Essen II

Essen 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 119. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the northwestern part of the city of Essen.[1]

119 Essen II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Essen II in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population246,200 (2015)
Electorate163,326 (2017)
Major settlementsEssen (partial)
Area67.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberDirk Heidenblut
Elected2013, 2017

Essen II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Dirk Heidenblut of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Essen II is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Stadtbezirke I (Stadtmitte/Frillendorf), V (Altenessen/Karnap/Vogelheim), VI (Zollverein), and VII (Steele/Kray) from the independent city of Essen.[1]

History

Essen II was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 31 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 90. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 88. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 89. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 120. Since 2013, it has been number 119.

Originally, the constituency comprised the northeastern parts of the city of Essen. From 1980 through 1998, it comprised Stadtbezirke V (Altenessen/Karnap/Vogelheim), VI (Zollverein), and VII (Steele/Kray). It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 31 Essen II
  • Essen city (only northeastern parts)
1953 90
1957
1961
1965 88
1969
1972
1976
1980 89
  • Essen city (only V (Altenessen/Karnap/Vogelheim), VI (Zollverein), and VII (Steele/Kray) Stadtbezirke)
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 120
  • Essen city (only I (Stadtmitte/Frillendorf), V (Altenessen/Karnap/Vogelheim), VI (Zollverein), and VII (Steele/Kray) Stadtbezirke)
2005
2009
2013 119
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since 1949. It was first represented by Karl Bergmann from 1949 to 1972, followed by Peter Reuschenbach from 1972 to 1994. Rolf Hempelmann served from 1994 to 2013. Dirk Heidenblut was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Karl Bergmann SPD 38.9
1953 47.5
1957 52.5
1961 53.0
1965 59.6
1969 62.3
1972 Peter Reuschenbach SPD 69.7
1976 66.3
1980 66.6
1983 63.4
1987 63.9
1990 57.6
1994 Rolf Hempelmann SPD 60.8
1998 65.3
2002 50.9
2005 58.4
2009 46.1
2013 Dirk Heidenblut SPD 48.3
2017 37.3

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Essen 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 Dirk Heidenblut 40,601 37.3 11.0 34,727 31.8 9.9
CDU Jutta Eckenbach 28,912 26.6 4.5 25,606 23.4 5.0
AfD Guido Thorsten Reil 17,153 15.8 16,339 15.0 10.7
Left Daniel Kerekes 8,555 7.9 0.6 9,524 8.7 0.6
FDP Thomas Spilker 7,207 6.6 5.0 10,583 9.7 6.3
Green Gönül Eglence 5,846 5.4 0.3 6,746 6.2 0.9
PARTEI   1,224 1.1 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,088 1.0
AD-DEMOKRATEN 935 0.9
Pirates   576 0.5 2.0
NPD   378 0.3 1.5
FW   239 0.2 0.0
MLPD Horst Dotten 257 0.2 0.0 186 0.2 0.0
DiB 172 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung 133 0.1
Volksabstimmung 132 0.1 0.1
DM 128 0.1
V-Partei³ 122 0.1
BGE   114 0.1
ÖDP   90 0.1 0.0
DKP Peter Köster 223 0.2 88 0.1
Die Humanisten 77 0.1
SGP 8 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,615 1,154
Total Valid votes 108,754 109,215
Turnout 110,369 67.6 2.9
SPD hold Majority 11,689 10.7 6.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Essen 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 Dirk Heidenblut 51,677 48.3 2.2 44,684 41.7 2.6
CDU Jutta Eckenbach 33,243 31.1 3.9 30,540 28.5 5.0
Left Janina Herff 7,752 7.2 3.2 8,716 8.1 3.5
Green Elke Zeeb 5,382 5.0 1.9 7,616 7.1 1.8
AfD   4,556 4.2
Pirates Wilfried Adamy 3,048 2.8 2,733 2.5 0.8
NPD 2,884 2.7 0.6 2,014 1.9 0.4
FDP Günther van Wasen 1,721 1.6 4.9 3,627 3.4 6.9
PARTEI 734 0.7 723 0.7
PRO 385 0.4
REP   370 0.3 0.6
BIG 231 0.2
FW   212 0.2
Volksabstimmung 191 0.2 0.1
MLPD 240 0.2 0.0 168 0.2 0.0
Nichtwahler 153 0.1
ÖDP   88 0.1 0.0
Party of Reason 92 0.1
BüSo 304 0.3 0.3 81 0.1 0.1
RRP 51 0.0 0.1
Die Rechte 28 0.0
PSG 21 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,614 1,319
Total Valid votes 106,985 107,280
Turnout 108,599 64.7 1.7
SPD hold Majority 18,434 17.2 1.7

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Essen 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 Rolf Hempelmann 49,023 46.1 12.3 41,637 39.0 12.5
CDU Jutta Eckenbach 28,968 27.2 0.2 25,067 23.5 0.4
Left Hans-Jürgen Zierus 11,065 10.4 4.3 12,431 11.7 4.2
Green Ute Hegener 7,352 6.9 3.5 9,495 8.9 1.9
FDP Marcus Fischer 6,967 6.5 3.6 10,947 10.3 4.0
Pirates   1,852 1.7
NPD Volker Braun 2,218 2.1 0.6 1,619 1.5 0.4
REP   979 0.9 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   874 0.8 0.2
FAMILIE 565 0.5 0.1
RENTNER 407 0.4
RRP 171 0.2
BüSo Katarzyna Kruczkowski 583 0.5 154 0.1 0.1
MLPD Horst Dotten 240 0.2 0.0 141 0.1 0.0
Volksabstimmung 118 0.1 0.0
Centre   74 0.1 0.0
ÖDP   65 0.1
DVU   62 0.1
PSG 31 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,581 1,308
Total Valid votes 106,416 106,689
Turnout 107,997 63.0 9.7
SPD hold Majority 20,055 18.9 12.1

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