Bremen II – Bremerhaven

Bremen II – Bremerhaven 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 55. It is located in the state of Bremen, comprising western and northern parts of the city of Bremen and the exclave of Bremerhaven.[1]

55 Bremen II – Bremerhaven
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bremen II – Bremerhaven in 2013
StateBremen
Population318,800 (2015)
Electorate221,655 (2017)
Major settlementsBremen (partial)
Area265.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberUwe Schmidt
Elected2017

Bremen II – Bremerhaven was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Uwe Schmidt of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Bremen II – Bremerhaven is located in the state of Bremen. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the city of Bremerhaven, as well as from the city of Bremen the boroughs of West and Nord, the Stadtteil of Häfen from the borough of Mitte, and the Stadtteile of Woltmershausen and Ortsteile of Seehausen and Strom from the borough of Süd.[1]

History

Bremen II – Bremerhaven was created in 1949, then known as Bremerhaven – Bremen-Nord. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Bremen constituency 3 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 59. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 52. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 55. In the 2009 election, it was number 56. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 55.

Originally, the constituency comprised the borough of Nord and the city of Bremerhaven. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 3 Bremerhaven – Bremen-Nord
  • Nord borough
  • Bremerhaven
1953 59
1957
1961
1965 52
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 55 Bremen I
  • West borough
  • Nord borough
  • Mitte borough (only Häfen Stadtteil)
  • Süd borough (only Woltmershausen Stadtteil and Seehausen and Strom Ortsteile)
  • Bremerhaven
2005
2009 56
2013 55
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation. Its first representative was Bernhard Lohmüller, who served from 1949 until his death in 1952. He was succeeded by Philipp Wehr after a by-election. Wehr was subsequently re-elected in the 1953 and 1957 elections. Werner Lenz became representative in the 1961 election and served a single term. Harry Tallert then served from 1965 to 1972. Horst Grunenberg served five terms between 1972 and 1990. He was succeeded by Ilse Janz, who served until 2002. Uwe Beckmeyer was representative from 2002 to 2017. Uwe Schmidt has served since the 2017 election.

Election Member Party %
1949 Bernhard Lohmüller SPD 37.3
1952 Philipp Wehr SPD 51.3
1953 39.2
1957 46.5
1961 Werner Lenz SPD 50.6
1965 Harry Tallert SPD 51.3
1969 54.3
1972 Horst Grunenberg SPD 62.6
1976 56.3
1980 56.3
1983 53.6
1987 50.4
1990 Ilse Janz SPD 46.3
1994 50.2
1998 58.2
2002 Uwe Beckmeyer SPD 56.3
2005 58.0
2009 38.7
2013 44.0
2017 Uwe Schmidt SPD 34.1

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Bremen II – Bremerhaven[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 Uwe Schmidt 49,463 34.0 9.9 43,215 29.6 9.0
CDU Bettina Hornhues 36,363 25.0 3.8 34,951 23.9 4.1
Left Nelson Janßen 16,739 11.5 2.4 18,204 12.5 2.4
AfD Frank Magnitz 16,645 11.4 7.7 17,705 12.1 8.0
Green Maurice Müller 11,269 7.7 0.7 13,165 9.0 0.9
FDP Hauke Hilz 9,755 6.7 5.2 11,918 8.2 5.4
PARTEI Ralf Balke 3,009 2.1 2,418 1.7 1.3
Pirates   951 0.7 1.9
FW Katharina Büntjen 939 0.6 706 0.5 0.2
MENSCHLICHE WELT Achim Langer 787 0.5 513 0.4
BGE   680 0.5
NPD   487 0.3 1.3
V-Partei³ 430 0.3
DM 293 0.2
MLPD Joachim Niegisch 150 0.1 119 0.1 0.0
DKP   80 0.1
Informal votes 2,249 1,908
Total Valid votes 145,606 145,947
Turnout 147,855 66.7 1.4
SPD hold Majority 13,100 9.0 6.2

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Bremen II – Bremerhaven[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 Y Uwe Beckmeyer 64,276 43.9 5.2 56,702 38.6 5.8
CDU Bettina Hornhues 42,067 28.7 3.0 41,205 28.1 5.3
Left Kristina Vogt 13,335 9.1 5.1 14,782 10.1 5.3
Green Sülmez Dogan 12,325 8.4 2.7 14,566 9.9 3.0
AfD Erich Seifert 5,428 3.7 6,044 4.1
Pirates Caroline Bullwinkel 3,982 2.7 3,699 2.5 0.2
NPD Horst Görmann 2,393 1.6 0.1 2,240 1.5 0.2
FDP Hauke Hilz 2,189 1.5 5.6 4,036 2.8 7.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,824 1.2
PARTEI   590 0.4
Bündnis 21/RRP 432 0.3 0.7 276 0.2 1.5
FW   416 0.3
PRO 267 0.2
MLPD   69 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,083 1,794
Total Valid votes 146,427 146,716
Turnout 148,510 65.3 1.4
SPD hold Majority 22,209 15.2 2.3

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Bremen II – Bremerhaven[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 Uwe Beckmeyer 58,879 38.7 15.7 50,032 32.8 13.9
CDU Bernd Neumann 39,186 25.8 1.0 34,680 22.7 1.2
Left Inga Nitz 21,647 14.2 6.5 23,486 15.4 6.6
Green Klaus Möhle 16,985 11.2 4.2 19,727 12.9 1.4
FDP Oliver Möllenstädt 10,850 7.1 3.4 14,947 9.8 2.6
Pirates   3,610 2.4
NPD Horst Görmann 2,614 1.7 0.3 2,045 1.3 0.6
RRP Uwe Gäthje 1,563 1.0 2,527 1.7
DVU   657 0.4
Independent Martin Tangeten 423 0.3
PBC 397 0.3 0.0
REP   330 0.2
MLPD   83 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 2,691 2,317
Total Valid votes 152,147 152,521
Turnout 154,838 66.8 6.3
SPD hold Majority 16,693 12.9 16.7

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

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