Steinfurt III
Steinfurt III is one of the 299 single member constituencies used for the German parliament, the Bundestag. It is one of sixty four electoral districts in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The constituency elects one representative under the mixed member proportional representation system. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 128. It consists of the municipalities of Emsdetten, Greven, Hörstel, Hopsten, Ibbenbüren, Ladbergen, Lengerich, Lienen, Lotte, Mettingen, Recke, Saerbeck, Tecklenburg and Westerkappeln, all located in the county of Steinfurt.
The constituency was created for the 2002 election, replacing the former Steinfurt II electoral district. The 2002 and 2005 elections were won by Reinhold Hemker of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. At the 2009 election he lost to the Christian Democratic Union candidate Dieter Jasper. The CDU retained the seat at the 2013 election, with a new candidate, Anja Karliczek.2013 election result
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