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Dortmund II

Dortmund 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 142. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the eastern part of the city of Dortmund.[1]

142 Dortmund II
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Dortmund II in 2025
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population304,800 (2019)
Electorate199,317 (2021)
Major settlementsDortmund (partial)
Area154.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberSabine Poschmann
Elected2013, 2017, 2021

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

Geography

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Dortmund II is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Stadtbezirke of 1 Eving, 2 Scharnhorst, 3 Brackel, 4 Aplerbeck, and 5 Hörde and the Stadtteil of Innenstadt-Nord from 0 Innenstadt.[1]

History

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Dortmund II was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 57 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 116. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 115. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 114. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 144. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 143. From the 2025 election, it has been number 142.

Originally, the constituency comprised the southern part of the independent city of Dortmund. From 1980 through 1998, it comprised the Stadtbezirke of 1 Eving, 2 Scharnhorst, 3 Brackel, and 9 Mengede, as well as the Stadtteil of Innenstadt-Nord from 0 Innenstadt. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 57 Dortmund II
1953 116
1957
1961
1965 115
1969
1972
1976
1980 114
  • Dortmund city (only 0 Innenstadt (only Innenstadt-Nord Stadtteil), 1 Eving, 2 Scharnhorst, 3 Brackel, and 9 Mengede Stadtbezirke)
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 144
  • Dortmund city (only 0 Innenstadt (only Innenstadt-Nord Stadtteil), 1 Eving, 2 Scharnhorst, 3 Brackel, 4 Aplerbeck, and 5 Hörde Stadtbezirke)
2005
2009
2013 143
2017
2021
2025 142

Members

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The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation. It was first represented by Dietrich Keuning from 1949 to 1961, when he was succeeded by Willi Beuster until 1969. Friedhelm Dohmann then served a single term. Hans-Eberhard Urbaniak was elected in 1982 and was representative until 1980. Alfred Meininghaus served two terms from 1980 to 1987. Wolfgang Weiermann was then representative from 1987 to 2002. Ulla Burchardt served from 2002 to 2013. Sabine Poschmann was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021.

Election Member Party %
1949 Dietrich Keuning SPD 41.4
1953 45.8
1957 49.7
1961 Willi Beuster SPD 52.0
1965 60.6
1969 Friedhelm Dohmann SPD 63.0
1972 Hans-Eberhard Urbaniak SPD 69.4
1976 66.1
1980 Alfred Meininghaus SPD 64.1
1983 60.8
1987 Wolfgang Weiermann SPD 60.7
1990 58.9
1994 60.0
1998 63.5
2002 Ulla Burchardt SPD 60.0
2005 57.9
2009 42.4
2013 Sabine Poschmann SPD 46.7
2017 38.8
2021 39.1

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Dortmund 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 Sabine Poschmann 55,695 39.1   0.3 51,080 35.8   3.1
CDU Michael Depenbrock 28,897 20.3   7.9 27,650 19.4   5.1
Greens Anke Weber 21,028 14.8   8.4 21,714 15.2   8.1
AfD Matthias Helferich 11,816 8.3   2.3 11,290 7.9   3.0
FDP Frieder Löhrer 10,270 7.2   0.8 13,629 9.5   1.3
Left Sonja Lemke 5,823 4.1   4.5 6,361 4.5   4.6
Human Environment Animal Protection Stephanie Linde 3,589 2.5 2,943 2.1   1.1
PARTEI Sandra Goerdt 3,446 2.4 2,426 1.7   0.6
Team Todenhöfer   1,516 1.1
dieBasis   1,079 0.8
FW Iris Häger 1,318 0.9   0.1 839 0.6   0.2
Pirates   626 0.4   0.1
Volt Nancy Meyer 425 0.3 354 0.2
NPD   194 0.1   0.2
Gesundheitsforschung   191 0.1   0.0
LIEBE 168 0.1
LfK 147 0.1
Humanists   85 0.1   0.0
ÖDP   79 0.1   0.0
du.   78 0.1
MLPD Klara Kossack 139 0.1 60 0.0   0.0
DKP Nils Märtin 111 0.1 68 0.0   0.0
V-Partei3   65 0.0   0.1
Bündnis C   65 0.0
PdF 37 0.0
LKR   25 0.0
SGP   21 0.0   0.0
Informal votes 1,298 1,065
Total valid votes 142,557 142,790
Turnout 143,855 72.2   1.4
SPD hold Majority 26,798 18.8   8.2

