Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II

Rhein-Sieg-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 98. It is located in southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the western part of the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district.[1]

98 Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population283,400 (2015)
Electorate216,020 (2017)
Major settlementsSankt Augustin
Bornheim (Rheinland)
Königswinter
Area492.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created1980
PartyCDU
MemberNorbert Röttgen
Elected1994, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 1994, it has been represented by Norbert Röttgen of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II is located in southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Alfter, Bad Honnef, Bornheim, Königswinter, Meckenheim, Rheinbach, Sankt Augustin, Swisttal, and Wachtberg from the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis district.[1]

History

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis II was created in 1980 and contained parts of the redistributed Rhein-Sieg-Kreis I constituency. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 65 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 99. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 98. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Franz Möller 1980 to 1994. Since 1994, it has been represented by Norbert Röttgen.

Election Member Party %
1980 Franz Möller CDU 54.5
1983 61.0
1987 55.4
1990 52.7
1994 Norbert Röttgen CDU 49.8
1998 48.8
2002 48.2
2005 51.8
2009 50.3
2013 52.4
2017 46.5

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Rhein-Sieg-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 % ±%
CDU Y Norbert Röttgen 80,441 46.5 5.8 61,425 35.5 9.9
SPD Bettina Bähr-Losse 39,246 22.7 4.4 34,583 20.0 4.3
AfD Manfred Berchem 14,592 8.4 5.3 15,226 8.8 4.3
FDP Nicole Westig 14,491 8.4 5.3 30,142 17.4 9.1
Green Martin Metz 13,643 7.9 0.7 15,192 8.8 0.1
Left Michael Droste 9,543 5.5 2.2 11,116 6.4 1.9
PARTEI   1,268 0.7 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,092 0.6
Pirates   596 0.3 1.6
FW   457 0.3 0.1
Volksabstimmung Claus Plantiko 942 0.5 0.2 337 0.2 0.1
NPD   246 0.1 0.5
BGE   221 0.1
ÖDP   216 0.1 0.0
DiB 213 0.1
V-Partei³ 209 0.1
DM 178 0.1
AD-DEMOKRATEN 159 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 123 0.1
Die Humanisten 102 0.1
MLPD   42 0.0 0.0
DKP   15 0.0
SGP 5 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,615 1,350
Total Valid votes 172,898 173,163
Turnout 174,513 80.8 3.8
CDU hold Majority 41,195 23.8 1.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Rhein-Sieg-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 % ±%
CDU Y Norbert Röttgen 85,058 52.4 2.1 73,860 45.3 8.2
SPD Bettina Bähr-Losse 44,098 27.1 2.4 39,571 24.3 3.5
Green Arnd Kuhn 11,732 7.2 1.6 14,122 8.7 1.9
Left Andreas Danne 5,445 3.4 1.3 7,433 4.6 0.9
FDP Thorsten Knott 5,058 3.1 6.9 13,468 8.3 13.5
AfD Vladimir Skoda 5,058 3.1 7,362 4.5
Pirates Jakob Jürgen Weiler 3,151 1.9 3,163 1.9 0.4
NPD Ariane Christine Meise 1,207 0.7 0.2 1,091 0.7 0.1
PARTEI   589 0.4
FW Iris Häger 1,040 0.6 585 0.4
Volksabstimmung Claus Plantiko 598 0.4 0.2 421 0.3 0.0
PRO 299 0.2
ÖDP   270 0.2 0.1
Nichtwahler 163 0.1
BIG 146 0.1
Party of Reason 115 0.1
REP   111 0.1 0.1
RRP 75 0.0 0.1
BüSo 21 0.0 0.0
MLPD   18 0.0 0.0
PSG 17 0.0 0.0
Die Rechte 10 0.0
Informal votes 2,190 1,725
Total Valid votes 162,445 162,910
Turnout 164,635 77.0 0.7
CDU hold Majority 40,960 25.3 0.3

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Rhein-Sieg-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 % ±%
CDU Y Norbert Röttgen 80,363 50.3 1.5 59,487 37.2 3.9
SPD Ulrike Merten 39,489 24.7 10.6 33,235 20.8 9.7
FDP Thorsten Knott 16,012 10.0 5.3 34,858 21.8 7.1
Green Arnd Kuhn 14,046 8.8 4.2 16,898 10.6 2.4
Left Heinz-Jürgen Hörster 7,430 4.7 2.0 8,800 5.5 2.0
Pirates   2,445 1.5
NPD Wolfgang Bruhn 1,443 0.9 0.2 1,188 0.7 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   974 0.6 0.2
FAMILIE 605 0.4 0.1
Volksabstimmung Werner Henrichs 969 0.6 0.3 452 0.3 0.2
RENTNER 331 0.2
REP   224 0.1 0.0
RRP 163 0.1
ÖDP   149 0.1
Centre   96 0.1 0.0
DVU   69 0.0
MLPD   27 0.0 0.0
BüSo 15 0.0 0.0
PSG 15 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,994 1,715
Total Valid votes 159,752 160,031
Turnout 161,746 76.3 5.5
CDU hold Majority 40,874 25.6 9.1

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