Constituency 126 Coesfeld – Steinfurt II: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 126 Coesfeld – Steinfurt II went to CDU with 45.6% of the first votes, 25.3 points ahead of SPD (20.3%).
- Second votes: leadingCDU 40.2%
- Biggest move since 2021SPD −8.7 · AfD +8.0
- Turnout87.4% · 2021: 82.7%
- Voters169,671 of 194,072 eligible voters
- StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Second votes compared with 2021
Shares in percent, change from the 2021 federal election in points. Parties below one percent are grouped as Others.
- CDU40.2%+5.7
- SPD17.9%-8.7
- Grüne13.5%-2.4
- AfD12.6%+8.0
- Linke5.5%+2.9
- FDP4.2%-7.0
- BSW2.8%
- Tierschutzpartei1.0%±0
- Freie Wähler0.5%-0.1
- Others1.8%-0.2
Change compared with the 2021 federal election.
First votes and constituency seat
Since the 2025 electoral reform, the candidate with the most first votes only takes the seat if it is covered by their party's second-vote result in the state.
| Party | Votes | 2025 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDUConstituency seat | 76,819 | 45.6% | 40.9% | +4.7 |
| SPD | 34,152 | 20.3% | 25.1% | -4.8 |
| Grüne | 21,571 | 12.8% | 16.9% | -4.1 |
| AfD | 20,615 | 12.2% | 4.5% | +7.7 |
| Linke | 7,708 | 4.6% | 2.7% | +1.9 |
| FDP | 5,338 | 3.2% | 7.8% | -4.6 |
| Volt | 2,326 | 1.4% | – | – |
Where constituency 126 lies in North Rhine-Westphalia
Constituency 126 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 14 municipalities in constituency 126
Neighbours and context
Source: Federal Returning Officer, results by constituency, federal election of 23 February 2025, final (as of 14 March 2025), Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0.. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.