Percentage of votes
| Specification | Votes 2014 | Votes 2009 | Diff. on 2009 in p.p. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Persons entitled to vote | 793,193 | – | 809,356 | – | – |
| Voters | 429,269 | 54.1 | 474,318 | 58.6 | -4.5 |
| Invalid | 13,695 | 3.2 | 20,870 | 4.4 | -1.2 |
| Valid | 415,574 | 96.8 | 453,448 | 95.6 | +1.2 |
| CDU | 145,182 | 34.9 | 162,696 | 35.9 | -0.9 |
| SPD | 143,009 | 34.4 | 120,676 | 26.6 | +7.8 |
| DIE LINKE | 27,630 | 6.6 | 54,570 | 12.0 | -5.4 |
| FDP | 9,281 | 2.2 | 36,536 | 8.1 | -5.8 |
| GRÜNE | 24,762 | 6.0 | 34,860 | 7.7 | -1.7 |
| FAMILIE | 6,211 | 1.5 | 8,396 | 1.9 | -0.4 |
| Tierschutzpartei | 7,249 | 1.7 | 6,619 | 1.5 | +0.3 |
| FREIE WÄHLER | 3,250 | 0.8 | 4,738 | 1.0 | -0.3 |
| PIRATEN | 7,060 | 1.7 | 3,856 | 0.9 | +0.8 |
| REP | 746 | 0.2 | 3,172 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Volksabstimmung | 1,144 | 0.3 | 1,072 | 0.2 | ±0.0 |
| CM | 470 | 0.1 | 748 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| AUF | 946 | 0.2 | 723 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| ÖDP | 752 | 0.2 | 496 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| DKP | 298 | 0.1 | 450 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| PBC | 288 | 0.1 | 326 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| BP | 200 | 0.0 | 246 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
| PSG | 103 | 0.0 | 95 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| BüSo | 116 | 0.0 | 82 | 0.0 | ±0.0 |
| AfD | 28,248 | 6.8 | – | – | – |
| PRO NRW | 182 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| MLPD | 197 | 0.0 | – | – | – |
| NPD | 5,594 | 1.3 | – | – | – |
| Die PARTEI | 2,656 | 0.6 | – | – | – |
| Political groups/individual candidates | – | – | 13,091 | 2.9 | – |