Bottrop – Recklinghausen III is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag.

It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the city of Bottrop and western parts of the Recklinghausen district.

[2] Bottrop – Recklinghausen III is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia.

As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Bottrop as well as the municipalities of Dorsten and Gladbeck from the Recklinghausen district.

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but three Bundestag terms since 1949.

Johann Harnischfeger of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won it in 1953 and served three terms.

Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.

Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.

Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.