Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 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 139. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the northern part of the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district.[1]

139 Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population227,400 (2015)
Electorate178,506 (2017)
Major settlementsWitten
Hattingen
Wetter (Ruhr)
Area245.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberRalf Kapschack
Elected2013, 2017

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Ralf Kapschack of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Hattingen, Herdecke, Sprockhövel, Wetter (Ruhr), and Witten from the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district.[1]

History

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II was created in 1949, then known as Ennepe-Ruhr – Witten. From 1965 through 1976, it was named Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis. From 1980 through 1998, it was named Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 54 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 113. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 112. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 109. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 140. Since 2013, it has been number 139.

Originally, the constituency comprised the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district and the independent city of Witten. From 1965 through 1976, it was coterminous with the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district. From 1980 through 1998, it comprised the entirety of the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district excluding Witten. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 54 Ennepe-Ruhr – Witten
1953 113
1957
1961
1965 112 Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
1969
1972
1976
1980 109 Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 140 Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II
2005
2009
2013 139
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation. It was first represented by Walter Freitag 1949 to 1953, followed by Heinrich Sträter until 1961. Wilhelm Michels was elected in 1961 and served until 1972. He was succeeded by Hans-Jürgen Augstein, who served two terms. Eugen von der Wiesche was then representative from 1980 to 1990. Adolf Ostertag served until 2002, followed by Christel Humme from 2002 to 2013. Ralf Kapschack was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Walter Freitag SPD 40.5
1953 Heinrich Sträter SPD 43.1
1957 46.2
1961 Wilhelm Michels SPD 49.4
1965 53.2
1969 56.0
1972 Hans-Jürgen Augstein SPD 59.8
1976 54.7
1980 Eugen von der Wiesche SPD 54.0
1983 50.4
1987 50.8
1990 Adolf Ostertag SPD 48.5
1994 52.1
1998 57.1
2002 Christel Humme SPD 55.7
2005 52.4
2009 40.9
2013 Ralf Kapschack SPD 42.3
2017 36.7

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 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 Ralf Kapschack 49,333 36.7 5.6 40,767 29.9 8.4
CDU Ralf Brauksiepe 44,273 32.9 2.8 37,284 27.3 5.7
FDP Jürgen Alexander Weber 14,175 10.5 8.5 17,270 12.7 8.2
AfD   13,190 9.7 5.8
Green Janosch Dahmen[lower-alpha 1] 11,538 8.6 0.3 11,142 8.2 0.9
Left Heinz-Dieter Kempka 10,804 8.0 3.0 11,092 8.1 1.7
Tierschutzpartei   1,239 0.9
PARTEI   1,158 0.8 0.5
Pirates Roland Löpke 3,565 2.7 0.4 881 0.6 1.6
AD-DEMOKRATEN 452 0.3
FW   291 0.2 0.1
NPD   264 0.2 0.7
DiB 198 0.1
ÖDP   183 0.1 0.0
BGE   163 0.1
MLPD Achim Czylwick 688 0.5 0.3 158 0.1 0.0
V-Partei³ 146 0.1
Volksabstimmung 143 0.1 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 135 0.1
DM 133 0.1
Die Humanisten 80 0.1
DKP   46 0.0
SGP 9 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 3,256 1,208
Total Valid votes 134,376 136,424
Turnout 137,632 77.1 2.7
SPD hold Majority 5,060 3.8 2.7

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 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 Ralf Kapschack 56,197 42.3 1.4 50,946 38.3 3.4
CDU Ralf Brauksiepe 47,530 35.8 5.4 44,028 33.1 6.3
Green Janosch Dahmen 10,964 8.3 0.4 12,071 9.1 2.3
Left Helmut Kanand 6,743 5.1 3.3 8,498 6.4 3.0
AfD Christian Rombeck 3,993 3.0 5,178 3.9
Pirates Roland Löpke 3,003 2.3 2,951 2.2 0.6
FDP Rosemarie Steinhauer 2,666 2.0 8.0 5,977 4.5 8.0
NPD Dieter Schulz 1,523 1.1 0.2 1,241 0.9 0.1
PARTEI   487 0.4
PRO 323 0.2
Volksabstimmung 222 0.2 0.1
FW   197 0.1
ÖDP   187 0.1 0.1
MLPD 233 0.2 0.0 156 0.1 0.0
Nichtwahler 153 0.1
REP   152 0.1 0.1
BIG 143 0.1
Party of Reason 75 0.1
RRP 64 0.0 0.1
Die Rechte 44 0.0
PSG 37 0.0 0.0
BüSo 19 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,897 1,600
Total Valid votes 132,852 133,149
Turnout 134,749 74.4 0.3
SPD hold Majority 8,667 6.5 4.0

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 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 Christel Humme 54,845 40.9 11.5 46,848 34.8 12.3
CDU Ralf Brauksiepe 40,763 30.4 0.5 35,927 26.7 0.4
FDP Konrad Schily 13,392 10.0 4.9 16,778 12.5 3.3
Green Janosch Dahmen 11,621 8.7 3.8 15,248 11.3 2.8
Left Wolfgang Pauli 11,180 8.3 3.9 12,596 9.4 3.5
Pirates   2,180 1.6
NPD Dieter Schulz 1,762 1.3 0.4 1,382 1.0 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,103 0.8 0.0
FAMILIE 673 0.5 0.1
RENTNER 559 0.4
REP   307 0.2 0.0
RRP 194 0.1
MLPD Jakobus Fröhlich 285 0.2 0.1 153 0.1 0.0
Volksabstimmung 126 0.1 0.0
ÖDP   116 0.1
DVU   108 0.1
Centre   61 0.0 0.0
PSG 42 0.0 0.0
BüSo 29 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,727 1,430
Total Valid votes 134,133 134,430
Turnout 135,860 74.1 6.1
SPD hold Majority 14,082 10.5 11.0

Notes
  1. Dahmen entered the Bundestag on the Greens list after the resignation of Katja Dörner in November 2020.

References
  1. "Constituency Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II
  4. Results for Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II
  5. Results for Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II
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