Duisburg II

Duisburg 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 116. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the northern part of the city of Duisburg.[1]

116 Duisburg II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Duisburg II in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population248,200 (2015)
Electorate160,204 (2017)
Major settlementsDuisburg (partial)
Area114.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberMahmut Özdemir
Elected2013, 2017

Duisburg II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Mahmut Özdemir of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Duisburg II is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the northern part of the independent city of Duisburg, specifically the Stadtbezirke of Walsum, Hamborn, Meiderich/Beeck, and Homberg/Ruhrort/Baerl, as well as the Stadtteil of Duissern from Mitte.[1]

History

Duisburg II was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 34 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 93. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 91. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 85. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 117. Since 2013, it has been number 116.

Originally, the constituency comprised the area of Duisburg south of the Ruhr except for the Stadtteile of Laar and Ruhrort. From 1965 through 1976, it comprised the area of Duisburg south of the Ruhr. From 1980 through 2009, it comprised the Stadtbezirke of Walsum, Hamborn, Meiderich/Beeck, and Homberg/Ruhrort/Baerl. In the 2013 election, it acquired the Stadtteil of Duissern.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 34 Duisburg II
  • Duisburg city (only the area south of the Ruhr except for the Stadtteile of Laar and Ruhrort)
1953 93
1957
1961
1965 91
1969
1972
1976
1980 85
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 117
2005
2009
2013 116
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since 1949. It was first represented by Gustav Sander of the SPD for a single term from 1949, before Fritz Berendsen of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won it in 1953. He was re-elected in 1957. Hanns Theis regained it for the SPD in 1961, and was succeeded by Hermann Spillecke in 1965. He served until 1980, followed by Günter Schluckebier, who was representative until 1998. Johannes Pflug held the seat from 1998 to 2013. Mahmut Özdemir was elected in 2013 re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Gustav Sander SPD 36.6
1953 Fritz Berendsen CDU 50.1
1957 52.8
1961 Hanns Theis SPD 45.1
1965 Hermann Spillecke SPD 51.4
1969 56.0
1972 62.6
1976 57.5
1980 Günter Schluckebier SPD 65.3
1983 62.7
1987 63.6
1990 60.0
1994 62.6
1998 Johannes Pflug SPD 66.4
2002 63.1
2005 61.6
2009 47.4
2013 Mahmut Özdemir SPD 43.2
2017 34.8

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Duisburg 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 Y Mahmut Özdemir 34,799 34.7 8.5 34,695 34.1 8.9
CDU Volker Mosblech 26,522 26.4 3.1 22,830 22.4 4.1
AfD Karl Michael Solms 16,643 16.6 12.4 15,794 15.5 10.4
Left Martin Kretschmer 8,885 8.9 0.2 8,546 8.4 0.4
FDP Frank Albrecht 7,054 7.0 5.4 8,369 8.2 5.4
Green Felix Banaszak 4,622 4.6 0.6 4,493 4.4 0.7
AD-DEMOKRATEN 2,483 2.4
Independent Burhanettin Datli 1,415 1.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,068 1.0
PARTEI   938 0.9 0.6
Pirates   688 0.7 1.7
NPD   594 0.6 2.8
FW   262 0.3 0.1
MLPD Peter Römmele 368 0.4 0.0 213 0.2 0.0
DM 116 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 116 0.1
BGE   108 0.1
DiB 104 0.1
Volksabstimmung 102 0.1 0.1
V-Partei³ 99 0.1
ÖDP   61 0.1 0.0
Die Humanisten 52 0.1
DKP   41 0.0
SGP 20 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,396 1,912
Total Valid votes 100,308 101,792
Turnout 103,704 64.7 1.1
SPD hold Majority 8,277 8.3 5.3

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Duisburg 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 % ±%
SPD Mahmut Özdemir 44,759 43.2 3.4 44,727 43.0 3.0
CDU Volker Mosblech[lower-alpha 1] 30,654 29.6 2.5 27,665 26.6 2.9
Left Lukas Maximilian Hirtz 8,920 8.6 2.4 9,160 8.8 4.8
Green Matthias Schneider 5,371 5.2 1.0 5,376 5.2 2.2
NPD Sven Peter Stölting 4,676 4.5 1.5 3,507 3.4 1.4
AfD Alan Daniel Imamura 4,299 4.1 5,349 5.1
Pirates Kurt Alexander Klein 2,909 2.8 2,449 2.4 0.7
FDP Frank Albrecht 1,680 1.6 4.0 2,891 2.8 5.8
PRO 845 0.8
PARTEI   365 0.4
BIG 335 0.3
REP   299 0.3 0.2
Volksabstimmung 248 0.2 0.2
MLPD Jürgen Blumer 351 0.3 0.1 228 0.2 0.0
FW   143 0.1
Nichtwahler 122 0.1
RRP 115 0.1 0.1
Die Rechte 77 0.1
ÖDP   75 0.1 0.0
Party of Reason 72 0.1
PSG 52 0.0 0.0
BüSo 32 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,063 1,550
Total Valid votes 103,619 104,132
Turnout 105,682 63.6 2.9
SPD hold Majority 14,105 13.6 7.4

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Duisburg II[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 % ±%
SPD Y Johannes Pflug 44,436 47.4 14.2 38,305 40.7 14.6
CDU Volker Mosblech 24,779 26.4 1.8 21,808 23.2 2.0
Left Hüseyin Aydin 10,519 11.2 4.5 12,940 13.8 5.9
Green Matthias Schneider 5,430 5.8 3.2 6,582 7.0 1.0
FDP Thomas Wolter 5,189 5.5 3.2 7,872 8.4 2.9
NPD Rudi Theißen 2,953 3.1 1.2 1,960 2.1 0.5
Pirates   1,503 1.6
Tierschutzpartei   818 0.9 0.2
REP   519 0.6 0.0
FAMILIE 502 0.5 0.1
RENTNER 453 0.5
Independent Andreas Schneider 264 0.3
Centre   177 0.2 0.2
RRP 175 0.2
MLPD Jürgen Blumer 275 0.3 0.0 168 0.2 0.0
DVU   114 0.1
Volksabstimmung 80 0.1 0.0
ÖDP   51 0.1
BüSo 32 0.0 0.0
PSG 28 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,709 1,467
Total Valid votes 93,845 94,087
Turnout 95,554 59.9 11.2
SPD hold Majority 19,657 21.0 16.0

Notes
  1. Mosblech entered the Bundestag on the CDU list after the resignation of Philipp Mißfelder in July 2015.

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