Constituency 135 Höxter – Gütersloh III – Lippe II: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 135 Höxter – Gütersloh III – Lippe II went to CDU with 43.1% of the first votes, 22.6 points ahead of AfD (20.5%).
- Second votes: leadingCDU 36.5%
- Biggest move since 2021AfD +11.9 · SPD −10.2
- Turnout83.7% · 2021: 77.9%
- Voters141,885 of 169,491 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.
- CDU36.5%+4.0
- AfD20.6%+11.9
- SPD17.0%-10.2
- Grüne8.4%-2.7
- Linke5.6%+2.8
- FDP4.3%-7.3
- BSW4.0%
- Tierschutzpartei1.2%±0
- Freie Wähler0.8%±0
- 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 | 60,581 | 43.1% | 40.1% | +3.0 |
| AfD | 28,854 | 20.5% | 8.5% | +12.0 |
| SPD | 26,226 | 18.7% | 28.0% | -9.3 |
| Grüne | 10,482 | 7.5% | 9.5% | -2.0 |
| Linke | 7,421 | 5.3% | 2.5% | +2.8 |
| FDP | 4,391 | 3.1% | 7.1% | -4.0 |
| Freie Wähler | 2,482 | 1.8% | 1.2% | +0.6 |
Where constituency 135 lies in North Rhine-Westphalia
Constituency 135 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 16 municipalities in constituency 135
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Höxter, Gütersloh, Lippe.
- HöxterCDU 37.7%
- Schloß Holte-StukenbrockCDU 35.1%
- WarburgCDU 38.8%
- Bad DriburgCDU 37.6%
- Horn-Bad MeinbergCDU 27.5%
- BrakelCDU 39.3%
- BeverungenCDU 41.2%
- SteinheimCDU 38.0%
- Lügde, Stadt der OsterräderCDU 34.1%
- Borgentreich, OrgelstadtCDU 47.0%
- SchlangenCDU 30.5%
- AugustdorfAfD 37.0%
- Schieder-SchwalenbergCDU 26.7%
- WillebadessenCDU 39.9%
- NieheimCDU 39.2%
- MarienmünsterCDU 46.4%
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.