Herne – Bochum II

Herne – Bochum 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 141. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the city of Herne and the eastern part of the city of Bochum.[1]

141 Herne – Bochum II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Herne – Bochum II in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population244,400 (2015)
Electorate179,247 (2017)
Major settlementsHerne
Bochum (partial)
Area93.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberMichelle Müntefering
Elected2013, 2017

Herne – Bochum II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Michelle Müntefering of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Herne – Bochum II is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the independent city of Herne and the city districts (Stadtbezirke) of 3 Bochum-Nord and 4 Bochum-Ost from the independent city of Bochum.[1]

History

Herne – Bochum II was created in 1949, then known as Herne – Castrop-Rauxel. From 1980 through 1994, it was named Herne. In the 1998 election, it was named Herne – Bochum III. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 53 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 112. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 111. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 112. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 142. Since 2013, it has been number 141.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Herne and Castrop-Rauxel. From 1980 through 1994, it was coterminous with the independent city of Herne. In the 1998 election, it comprised Herne as well as the Stadtteile of Bergen and Hiltrop from the independent city of Bochum. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 53 Herne – Castrop-Rauxel
1953 112
1957
1961
1965 111
1969
1972
1976
1980 112 Herne
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998 Herne – Bochum III
  • Herne city
  • Bochum city (only Bergen and Hiltrop Stadtteile)
2002 142 Herne – Bochum II
  • Herne city
  • Bochum city (only 3 Bochum-Nord and 4 Bochum-Ost Stadtbezirke)
2005
2009
2013 141
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Heinrich Imig of the SPD 1949 until 1953, when it was won by Friedrich Welskop of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Ulrich Berger retained it for the CDU in the 1957 election, but Herbert Kriedemann regained it for the SPD in 1961 and served until 1972. Walter Arendt succeeded him and was representative until 1980, followed by Heinz Westphal until 1990. Dieter Maaß served from 1990 to 2002, when he was succeeded by Gerd Bollmann. Michelle Müntefering was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Heinrich Imig SPD 41.7
1953 Friedrich Welskop CDU 44.1
1957 Ulrich Berger CDU 47.9
1961 Herbert Kriedemann SPD 48.4
1965 54.9
1969 57.7
1972 Walter Arendt SPD 66.0
1976 62.9
1980 Heinz Westphal SPD 64.8
1983 61.0
1987 61.1
1990 Dieter Maaß SPD 58.4
1994 62.2
1998 65.5
2002 Gerd Bollmann SPD 61.5
2005 59.4
2009 51.7
2013 Michelle Müntefering SPD 48.7
2017 41.8

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Herne – Bochum 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 Michelle Müntefering 52,672 41.9 6.8 43,312 34.2 9.6
CDU Paul Ziemiak 30,361 24.1 6.2 29,629 23.4 4.7
AfD Armin Wolf 16,799 13.4 17,001 13.4 9.5
Left Daniel Kleibömer 10,064 8.0 0.4 10,860 8.6 0.5
FDP Klaus-Wilhelm Füßmann 8,448 6.7 5.2 11,560 9.1 6.3
Green Sabine von der Beck 6,992 5.6 0.2 7,414 5.9 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,435 1.1
PARTEI   1,234 1.0 0.6
AD-DEMOKRATEN 1,106 0.9
Pirates   788 0.6 1.8
NPD   510 0.4 1.4
FW   321 0.3 0.1
MLPD Peter Georg Weispfenning 408 0.3 0.0 201 0.2 0.0
Gesundheitsforschung 177 0.1
BGE   159 0.1
Volksabstimmung 135 0.1 0.1
V-Partei³ 133 0.1
ÖDP   131 0.1 0.0
DiB 129 0.1
DM 122 0.1
Die Humanisten 83 0.1
SGP 27 0.0 0.0
DKP   23 0.0
Informal votes 2,230 1,484
Total Valid votes 125,744 126,490
Turnout 127,974 71.4 2.4
SPD hold Majority 22,311 17.8 0.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Herne – Bochum 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 Michelle Müntefering 60,610 48.7 2.6 54,876 43.9 3.6
CDU Ingrid Fischbach 37,807 30.4 3.5 35,149 28.1 5.4
Left Markus Dowe 9,500 7.6 10,162 8.1 4.7
Green Sabine von der Beck 7,194 5.8 4.1 8,275 6.6 2.1
AfD   4,949 4.0
Pirates Andreas Prennig 3,779 3.0 3,078 2.5 0.8
NPD Markus Schumacher 3,348 2.7 0.6 2,225 1.8 0.5
FDP Frank Leschowski 1,894 1.5 5.3 3,528 2.8 6.3
PARTEI   480 0.4
PRO 463 0.4
REP   439 0.4 0.8
Volksabstimmung 267 0.2 0.1
BIG 224 0.2
FW   217 0.2
MLPD Peter Georg Weispfenning 398 0.3 0.6 198 0.2 0.0
ÖDP   156 0.1 0.1
Nichtwahler 152 0.1
RRP 89 0.1 0.1
Party of Reason 88 0.1
Die Rechte 54 0.0
PSG 40 0.0 0.0
BüSo 24 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,397 1,794
Total Valid votes 124,530 125,133
Turnout 126,927 69.0 0.9
SPD hold Majority 22,803 18.3 6.1

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Herne – Bochum 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 Gerd Bollmann 64,331 51.3 8.1 50,922 40.2 13.7
CDU Ingrid Fischbach 33,693 26.9 1.2 28,681 22.7 0.2
Left   16,261 12.8 5.1
Green Jörg Höhfeld 12,393 9.9 6.4 11,074 8.7 2.3
FDP Klaus-Wilhelm Füßmann 8,545 6.8 4.4 11,591 9.2 3.7
Pirates   2,074 1.6
REP Bernd Blech 2,768 2.2 1.1 1,418 1.1 0.2
NPD Markus Schumacher 2,570 2.0 1.0 1,563 1.2 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   944 0.7 0.1
FAMILIE 604 0.5 0.0
RENTNER 568 0.4
RRP 236 0.2
MLPD Peter Georg Weispfenning 1,175 0.9 0.8 175 0.1 0.0
DVU   164 0.1
Volksabstimmung 93 0.1 0.0
ÖDP   81 0.1
Centre   60 0.0 0.0
PSG 34 0.0 0.0
BüSo 20 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,036 1,948
Total Valid votes 125,475 126,563
Turnout 128,511 68.1 8.3
SPD hold Majority 30,638 24.4 9.0

References
  1. "Constituency Herne – Bochum II". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Herne – Bochum II". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Herne – Bochum II
  4. Results for Herne – Bochum II
  5. Results for Herne – Bochum II
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