Düsseldorf II

Düsseldorf 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 107. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the southern part of the city of Düsseldorf.[1]

107 Düsseldorf II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Düsseldorf II in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population288,200 (2015)
Electorate193,175 (2017)
Major settlementsDüsseldorf (partial)
Area87.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberSylvia Pantel
Elected2013, 2017

Düsseldorf II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Sylvia Pantel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Düsseldorf II is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the southern part of the independent city of Düsseldorf, specifically districts 3, 8, 9, and 10.[1]

History

Düsseldorf I was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 20 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 79. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 75. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 108. Since 2013, it has been number 107.

Originally, the constituency comprised the modern districts 2, 6 (excluding Lichtenbroich and Unterrath), 7 (excluding Hubbelrath and Knittcool), 8 (excluding Unterbach, 9, 10, and Düsseldorf-Oberbilk from 3. From 1965 through 1976, it comprised districts 6 (excluding Lichtenbroich and Unterrath), 7 (excluding Hubbelrath and Knittcool), 8 (excluding Unterbach), as well as Flingern from 2 and Oberbilk from 3. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 20 Düsseldorf II
1953 79
1957
1961
1965 75
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 108
2005
2009
2013 107
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Josef Gockeln of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1953. He was succeeded by fellow CDU member Johannes Caspers from 1953 to 1961, followed by Georg Schulhoff until 1965. Helmut Lenders of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1965 and served until 1980. Manfred Geßner of the SPD then served a single term. The SPD retained the seat in 1983 with candidate Volker Jung, who served until 2002. He was succeeded by Karin Kortmann from 2002 to 2009. Beatrix Philipp of the CDU became representative in the 2009 election, and was succeeded by Sylvia Pantel in 2013. She was re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Josef Gockeln CDU 37.2
1953 Johannes Caspers CDU 49.9
1957 52.7
1961 Georg Schulhoff CDU 44.1
1965 Helmut Lenders SPD 48.6
1969 53.5
1972 57.6
1976 52.4
1980 Manfred Geßner SPD 50.2
1983 Volker Jung SPD 48.6
1987 44.5
1990 44.6
1994 46.8
1998 50.3
2002 Karin Kortmann SPD 49.6
2005 45.9
2009 Beatrix Philipp CDU 37.7
2013 Sylvia Pantel CDU 40.7
2017 33.8

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Düsseldorf 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 % ±%
CDU Y Sylvia Pantel 47,950 33.8 6.9 40,606 28.5 8.5
SPD Andreas Rimkus 38,727 27.3 7.7 33,218 23.3 6.9
Left Sahra Wagenknecht 18,499 13.0 3.9 14,111 9.9 2.1
FDP Sebastian Rehne 13,049 9.2 6.3 21,277 14.9 9.1
Green Uwe Marold Warnecke 11,778 8.3 0.8 14,379 10.1 0.4
AfD Jessica Malisch 11,530 8.1 12,968 9.1 4.9
PARTEI   1,589 1.1 0.7
Tierschutzpartei   1,098 0.8
Pirates   628 0.4 2.1
AD-DEMOKRATEN 529 0.4
FW   371 0.3 0.1
DiB 269 0.2
NPD   246 0.2 0.6
V-Partei³ 197 0.1
BGE   181 0.1
DM 180 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 145 0.1
ÖDP   134 0.1 0.0
Die Humanisten 129 0.1
Volksabstimmung 124 0.1 0.1
MLPD Dagmar Eberhard-Forschner 295 0.2 116 0.1 0.0
DKP   42 0.0
SGP 9 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,771 1,053
Total Valid votes 141,828 142,546
Turnout 143,599 74.3 3.3
CDU hold Majority 9,223 6.5 0.8

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Düsseldorf 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 Sylvia Pantel 55,990 40.7 3.0 51,050 37.0 6.3
SPD Andreas Rimkus 48,065 35.0 1.7 41,737 30.2 4.1
Left Sahra Wagenknecht 12,538 9.1 0.6 10,705 7.8 2.2
Green Uwe Marold Warnecke 10,315 7.5 2.4 13,399 9.7 3.0
FDP Gerhard Hansen 3,980 2.9 5.2 7,979 5.8 9.7
AfD   5,845 4.2
Pirates Patrick Schiffer 3,848 2.8 3,509 2.5 0.7
NPD Andreas Büchner 1,330 1.0 0.2 1,048 0.8 0.1
PARTEI   556 0.4
REP Karl-Heinz Fischer 961 0.7 550 0.4 0.4
PRO 283 0.2
FW   256 0.2
Volksabstimmung 245 0.2 0.1
Nichtwahler 193 0.1
ÖDP   188 0.1 0.1
BIG 154 0.1
Party of Reason 85 0.1
BüSo Tobias Faku 380 0.3 81 0.1 0.0
RRP 65 0.0 0.1
MLPD   61 0.0 0.0
PSG 35 0.0 0.0
Die Rechte 18 0.0
Informal votes 1,983 1,348
Total Valid votes 137,407 138,042
Turnout 139,390 71.0 2.2
CDU hold Majority 7,925 5.7 1.3

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Düsseldorf 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 % ±%
CDU Beatrix Philipp 50,233 37.7 0.9 40,906 30.6 1.5
SPD N Karin Kortmann 44,295 33.3 12.7 34,873 26.1 12.6
Green Holger-Michael Arndt 13,137 9.9 4.7 16,897 12.7 3.1
Left Sahra Wagenknecht 12,948 9.7 4.8 13,244 9.9 4.0
FDP Michael Dimitrov 10,758 8.1 3.7 20,625 15.5 5.0
Pirates   2,499 1.9
REP   1,002 0.8 0.3
NPD Andreas Büchner 1,560 1.2 0.3 900 0.7 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   841 0.6 0.1
FAMILIE 511 0.4 0.0
RENTNER 495 0.4
RRP 208 0.2
Volksabstimmung 119 0.1 0.0
ÖDP   108 0.1
Centre   89 0.1 0.0
MLPD Dagmar Eberhard-Forschner 202 0.2 64 0.0 0.0
DVU   63 0.0
BüSo 28 0.0 0.0
PSG 23 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,690 1,328
Total Valid votes 133,133 133,495
Turnout 134,823 68.8 7.1
CDU gain from SPD Majority 5,938 4.4

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