0.2 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 215 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| | Nichtwahler | | | | | | 205 | 0.1 | |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 190 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 186 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | BIG | | | | | | 140 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Party of Reason | | | | | | 98 | 0.1 | |
| | BüSo | Katarzyna Kruczkowski | Katarzyna Kruczkowski | 213 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 91 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | RRP | | | | | | 60 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| | PSG | | | | | | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | Die Rechte | | | | | | 21 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,551 | | | 1,268 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 149,489 | | | 149,772 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 151,040 | 77.2 | 1.7 | | | |
| | CDU gain from SPD | CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 93 | 0.1 | | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Essen III :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | SPD | Y Petra Hinz | Y Petra Hinz | 57,055 | 38.6 | 9.4 | 45,888 | 31.0 | 11.0 |
| | CDU | Matthias Hauer | Matthias Hauer | 53,269 | 36.1 | 1.4 | 44,455 | 30.0 | 0.9 |
| | Greens | Kai Gehring | Kai Gehring | 13,969 | 9.5 | 3.9 | 17,807 | 12.0 | 2.3 |
| | FDP | Petra Hermann | Petra Hermann | 11,035 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 20,829 | 14.1 | 4.7 |
| | Left | Cornelia Swillus-Knöchel | Cornelia Swillus-Knöchel | 10,240 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 12,239 | 8.3 | 2.7 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,341 | 1.6 | |
| | NPD | Hermann August Schnarre | Hermann August Schnarre | 1,614 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1,227 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 915 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| | REP | | | | | | 598 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| | FAMILIE | | | | | | 525 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| | RENTNER | | | | | | 404 | 0.3 | |
| | RRP | | | | | | 173 | 0.1 | |
| | BüSo | Matthias Kraume | Matthias Kraume | 508 | 0.3 | | 148 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Volksabstimmung | | | | | | 142 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 109 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 91 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | Centre | | | | | | 78 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | DVU | | | | | | 75 | 0.1 | |
| | PSG | | | | | | 39 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,591 | | | 1,198 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 147,690 | | | 148,083 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,281 | 75.5 | 6.1 | | | |
| | SPD hold | SPD hold | Majority | 3,786 | 2.5 | 8.0 | | | |