Krefeld II – Wesel II

Krefeld II – Wesel 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 114. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the northern part of the city of Krefeld and the southen part of the district of Wesel.[1]

114 Krefeld II – Wesel II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Krefeld II – Wesel II in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population241,800 (2015)
Electorate179,118 (2017)
Major settlementsKrefeld (partial)
Moers
Area175.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created2002
PartyCDU
MemberKerstin Radomski
Elected2017

Krefeld II – Wesel II was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Kerstin Radomski of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Krefeld II – Wesel II is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Stadtbezirke of Nord, Hüls, Mitte, and Ost from the independent city of Krefeld and the municipalities of Moers and Neukirchen-Vluyn from the district of Wesel.[1]

History

Krefeld II – Wesel II was created in 2002 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Krefeld and Wesel II. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was constituency 115 in the numbering system. Since 2013, it has been number 114.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Siegmund Ehrmann of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 2002 to 2017. It was won by Kerstin Radomski of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the 2017 election.

Election Member Party %
2002 Siegmund Ehrmann SPD 51.5
2005 50.7
2009 49.6
2013 41.5
2017 Kerstin Radomski CDU 36.8

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Krefeld II – Wesel 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 Kerstin Radomski 48,817 37.0 3.2 40,955 30.9 6.0
SPD Elke Buttkereit 42,219 32.0 9.5 36,714 27.7 6.9
AfD Peter Müller 11,294 8.5 12,186 9.2 5.3
FDP Florian Philipp Ott 10,769 8.2 5.6 18,032 13.6 8.0
Green Ulle Schauws 8,063 6.1 0.8 9,307 7.0 0.3
Left Manfred Büddemann 7,418 5.6 0.2 10,090 7.6 1.0
PARTEI Richard Jörg Jansen 1,846 1.4 0.9 1,248 0.9 0.5
Tierschutzpartei   946 0.7
Pirates Jochen Lobnig 1,433 1.1 1.3 663 0.5 1.6
AD-DEMOKRATEN 559 0.5
FW   319 0.2 0.1
NPD   251 0.2 0.9
BGE   178 0.1
DM 164 0.1
DiB 143 0.1
V-Partei³ 125 0.1
MLPD Elisabeth Wannenmacher 238 0.2 0.0 120 0.1 0.0
ÖDP   111 0.1 0.0
Volksabstimmung 110 0.1 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 109 0.1
Die Humanisten 47 0.0
DKP   33 0.0
SGP 10 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,608 1,175
Total Valid votes 132,097 132,530
Turnout 133,705 74.6 2.8
CDU gain from SPD Majority 6,598 5.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Krefeld II – Wesel 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 Y Siegmund Ehrmann 53,578 41.5 1.9 44,856 34.6 2.6
CDU Kerstin Radomski 51,835 40.1 5.0 47,806 36.9 6.6
Left Gabriele Kaenders 6,994 5.4 2.5 8,546 6.6 2.3
Green Ulle Schauws 6,888 5.3 2.1 9,485 7.3 2.6
FDP Michael Terwiesche 3,245 2.5 6.2 7,237 5.6 8.6
AfD   5,085 3.9
Pirates Peter Klein 3,040 2.4 2,739 2.1 0.5
NPD Philippe Bodewig 2,039 1.6 0.5 1,463 1.1 0.3
PARTEI 620 0.5 534 0.4
PRO 404 0.3
FW 730 0.6 402 0.3
Volksabstimmung 222 0.2 0.1
REP   166 0.1 0.1
BIG 143 0.1
ÖDP   126 0.1 0.0
MLPD Klaus Wallenstein 268 0.2 0.0 110 0.1 0.0
Nichtwahler 109 0.1
Party of Reason 106 0.1
RRP 74 0.1 0.1
BüSo 30 0.0 0.0
PSG 27 0.0 0.0
Die Rechte 26 0.0
Informal votes 1,948 1,489
Total Valid votes 129,237 129,696
Turnout 131,185 71.8 1.0
SPD hold Majority 1,743 1.4 3.1

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Krefeld II – Wesel 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 Siegmund Ehrmann 50,636 39.6 11.2 40,990 32.0 11.9
CDU Kerstin Radomski 44,906 35.1 1.3 38,812 30.3 0.3
FDP Michael Terwiesche 11,098 8.7 4.4 18,168 14.2 4.1
Left Wolfgang Klinger 10,123 7.9 4.0 11,438 8.9 3.8
Green Ulle Schauws 9,462 7.4 3.7 12,727 9.9 2.2
Pirates   2,078 1.6
NPD Matthias Halmanns 1,425 1.1 0.2 1,091 0.9 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   841 0.7 0.1
FAMILIE 535 0.4 0.0
RENTNER 446 0.3
REP   308 0.2 0.1
RRP 187 0.1
MLPD Klaus Wallenstein 270 0.2 108 0.1 0.0
Volksabstimmung 102 0.1 0.0
DVU   76 0.1
ÖDP   76 0.1
Centre   72 0.1 0.0
BüSo 21 0.0 0.0
PSG 20 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,681 1,412
Total Valid votes 127,920 128,189
Turnout 129,601 70.9 7.3
SPD hold Majority 5,730 4.5 9.9

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