Bielefeld – Gütersloh II

Bielefeld – Gütersloh 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 132. It is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the city of Bielefeld and a small part of the district of Gütersloh.[1]

132 Bielefeld – Gütersloh II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bielefeld – Gütersloh II in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population344,500 (2015)
Electorate246,216 (2017)
Major settlementsBielefeld
Area294.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberWiebke Esdar
Elected2017

Bielefeld – Gütersloh II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Wiebke Esdar of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Bielefeld – Gütersloh II is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Bielefeld and the municipality of Werther from the Gütersloh district.[1]

History

Gütersloh I was created in 1949, then known as Bielefeld-Stadt. In the 1976 election, it was named Bielefeld II. From 1980 through 2009, it was named Bielefeld. It acquired its current name in the 2013 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 47 in the numbering system. From 1949 through 1961, it was number 106. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 104. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 102. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 133. Since 2013, it has been number 132.

Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the independent city of Bielefeld. In the 1976 election, it was coterimnous with Bielefeld excluding the former municipalities of Brackwede, Sennestadt, Senne, Gadderbaum, and Schröttinghausen. In the 1980 through 1994 elections, it was again coterminous with Bielefeld. In the 1998 election, it acquired the municipality of Werther.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 47 Bielefeld-Stadt
1953 106
1957
1961
1965 104
1969
1972
1976 Bielefeld II
  • Bielefeld city (excluding the former Brackwede, Sennestadt, Senne, Gadderbaum, and Schröttinghausen municipalities)
1980 102 Bielefeld
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 133
2005
2009
2013 132 Bielefeld – Gütersloh II
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 Friederike Nadig of the SPD from 1949 to 1953, followed by Artur Ladebeck and Otto Walpert for a single term each. Gerhard Koch served three terms from 1961 to 1972, followed by Elfriede Eilers until 1980. Kurt Vogelsang then served a single term before Reinhard Meyer zu Bentrup of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected. Günter Rixe regained the constituency for the SPD in 1987 and served until 1998. Rainer Wend served from then to 2009, when Christina Kampmann of the CDU won the constituency. Lena Strothmann regained it for the SPD in 2013. Wiebke Esdar was elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Friederike Nadig SPD 44.8
1953 Artur Ladebeck SPD 41.8
1957 Otto Walpert SPD 42.5
1961 Gerhard Koch SPD 45.7
1965 49.2
1969 52.2
1972 Elfriede Eilers SPD 53.4
1976 47.5
1980 Kurt Vogelsang SPD 48.7
1983 Reinhard Meyer zu Bentrup CDU 46.6
1987 Günter Rixe SPD 43.0
1990 42.8
1994 46.8
1998 Rainer Wend SPD 50.2
2002 49.8
2005 47.2
2009 Lena Strothmann CDU 36.3
2013 Christina Kampmann SPD 38.1
2017 Wiebke Esdar SPD 33.2

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Bielefeld – Gütersloh 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 Wiebke Esdar 61,086 33.2 4.9 46,883 25.4 7.2
CDU Michael Weber 56,485 30.7 6.6 50,995 27.6 7.7
Green Britta Haßelmann 17,728 9.6 1.1 20,567 11.1 0.5
Left Friedrich Straetmanns 16,489 9.0 2.1 20,522 11.1 2.7
AfD Johannes Brinkrolf 15,028 8.2 5.7 16,514 8.9 5.5
FDP Jasmin Wahl-Schwentker 13,495 7.3 5.3 21,364 11.6 7.6
PARTEI Lena Oberbäumer 3,473 1.9 2,168 1.2 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,092 0.6
AD-DEMOKRATEN 1,039 0.6
Pirates   938 0.5 1.9
FW   388 0.2 0.1
DiB 293 0.2
NPD   289 0.2 0.5
BGE   263 0.1
V-Partei³ 244 0.1
DM 235 0.1
ÖDP   201 0.1 0.0
MLPD Wolfgang Wöhrmann 293 0.2 142 0.1 0.0
Volksabstimmung 141 0.1 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 138 0.1
Die Humanisten 125 0.1
DKP   47 0.0
SGP 28 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,075 1,536
Total Valid votes 184,077 184,616
Turnout 186,152 75.6 2.9
SPD hold Majority 4,601 2.5 1.7

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Bielefeld – Gütersloh 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 Christina Kampmann 67,464 38.1 3.6 57,931 32.6 2.6
CDU N Lena Strothmann 66,021 37.3 1.0 62,698 35.3 4.9
Green Britta Haßelmann 19,026 10.7 3.3 20,711 11.7 2.4
Left Frank Schwarzer 12,153 6.9 1.0 14,869 8.4 1.2
Pirates Lars Büsing 4,564 2.6 4,189 2.4 0.4
AfD Marcus Pretzell 4,398 2.5 6,076 3.4
FDP Jasmin Wahl-Schwentker 3,523 2.0 4.1 7,055 4.0 7.2
NPD   1,233 0.7 0.1
PARTEI   741 0.4
PRO 336 0.2
Volksabstimmung 315 0.2 0.1
ÖDP   280 0.2 0.1
FW   226 0.1
BIG 190 0.1
Nichtwahler 190 0.1
REP   131 0.1 0.1
MLPD   97 0.1 0.0
Party of Reason 93 0.1
RRP 63 0.0 0.1
PSG 51 0.0 0.0
BüSo 39 0.0 0.0
Die Rechte 34 0.0
Informal votes 2,476 2,077
Total Valid votes 177,149 177,548
Turnout 179,625 72.7 0.4
SPD gain from CDU Majority 1,443 0.8

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Bielefeld[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 Lena Strothmann 64,621 36.3 1.5 54,277 30.4 1.3
SPD Guntram Schneider 61,405 34.5 12.8 53,583 30.0 9.1
Green Britta Haßelmann 24,981 14.0 7.5 25,057 14.0 2.1
Left Frank Schwarzer 14,056 7.9 3.7 17,126 9.6 3.6
FDP Hans-Achim von Stockhausen 10,852 6.1 3.4 19,883 11.1 2.6
Pirates   3,497 2.0
NPD Siegfried Reball 1,784 1.0 0.2 1,453 0.8 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   956 0.5 0.1
FAMILIE 755 0.4 0.1
RENTNER 551 0.3
REP   311 0.2 0.0
RRP 190 0.1
ÖDP   179 0.1
Volksabstimmung 132 0.1 0.0
DVU   120 0.1
BüSo Paul Giebeler 394 0.2 100 0.1 0.0
MLPD   68 0.0 0.0
Centre   67 0.0 0.0
PSG 45 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,348 2,091
Total Valid votes 178,093 178,350
Turnout 180,441 73.0 7.0
CDU gain from SPD Majority 3,216 1.8

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