147 Siegen-Wittgenstein | |
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Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Population | 276,900 (2019) |
Electorate | 207,672 (2021) |
Major settlements | Siegen Kreuztal Netphen |
Area | 1,132.9 km2 |
Current electoral district | |
Created | 1949 |
Party | CDU |
Member | Volkmar Klein |
Elected | 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021 |
Siegen-Wittgenstein 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 147. It is located in southern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the district of Siegen-Wittgenstein.[1]
Siegen-Wittgenstein was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Volkmar Klein of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]