Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II

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138 Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 138-2025.svg
Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II in 2025
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Population225,800 (2019)
Electorate175,283 (2021)
Major settlements Witten
Hattingen
Wetter (Ruhr)
Area245.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party SPD
Member Axel Echeverria
Elected 2021

Ennepe-Ruhr-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 138. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the northern part of the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district. [1]

Contents

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Axel Echeverria of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). [2]

Geography

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Hattingen, Herdecke, Sprockhövel, Wetter (Ruhr), and Witten from the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district. [1]

History

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II was created in 1949, then known as Ennepe-Ruhr – Witten. From 1965 through 1976, it was named Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis. From 1980 through 1998, it was named Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 54 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 113. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 112. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 109. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 140. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 139. From the 2025 election, it has been number 138.

Originally, the constituency comprised the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district and the independent city of Witten. From 1965 through 1976, it was coterminous with the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district. From 1980 through 1998, it comprised the entirety of the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district excluding Witten. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 54Ennepe-Ruhr – Witten
1953 113
1957
1961
1965 112Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
1969
1972
1976
1980 109Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 140Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II
2005
2009
2013 139
2017
2021
2025 138

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation. It was first represented by Walter Freitag 1949 to 1953, followed by Heinrich Sträter until 1961. Wilhelm Michels was elected in 1961 and served until 1972. He was succeeded by Hans-Jürgen Augstein, who served two terms. Eugen von der Wiesche was then representative from 1980 to 1990. Adolf Ostertag served until 2002, followed by Christel Humme from 2002 to 2013. Ralf Kapschack was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. He was succeeded by Axel Echeverria in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
1949 Walter Freitag SPD 40.5
1953 Heinrich Sträter SPD 43.1
1957 46.2
1961 Wilhelm Michels SPD 49.4
1965 53.2
1969 56.0
1972 Hans-Jürgen Augstein SPD 59.8
1976 54.7
1980 Eugen von der Wiesche SPD 54.0
1983 50.4
1987 50.8
1990 Adolf Ostertag SPD 48.5
1994 52.1
1998 57.1
2002 Christel Humme SPD 55.7
2005 52.4
2009 40.9
2013 Ralf Kapschack SPD 42.3
2017 36.7
2021 Axel Echeverria SPD 35.4

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Ennepe-Ruhr-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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Axel Echeverria 47,99335.4Decrease2.svg 1.345,66433.7Increase2.svg 3.8
CDU Hartmut Ziebs33,35724.6Decrease2.svg 8.329,85522.0Decrease2.svg 5.3
Greens Ina Gießwein21,73416.0Increase2.svg 7.521,94116.2Increase2.svg 8.0
FDP Anna Neumann11,5308.5Decrease2.svg 2.014,43210.6Decrease2.svg 2.0
AfD Carl-Dietrich Korte9,7317.29,6547.1Decrease2.svg 2.6
Left Clemens Jost3,7152.7Decrease2.svg 5.35,0293.7Decrease2.svg 4.4
Tierschutzpartei  2,0851.5Increase2.svg 0.6
PARTEI Michael Hanses2,5581.91,6231.2Increase2.svg 0.3
dieBasis Michael Kirchner1,7501.31,4851.1
FW Thorsten Michaelis1,4661.18430.6Increase2.svg 0.4
Pirates Eric Tiggemann1,4341.1Decrease2.svg 1.68040.6Decrease2.svg 0.1
Team Todenhöfer  6600.5
Volt  2780.2
Gesundheitsforschung  1860.1Steady2.svg 0.0
LIEBE1800.1
ÖDP  1430.1Steady2.svg 0.0
LfK1400.1
NPD  1290.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
MLPD Achim Czylwick1860.1Decrease2.svg 0.41050.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Bündnis C  1040.1
Humanists  960.1Steady2.svg 0.0
V-Partei3  830.1Steady2.svg 0.0
du.  650.0
DKP  480.0Steady2.svg 0.0
PdF370.0
LKR  200.0
PSG  110.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,2521,006
Total valid votes135,454135,700
Turnout 136,70678.0Increase2.svg 0.9
SPD holdMajority14,63610.8Increase2.svg 7.0

