Mettmann II

Mettmann 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 105. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the northern part of the district of Mettmann.[1]

105 Mettmann II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Mettmann II in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population216,400 (2015)
Electorate163,229 (2017)
Major settlementsRatingen
Velbert
Heiligenhaus
Area223.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1965
PartyCDU
MemberPeter Beyer
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Mettmann II was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Peter Beyer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Mettmann II is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Heiligenhaus, Ratingen, Velbert, and Wülfrath from the district of Mettmann.[1]

History

Mettmann II was created in 1965 and contained parts of the redistributed Düsseldorf-Mettmann constituency. Until acquiring its current name in 1980, it was known as Düsseldorf-Mettmann II. From 1965 through 1976, it was constituency 72 in the numbering system. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 73. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 106. Since 2013, it has been number 105.

Originally, the constituency comprised the municipalities of Ratingen, Velbert, Heiligenhaus, Kettwig, Langenberg, Neviges, Wittlaer, Ratingen-Lintorf, and Hubbelrath, as well as the Amt of Angerland, from the district of Düsseldorf-Mettmann. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1965 72 Düsseldorf-Mettmann II
1969
1972
1976
1980 73 Mettmann II
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 106
2005
2009
2013 105
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Willi Müser of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1965 to 1969. He was succeeded by Heinz Pensky of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Heinz Schemken of the CDU was elected in 1983 and represented the constituency until 1998, when the SPD regained it. Regina Schmidt-Zadel held it for a single term before being succeeded by Kerstin Griese in the 2002 election. In 2009, Peter Beyer of the CDU became representative. He was re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1965 Willi Müser CDU 46.4
1969 Heinz Pensky SPD 48.0
1972 53.5
1976 46.5
1980 48.3
1983 Heinz Schemken CDU 49.6
1987 49.0
1990 49.4
1994 47.9
1998 Regina Schmidt-Zadel SPD 46.8
2002 Kerstin Griese SPD 45.3
2005 43.5
2009 Peter Beyer CDU 39.8
2013 45.6
2017 39.3

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Mettmann 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 Peter Beyer 48,689 39.3 6.3 40,601 32.6 8.7
SPD Kerstin Griese 37,468 30.2 6.9 30,492 24.5 6.4
AfD Bernd Ulrich 11,143 9.0 5.8 11,926 9.6 4.9
FDP Anna-Tina Pannes 10,795 8.7 6.3 19,691 15.8 9.7
Green Nick Ophelia 7,567 6.1 1.2 8,599 6.9 0.0
Left Rainer Köster 6,825 5.5 1.2 8,458 6.8 1.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,186 1.0
PARTEI   822 0.7 0.4
Pirates Frank Herrmann 1,451 1.2 1.3 630 0.5 1.7
AD-DEMOKRATEN 493 0.4
FW   294 0.2 0.1
NPD   252 0.2 0.7
DM 140 0.1
V-Partei³ 126 0.1
DiB 121 0.1
ÖDP   122 0.1 0.0
Gesundheitsforschung 118 0.1
Volksabstimmung 114 0.1 0.1
BGE   98 0.1
MLPD   73 0.1 0.0
Die Humanisten 56 0.0
Independent Dirk Willing 48 0.0
DKP   15 0.0
SGP 13 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,510 1,056
Total Valid votes 123,986 124,440
Turnout 125,496 76.9 3.5
CDU hold Majority 11,221 9.1 0.6

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Mettmann 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 Y Peter Beyer 55,307 45.6 5.7 50,254 41.3 7.5
SPD Kerstin Griese 45,091 37.1 1.5 37,580 30.9 3.9
Green Michael Remmert 5,987 4.9 2.0 8,408 6.9 2.4
Left Serdar Boztemur 5,166 4.3 2.7 6,646 5.5 2.6
AfD Christiane Geb 3,911 3.2 5,730 4.7
Pirates Gabriel Heinzmann-Jiménez 2,997 2.5 2,655 2.2 0.6
FDP Jörg Weisse 2,920 2.4 6.9 7,421 6.1 10.8
NPD   1,097 0.9 0.0
PARTEI   347 0.3
PRO 245 0.2
Volksabstimmung 212 0.2 0.1
FW   197 0.2
REP   197 0.2 0.2
Nichtwahler 176 0.1
ÖDP   147 0.1 0.0
BIG 96 0.1
Party of Reason 74 0.1
RRP 55 0.0 0.1
Die Rechte 39 0.0
MLPD   31 0.0 0.0
BüSo 26 0.0 0.0
PSG 21 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,657 1,382
Total Valid votes 121,379 121,654
Turnout 123,036 74.3 1.5
CDU hold Majority 10,216 4.2 4.3

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Mettmann 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 Peter Beyer 48,276 39.8 1.8 40,999 33.8 1.6
SPD N Kerstin Griese 43,173 35.6 7.8 32,740 27.0 11.7
FDP Dirk Wedel 11,332 9.4 4.0 20,574 16.9 5.1
Green Mareike Grigo 8,447 7.0 3.1 11,350 9.3 2.8
Left Martin Behnke 8,418 6.9 2.2 9,839 8.1 3.1
Pirates   1,955 1.6
NPD Markus Born 1,503 1.2 0.3 1,061 0.9 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   756 0.6 0.2
FAMILIE 596 0.5 0.1
REP   467 0.4 0.0
RENTNER 422 0.3
RRP 199 0.2
Volksabstimmung 122 0.1 0.0
ÖDP   95 0.1
Centre   94 0.1 0.0
DVU   84 0.0
BüSo 28 0.0 0.0
MLPD   28 0.0 0.0
PSG 20 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,541 1,261
Total Valid votes 121,149 121,429
Turnout 122,690 72.9 6.6
CDU gain from SPD Majority 5,103 4.2

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