It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the eastern part of the city of Dortmund.

As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Stadtbezirke of 1 Eving, 2 Scharnhorst, 3 Brackel, 4 Aplerbeck, and 5 Hörde and the Stadtteil of Innenstadt-Nord from 0 Innenstadt.

Originally, the constituency comprised the southern part of the independent city of Dortmund.

From 1980 through 1998, it comprised the Stadtbezirke of 1 Eving, 2 Scharnhorst, 3 Brackel, and 9 Mengede, as well as the Stadtteil of Innenstadt-Nord from 0 Innenstadt.

The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation.

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.