Essen III

Essen III is an electoral constituency 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.

Geography

Essen III is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Stadtbezirke II, III, VIII, and IX 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, II, VIII, and IX. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election		Name	Borders
1949		Essen III	Essen city
1953	91	Essen III	Essen city
1957	91	Essen III	Essen city
1961	91	Essen III	Essen city
1965	89	Essen III	Essen city
1969	89	Essen III	Essen city
1972	89	Essen III	Essen city
1976	89	Essen III	Essen city
1980	90	Essen III	Essen city, II, VIII, and IX
1983	90	Essen III	Essen city, II, VIII, and IX
1987	90	Essen III	Essen city, II, VIII, and IX
1990	90	Essen III	Essen city, II, VIII, and IX
1994	90	Essen III	Essen city, II, VIII, and IX
1998	90	Essen III	Essen city, II, VIII, and IX
2002	121	Essen III	Essen city, III, VIII, and IX
2005	121	Essen III	Essen city, III, VIII, and IX
2009	121	Essen III	Essen city, III, VIII, and IX
2013	120	Essen III	Essen city, III, VIII, and IX
2017	120	Essen III	Essen city, III, VIII, and IX
2021	120	Essen III	Essen city, III, VIII, and IX
2025	119	Essen III	Essen city, III, VIII, and IX

Members

The constituency was first represented by Jakob Kaiser of the Christian Democratic Union from 1949 to 1957, followed by party fellow Hans Toussaint from 1957 to 1969. Antje Huber of the Social Democratic Party 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.

Essen III

Geography

History

Members

Election results

2025 election

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

2005 election