Hamm – Unna II

Hamm – Unna 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 145. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the city of Hamm and the northern part of the distirct of Unna.[1]

145 Hamm – Unna II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Hamm – Unna II in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population321,800 (2015)
Electorate235,213 (2017)
Major settlementsHamm
Lünen
Area422.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1980
PartySPD
MemberMichael Thews
Elected2013, 2017

Hamm – Unna II was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Michael Thews of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Hamm – Unna II is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Hamm as well as the municipalities of Lünen, Selm, and Werne from the Unna district.[1]

History

Hamm – Unna II was created in 1980. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 117 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 146. Since 2013, it has been number 145. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation. It was first represented by Udo Fiebig from 1980 to 1987. Dieter Wiefelspütz was then representative from 1987 to 2013. Michael Thews was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1980 Udo Fiebig SPD 54.0
1983 48.2
1987 Dieter Wiefelspütz SPD 49.0
1990 48.0
1994 49.9
1998 55.4
2002 54.3
2005 55.0
2009 43.9
2013 Michael Thews SPD 43.2
2017 36.4

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Hamm – Unna 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 Michael Thews 61,717 36.4 6.8 53,467 31.5 7.0
CDU Sylvia Jörrißen 59,700 35.2 4.1 51,475 30.3 6.5
AfD Pierre Jung 17,713 10.4 19,068 11.2 7.9
FDP Beate Oertel 9,970 5.9 3.8 17,678 10.4 6.7
Left Sven Kleinemeier 9,949 5.9 0.2 11,837 7.0 0.7
Green Eckhard Kneisel 7,409 4.4 0.6 8,938 5.3 0.8
AD-DEMOKRATEN 1,384 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,336 0.8
PARTEI   1,170 0.7 0.4
Pirates Martin Kesztyüs 1,871 1.1 1.3 944 0.6 1.5
FW Helmut Stalz 1,239 0.8 0.1 605 0.4 0.1
NPD   547 0.3 0.9
Gesundheitsforschung 194 0.1
Volksabstimmung 173 0.1 0.1
V-Partei³ 153 0.1
DM 144 0.1
DiB 141 0.1
BGE   134 0.1
ÖDP   110 0.1 0.0
MLPD   110 0.1 0.0
Die Humanisten 72 0.0
DKP   38 0.0
SGP 17 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,956 1,789
Total Valid votes 169,568 169,735
Turnout 171,524 72.9 2.6
SPD hold Majority 2,017 1.2 2.7

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Hamm – Unna 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 Michael Thews 71,174 43.2 0.7 63,646 38.5 5.1
CDU Sylvia Jörrißen 64,871 39.3 6.6 60,984 36.9 5.1
Left Udo Gabriel 9,277 5.6 1.4 10,399 6.3 3.3
Green Marie Dazert 8,250 5.0 0.4 9,990 6.0 1.7
AfD   5,523 3.3
Pirates Martin Böckel 3,930 2.4 3,465 2.1 0.3
FDP Christoph Dammermann 3,439 2.1 7.0 6,153 3.7 8.4
NPD Hans-Jochen Voß 2,913 1.8 0.0 2,064 1.2 0.0
FW 1,058 0.6 683 0.4
PARTEI   555 0.3
PRO 457 0.3
Volksabstimmung 298 0.2 0.1
REP   281 0.2 0.2
BIG 236 0.1
Nichtwahler 129 0.1
ÖDP   123 0.1 0.0
Party of Reason 118 0.1
Die Rechte 92 0.1
RRP 76 0.0 0.1
MLPD   66 0.0 0.0
PSG 33 0.0 0.0
BüSo 21 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,426 1,946
Total Valid votes 164,912 165,392
Turnout 167,338 70.3 0.5
SPD hold Majority 6,303 3.9 7.2

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Hamm – Unna 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 Dieter Wiefelspütz 72,446 43.9 11.1 55,249 33.4 14.5
CDU Laurenz Meyer 54,088 32.8 0.0 52,623 31.8 0.8
FDP Jörg van Essen 14,952 9.1 4.6 19,998 12.1 4.6
Left Alisan Sengül 11,638 7.0 2.8 15,917 9.6 4.2
Green Adrian Mork 8,993 5.4 3.1 12,798 7.7 2.3
Pirates   2,889 1.7
NPD Hans-Joachim Voß 2,981 1.8 0.7 2,113 1.3 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,049 0.6 0.2
FAMILIE 810 0.5 0.1
RENTNER 675 0.4
REP   536 0.3 0.1
RRP 241 0.1
DVU   206 0.1
Volksabstimmung 120 0.1 0.0
ÖDP   88 0.1
Centre   66 0.0 0.0
MLPD   60 0.0 0.0
BüSo 26 0.0 0.0
PSG 26 0.0 0.1
Informal votes 2,324 1,932
Total Valid votes 165,098 165,490
Turnout 167,422 69.8 7.0
SPD hold Majority 18,358 11.1 11.1

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

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