Oberbergischer Kreis (electoral district)

98 Oberbergischer Kreis
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Oberbergischer Kreis in 2025
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population272,100 (2019)
Electorate206,640 (2021)
Major settlementsGummersbach
Wiehl
Radevormwald
Area918.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberCarsten Brodesser
Elected2017, 2021,2025

Oberbergischer Kreis is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) 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 98. It is located in southern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the Oberbergischer Kreis district.

Oberbergischer Kreis was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Carsten Brodesser of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).