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Dortmund 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 Sabine Poschmann 55,038 38.8   7.9 46,513 32.7   8.3
CDU Steffen Kanitz 39,933 28.1   4.1 34,822 24.5   4.7
AfD Matthias Helferich 15,074 10.6 15,510 10.9   6.8
Left Celine Ellenore Erlenhofer 12,242 8.6   1.7 12,924 9.1   1.3
Greens Ingrid Reuter 9,047 6.4   0.4 10,190 7.2   1.2
FDP Sven Görgens 9,031 6.4   4.9 15,403 10.8   7.0
PARTEI   1,532 1.1   0.6
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,297 0.9
AD-DEMOKRATEN 1,030 0.7
Pirates   835 0.6   1.9
FW Henning Müller-Späth 1,524 1.1   0.2 527 0.4   0.1
NPD   460 0.3   1.1
DiB 203 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 173 0.1
BGE   163 0.1
V-Partei³ 152 0.1
Volksabstimmung 148 0.1   0.1
DM 140 0.1
MLPD   116 0.1   0.0
ÖDP   111 0.1   0.0
Die Humanisten 97 0.1
DKP   57 0.0
SGP 13 0.0   0.0
Informal votes 1,945 1,418
Total valid votes 141,889 142,416
Turnout 143,834 70.7   4.2
SPD hold Majority 15,105 10.7   3.8

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Dortmund 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 Sabine Poschmann 63,388 46.7   4.4 55,683 40.9   5.3
CDU Steffen Kanitz 43,688 32.2   3.1 39,604 29.1   4.8
Left Hannelore Tölke 9,340 6.9   3.7 10,568 7.8   3.8
Greens Katja Bender 9,228 6.8   2.0 11,328 8.3   2.8
AfD   5,571 4.1
Pirates Andrea Pieczka 4,036 3.0 3,322 2.4   0.7
NPD Axel Thieme 2,741 2.0   0.3 1,894 1.4   0.2
FDP Daniel Poznanski 2,014 1.5   5.2 5,139 3.8   7.7
PARTEI   643 0.5
FW Henning Müller-Späth 1,218 0.9 609 0.4
PRO 311 0.2
Volksabstimmung 297 0.2   0.1
BIG 241 0.2
REP   160 0.1   0.1
Nichtwahler 129 0.1
ÖDP   125 0.1   0.0
Party of Reason 122 0.1
RRP 81 0.1   0.1
MLPD   71 0.1   0.0
Die Rechte 50 0.0
PSG 33 0.0   0.0
BüSo 21 0.0   0.0
Informal votes 1,850 1,501
Total valid votes 135,653 136,002
Turnout 137,503 66.5   1.1
SPD hold Majority 19,700 14.5   1.2

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Dortmund II[6]
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 Ulla Burchardt 59,141 42.4   15.5 49,813 35.6   15.1
CDU Erich G. Fritz 40,622 29.1   0.0 34,006 24.3   0.5
Left Ulla Jelpke 14,819 10.6   5.2 16,104 11.5   5.0
Greens Barbara Blotenberg 12,292 8.8   4.8 15,553 11.1   2.9
FDP Daniel Poznanski 9,387 6.7   4.2 15,993 11.4   4.3
Pirates   2,383 1.7
NPD Cassandra Wächter 2,379 1.7   0.6 1,654 1.2   0.4
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,000 0.7   0.3
RENTNER 931 0.7
Independent Michael Balke 922 0.7
FAMILIE 677 0.5   0.2
DVU   663 0.5
RRP 275 0.2
REP   263 0.2   0.2
Volksabstimmung 149 0.1   0.0
MLPD   101 0.1   0.0
ÖDP   70 0.1
Centre   53 0.0   0.0
BüSo 42 0.0   0.0
PSG 25 0.0   0.1
Informal votes 1,605 1,412
Total valid votes 139,562 139,755
Turnout 141,167 67.6   7.0
SPD hold Majority 18,519 13.3   15.5

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Dortmund II". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Dortmund II". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Dortmund II
  4. ^ Results for Dortmund II
  5. ^ Results for Dortmund II
  6. ^ Results for Dortmund II
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