Aachen II

Aachen II 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 88. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the area of Städteregion Aachen outside the city of Aachen.[1]

88 Aachen II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Aachen II in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population308,000 (2015)
Electorate228,248 (2017)
Major settlementsEschweiler
Stolberg (Rhineland)
Alsdorf
Area546.1 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberClaudia Moll
Elected2017

Aachen II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Claudia Moll of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Aachen II is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Städteregion Aachen excluding the city of Aachen.[1]

History

Aachen II was created in 1949, then known as Aachen-Land. From 1980 through 2009, it was named Kreis Aachen. It acquired its current name in the 2013 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 2 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 61. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 54. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 89. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 88.

Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the Landkreis Aachen district. In the 1965 and 1969 elections, it also contained the Monschau district. In the 1972 through 2009 elections, it was coterminous with Kreis Aachen district. Though its borders have not changed since 1972, the former district of Kreis Aachen was incorporated into the Städteregion Aachen in 2009.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 2 Aachen-Land
1953 61
1957
1961
1965 54
1969
1972
1976
1980 Kreis Aachen
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 89
2005
2009
2013 88 Aachen II
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Franz Mühlenberg of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1961, followed by fellow CDU member Josef Müller until 1972. The constituency was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) candidate Kurt Koblitz in 1972, who served until 1980. Erich Berschkeit of the SPD then served a single term from 1980 to 1983. Hans Peter Schmitz regained the constituency for the CDU in 1983, but the SPD won again in 1987 with Achim Großmann. He served until 2009, when Helmut Brandt of the CDU was elected. In 2017, Claudia Moll of the SPD was elected representative.

Election Member Party %
1949 Franz Mühlenberg CDU 50.2
1953 56.1
1957 61.2
1961 Josef Müller CDU 56.2
1965 53.2
1969 49.8
1972 Kurt Koblitz SPD 51.5
1976 48.1
1980 Erich Berschkeit SPD 49.3
1983 Hans Peter Schmitz CDU 49.6
1987 Achim Großmann SPD 46.1
1990 44.7
1994 46.0
1998 53.1
2002 49.2
2005 46.0
2009 Helmut Brandt CDU 40.2
2013 45.6
2017 Claudia Moll SPD 36.9

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Aachen II[3]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Claudia Moll 63,135 36.9 1.2 60,539 35.3 2.7
CDU N Helmut Brandt 62,405 36.5 9.1 52,656 30.7 10.2
AfD Markus Matzerath 15,114 8.8 14,853 8.7 5.4
FDP Frank Schniske 11,038 6.4 4.1 19,213 11.2 6.3
Left Gabriele Halili 8,785 5.1 0.7 10,105 5.9 0.6
Green Alexander Tietz-Latza 7,782 4.5 1.1 8,436 4.9 1.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,275 0.7
PARTEI   817 0.5 0.0
Pirates Maximilian Möhring 1,912 1.1 1.7 806 0.5 1.8
AD-DEMOKRATEN 675 0.4
ÖDP Kurt Rieder 1,005 0.6 488 0.3 0.2
NPD   423 0.2 0.8
FW   351 0.2 0.1
DiB 173 0.1
DM 145 0.1
BGE   135 0.1
Volksabstimmung 133 0.1 0.1
V-Partei³ 127 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 116 0.1
Die Humanisten 78 0.0
MLPD   43 0.0 0.0
DKP   15 0.0
SGP 5 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,973 1,542
Total Valid votes 171,176 171,607
Turnout 173,149 75.9 3.8
SPD gain from CDU Majority 730 0.4

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Aachen II[4]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Helmut Brandt 73,621 45.6 5.4 66,328 40.9 7.4
SPD Hans Detlef Loosz 57,635 35.7 1.4 52,897 32.6 3.6
Left Marika Jungblut 9,418 5.8 2.7 10,538 6.5 2.9
Green Bettina Herlitzius 9,096 5.6 1.4 10,220 16.3 1.6
Pirates Kai Baumann 4,543 2.8 3,712 2.3 0.5
FDP Petra Müller 3,827 2.4 6.0 7,948 4.9 9.9
AfD   5,337 3.3
NPD Willibert Kunkel 2,153 1.3 0.2 1,697 1.0 0.1
REP Mario Mauritz 1,256 0.8 792 0.5 0.0
PARTEI   719 0.4
FW   551 0.3
Volksabstimmung 338 0.2
PRO 320 0.2
Nichtwahler 225 0.1
ÖDP   213 0.1 0.1
BIG 111 0.1
Party of Reason 104 0.1
RRP 77 0.0 0.1
Die Rechte 55 0.0
BüSo 30 0.0 0.0
PSG 30 0.0 0.0
MLPD   26 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,027 2,308
Total Valid votes 161,549 162,268
Turnout 164,576 72.1 1.7
CDU hold Majority 15,986 9.9 4.0

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Kreis Aachen[5]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Helmut Brandt 63,511 40.2 0.6 53,062 33.5 0.8
SPD Martin Peters 54,205 34.3 11.7 45,981 29.0 11.9
Left Andreas Müller 13,502 8.5 3.3 14,926 9.4 3.1
FDP Stefan Rohmann 13,275 8.4 4.2 23,518 14.8 5.5
Green Bettina Herlitzius 11,056 7.0 3.4 12,491 7.9 1.9
Pirates   2,764 1.7
NPD Willibert Kunkel 2,501 1.6 0.3 1,767 1.1 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,107 0.7 0.2
REP   820 0.5 0.0
FAMILIE 792 0.5 0.0
RENTNER 597 0.4
RRP 239 0.2
Volksabstimmung 125 0.1 0.0
DVU   114 0.1
ÖDP   81 0.1
Centre   70 0.0
BüSo 29 0.0 0.0
MLPD   19 0.0 0.0
PSG 18 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,766 2,296
Total Valid votes 158,050 158,520
Turnout 160,816 70.4 7.4
CDU gain from SPD Majority 9,306 5.9

References
  1. "Constituency Aachen II". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Aachen II". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Aachen II
  4. Results for Aachen II
  5. Results for Kreis Aachen

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