Editing Münster (section)

==Politics==
[[File:Well at the Lambertiplatz Münster 2013.JPG|thumb|Lamberti square]]

===Mayor===
[[File:2020 Münster mayoral election (2nd round).svg|thumb|300px|Results of the second round of the 2020 mayoral election]]
The current mayor of Münster is Markus Lewe of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU), who was elected in 2009 and re-elected in 2015 and 2020. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows:

{{election table}}
! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Candidate
! rowspan=2| Party
! colspan=2| First round
! colspan=2| Second round
|-
! Votes
! %
! Votes
! %
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Markus Lewe
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
| 68,817
| 44.6
| 69,705
| 52.6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| Peter Todeskino
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]]
| 43,978
| 28.5
| 62,824
| 47.4
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Michael Jung
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]]
| 25,170
| 16.3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Ulrich Thoden
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]]
| 5,200
| 3.4
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Jörg Berens
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]]
| 4,685
| 3.0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}| 
| align=left| Roland Scholle
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]]
| 2,581
| 1.7
|-
| 
| align=left| Georgios Tsakalidis
| align=left| Münster List
| 1,975
| 1.3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Ecological Democratic Party}}| 
| align=left| Michael Krapp
| align=left| [[Ecological Democratic Party]]
| 1,139
| 0.7
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}| 
| align=left| Sebastian Kroos
| align=left| [[Pirate Party Germany]]
| 918
| 0.6
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 154,463
! 99.3
! 132,529
! 99.5
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 1,132
! 0.7
! 636
! 0.5
|-
! colspan=3| Total
! 155,595
! 100.0
! 133,165
! 100.0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 247,189
! 62.9
! 247,097
! 53.9
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/aktuell/b515000kw2000.shtml State Returning Officer]
|}

===City council===
[[File:2020 Münster City Council election.svg|thumb|300px|Results of the 2020 city council election]]
The Münster city council governs the city alongside the mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:

{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 50,465
| 32.7
| {{decrease}} 2.5
| 22
| {{decrease}} 3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 46,696
| 30.3
| {{increase}} 10.1
| 20
| {{increase}} 6
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 27,163
| 17.6
| {{decrease}} 9.4
| 12
| {{decrease}} 7
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 7,539
| 4.9
| {{decrease}} 0.2
| 3
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 7,104
| 4.6
| {{decrease}} 1.3
| 3
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Volt Europa}}| 
| align=left| [[Volt Europa#Germany|Volt Germany]] (Volt)
| 4,032
| 2.6
| New
| 2
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| 3,399
| 2.2
| {{decrease}} 0.4
| 1
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}| 
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]] (PARTEI)
| 3,196
| 2.1
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Ecological Democratic Party}}| 
| align=left| [[Ecological Democratic Party]] (ÖDP)
| 1,876
| 1.2
| {{increase}} 0.1
| 1
| ±0
|-
| 
| align=left| Munster List (Münsterliste)
| 1,848
| 1.2
| New
| 1
| New
|-
| colspan=7 bgcolor=lightgrey| 
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Pirate Party Germany]] (Piraten)
| 959
| 0.6
| {{decrease}} 1.5
| 0
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| 
| align=left| Modern Social Party (MSP)
| 71
| 0.0
| New
| 0
| New
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 154,348
! 99.2
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid votes
! 1,273
! 0.8
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total
! 155,621
! 100.0
! 
! 66
! {{decrease}} 6
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 247,189
! 63.0
! {{increase}} 3.3
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/aktuell/a515000kw2000.shtml State Returning Officer]
|}

=== Representation ===
Münster forms its own [[Münster (electoral district)|Electoral district]] (No. 129) for elections on a national level. Due to [[Electoral system of Germany|Germany's mixture of a direct and a proportional electoral system]] Münster sends a directly elected member into the [[Bundestag]] as well as other politicians have the chance to qualify via their [[Electoral list|party's state-wide list]]. As for the [[2021 German federal election]] health politician [[Maria Klein-Schmeink]] ([[Alliance 90/The Greens|The Greens]]) won the districts seat in the Bundestag with 32.3% of the personal vote.<ref name="bundeswahlleiter.de">{{Cite web |title=Ergebnisse Münster – Der Bundeswahlleiter |url=https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/bundestagswahlen/2021/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-5/wahlkreis-129.html |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=www.bundeswahlleiter.de}}</ref> Defeated candidates, former member of the [[Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=vCardvCard |date=2021-07-19 |title=Dr. Stefan Nacke |url=https://www.cdu-nrw.de/dr-stefan-nacke |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=CDU Nordrhein-Westfalen |language=de}}</ref> [[Stefan Nacke]] ([[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]/26.2%)<ref name="bundeswahlleiter.de"/> and former [[Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection|environment minister]] [[Svenja Schulze]] ([[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]/24.1%) both became members of the [[20th Bundestag]] via their parties' lists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gewählte in Landeslisten der Parteien in Nordrhein-Westfalen – Der Bundeswahlleiter |url=https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/bundestagswahlen/2021/gewaehlte/bund-99/land-5.html |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=www.bundeswahlleiter.de}}</ref> Svenja Schulze entered the new [[Scholz cabinet]] regaining a position as minister, this time in the [[Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Svenja Schulze |url=https://www.bmz.de/de/ministerium/leitung/schulze-99772 |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung |language=de}}</ref>

On the state level Münster was divided into two constituencies up until the [[2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election]]. The election system of state elections mirrors that of national elections. During the legislative period of [[Laschet cabinet]] redistricting resulted in Münster now being split up into three constituencies, two of which now also include some surrounding [[Municipality|municipalities]]. The 2017 election saw both CDU candidates Stefan Nacke and Simone Wendland winning their seat via the constituency.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Landtagswahl 2017 |url=https://www.stadt-muenster.de/ms/wahlen/ergebnis/app/ltw2017.html |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=www.stadt-muenster.de}}</ref> Via party lists [[Svenja Schulze]] (SPD) and Josefine Paul (The Greens) entered the Landtag.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Landtagswahl 2017 in NRW |url=https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/landtagswahlen/2017/index.shtml |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=www.wahlergebnisse.nrw}}</ref> After Nacke and Schulze both changed into federal politics, Münster is left with only two representatives in the Landtag.