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Ennepe-Ruhr-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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Green check.svgY Ralf Kapschack 49,33336.7Decrease2.svg 5.640,76729.9Decrease2.svg 8.4
CDU Ralf Brauksiepe 44,27332.9Decrease2.svg 2.837,28427.3Decrease2.svg 5.7
FDP Jürgen Alexander Weber14,17510.5Increase2.svg 8.517,27012.7Increase2.svg 8.2
AfD  13,1909.7Increase2.svg 5.8
Greens Janosch Dahmen [lower-alpha 1] 11,5388.6Increase2.svg 0.311,1428.2Decrease2.svg 0.9
Left Heinz-Dieter Kempka10,8048.0Increase2.svg 3.011,0928.1Increase2.svg 1.7
Tierschutzpartei  1,2390.9
PARTEI  1,1580.8Increase2.svg 0.5
Pirates Roland Löpke3,5652.7Increase2.svg 0.48810.6Increase2.svg 1.6
AD-DEMOKRATEN4520.3
FW  2910.2Increase2.svg 0.1
NPD  2640.2Decrease2.svg 0.7
DiB 1980.1
ÖDP  1830.1Steady2.svg 0.0
BGE  1630.1
MLPD Achim Czylwick6880.5Increase2.svg 0.31580.1Steady2.svg 0.0
V-Partei³ 1460.1
Volksabstimmung1430.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 1350.1
DM1330.1
Die Humanisten 800.1
DKP  460.0
SGP 90.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes3,2561,208
Total valid votes134,376136,424
Turnout 137,63277.1Increase2.svg 2.7
SPD holdMajority5,0603.8Decrease2.svg 2.7

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Ennepe-Ruhr-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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Ralf Kapschack 56,19742.3Increase2.svg 1.450,94638.3Increase2.svg 3.4
CDU Ralf Brauksiepe 47,53035.8Increase2.svg 5.444,02833.1Increase2.svg 6.3
Greens Janosch Dahmen10,9648.3Decrease2.svg 0.412,0719.1Decrease2.svg 2.3
Left Helmut Kanand6,7435.1Decrease2.svg 3.38,4986.4Decrease2.svg 3.0
AfD Christian Rombeck3,9933.05,1783.9
Pirates Roland Löpke3,0032.32,9512.2Increase2.svg 0.6
FDP Rosemarie Steinhauer2,6662.0Decrease2.svg 8.05,9774.5Decrease2.svg 8.0
NPD Dieter Schulz1,5231.1Decrease2.svg 0.21,2410.9Decrease2.svg 0.1
PARTEI  4870.4
PRO 3230.2
Volksabstimmung2220.2Increase2.svg 0.1
FW  1970.1
ÖDP  1870.1Increase2.svg 0.1
MLPD 2330.2Steady2.svg 0.01560.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Nichtwahler1530.1
REP  1520.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
BIG1430.1
Party of Reason 750.1
RRP640.0Decrease2.svg 0.1
Die Rechte 440.0
PSG 370.0Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 190.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,8971,600
Total valid votes132,852133,149
Turnout 134,74974.4Increase2.svg 0.3
SPD holdMajority8,6676.5Decrease2.svg 4.0

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis 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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Green check.svgY Christel Humme54,84540.9Decrease2.svg 11.546,84834.8Decrease2.svg 12.3
CDU Ralf Brauksiepe 40,76330.4Decrease2.svg 0.535,92726.7Increase2.svg 0.4
FDP Konrad Schily13,39210.0Increase2.svg 4.916,77812.5Increase2.svg 3.3
Greens Janosch Dahmen11,6218.7Increase2.svg 3.815,24811.3Increase2.svg 2.8
Left Wolfgang Pauli11,1808.3Increase2.svg 3.912,5969.4Increase2.svg 3.5
Pirates  2,1801.6
NPD Dieter Schulz1,7621.3Increase2.svg 0.41,3821.0Increase2.svg 0.3
Tierschutzpartei  1,1030.8Steady2.svg 0.0
FAMILIE 6730.5Increase2.svg 0.1
RENTNER5590.4
REP  3070.2Steady2.svg 0.0
RRP1940.1
MLPD Jakobus Fröhlich2850.2Increase2.svg 0.11530.1Steady2.svg 0.0
Volksabstimmung1260.1Steady2.svg 0.0
ÖDP  1160.1
DVU  1080.1
Centre  610.0Steady2.svg 0.0
PSG 420.0Steady2.svg 0.0
BüSo 290.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,7271,430
Total valid votes134,133134,430
Turnout 135,86074.1Decrease2.svg 6.1
SPD holdMajority14,08210.5Decrease2.svg 11.0

Notes

  1. Dahmen entered the Bundestag on the Greens list after the resignation of Katja Dörner in November 2020.

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  2. "Results for Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II
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