Frankfurt am Main II (electoral district)

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182 Frankfurt am Main II
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 182-2025.svg
Frankfurt am Main II in 2025
State Hesse
Population383,200 (2019)
Electorate227,207 (2021)
Major settlements Frankfurt am Main (partial)
Area163.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
Party GRÜNE
Member Omid Nouripour
Elected 2021

Frankfurt am Main 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 182. It is located in southern Hesse, comprising the eastern part of the city of Frankfurt am Main. [1]

Contents

Frankfurt am Main II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Omid Nouripour of the Alliance 90/The Greens. [2]

Geography

Frankfurt am Main II is located in southern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Ortsbezirke of Innenstadt III, Bornheim/Ostend, Süd, West (only Schwanheim Ortsteil), Nord-Ost, Ost, Kalbach-Riedberg , Nieder-Erlenbach , Harheim , Nieder-Eschbach , and Bergen-Enkheim from the independent city of Frankfurt am Main. [1]

History

Frankfurt am Main II was created in 1949, then known as Frankfurt/M II. From 1965 through 1972, it was named Frankfurt II. In the 1976 election, it was named Frankfurt (Main) II. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was Hesse constituency 16 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1976, it was number 141. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 139. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 184. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 183. From the 2025 election, it has been number 182.

Originally, the constituency comprised the Stadtbezirke of Innenstadt, Gutleutviertel, Gallusviertel, Rebstock, Westend, Bockenheim, Rödelheim, Hausen, Praunheim, Heddernheim, Ginnheim, Eschersheim, and Niederursel from the city of Frankfurt am Main. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it comprised the Stadtbezirke of Innenstadt, Gutleutviertel, Gallusviertel, Westend, Bockenheim, Heddernheim, Ginnheim, Eschersheim, Niederursel, Sachsenhausen, Niederrad, Goldstein-Ost, Altstadt, Bahnhofsviertel, Kalbach, and Dornbusch-West from the city of Frankfurt am Main. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

ElectionNo.NameBorders
1949 16Frankfurt/M II
  • Frankfurt am Main city (only Innenstadt, Gutleutviertel, Gallusviertel, Rebstock, Westend, Bockenheim, Rödelheim, Hausen, Praunheim, Heddernheim, Ginnheim, Eschersheim, and Niederursel Stadtbezirke)
1953 141
1957
1961
1965 Frankfurt II
1969
1972
1976 Frankfurt (Main) II
  • Frankfurt am Main city (only Innenstadt, Gutleutviertel, Gallusviertel, Westend, Bockenheim, Heddernheim, Ginnheim, Eschersheim, Niederursel, Sachsenhausen, Niederrad, Goldstein-Ost, Altstadt, Bahnhofsviertel, Kalbach, and Dornbusch-West Stadtbezirke)
1980 139Frankfurt am Main II
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 184
2005
2009 183
2013
2017
2021
2025 182

Members

The constituency was first represented by Willi Birkelbach of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1953, followed by Walter Leiske of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1953 to 1961. Former member Birkelbach won it back and served another term from 1961 to 1965. Brigitte Freyh of the SPD was then representative from 1965 to 1972, when she was succeeded by party fellow Fred Zander. Karl Becker of the CDU was representative for one term from 1976 to 1980, when former member Zander regained it for the SPD. Becker was then elected in 1983 and re-elected in 1987. Joachim Gres succeeded him in 1990 for two terms. Gudrun Schaich-Walch won the constituency for the SPD in 1998 and served one term; Rita Streb-Hesse held it for the SPD in 2002. Erika Steinbach of the CDU was representative from 2005 to 2017. Bettina Wiesmann of the CDU was elected in 2017. Omid Nouripour won the constituency for the Greens in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty %
1949 Willi Birkelbach SPD 39.3
1953 Walter Leiske CDU 39.3
1957 45.7
1961 Willi Birkelbach SPD 42.6
1965 Brigitte Freyh SPD 45.8
1969 52.1
1972 Fred Zander SPD 51.8
1976 Karl Becker CDU 45.3
1980 Fred Zander SPD 44.4
1983 Karl Becker CDU 48.1
1987 45.6
1990 Joachim Gres CDU 43.4
1994 45.3
1998 Gudrun Schaich-Walch SPD 41.7
2002 Rita Streb-Hesse SPD 35.6
2005 Erika Steinbach CDU 37.3
2009 35.8
2013 36.3
2017 Bettina Wiesmann CDU 32.4
2021 Omid Nouripour GRÜNE 29.0

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Frankfurt am Main 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%±%
Greens Omid Nouripour 50,23029.0Increase2.svg 15.544,37025.6Increase2.svg 10.1
SPD Kaweh Mansoori 40,43123.3Decrease2.svg 2.638,77722.3Increase2.svg 2.7
CDU Red x.svgN Bettina Wiesmann 38,99522.5Decrease2.svg 9.931,66018.2Decrease2.svg 8.5
FDP Thorsten Lieb 19,76611.4Increase2.svg 3.325,53014.7Increase2.svg 0.5
Left Achim Kessler10,6296.1Decrease2.svg 3.011,9016.9Decrease2.svg 4.9
AfD Joana Cotar 7,9904.6Decrease2.svg 3.08,1884.7Decrease2.svg 3.3
Volt  2,6741.5
Team Todenhöfer  1,9651.1
dieBasis Konstantinos Marketakis2,5471.51,9231.1
Tierschutzpartei  1,7541.0Increase2.svg 0.1
PARTEI  1,5650.9Decrease2.svg 0.3
FW Dieter Breidt2,4781.4Increase2.svg 0.81,5120.9Increase2.svg 0.4
Pirates  6860.4Steady2.svg 0.0
V-Partei3  2010.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung  1900.1
Humanists  1900.1
Bündnis C  1340.1
ÖDP  1280.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
DKP  870.1Steady2.svg 0.0
NPD  760.0Decrease2.svg 0.1
LKR  560.0
MLPD Tufan Aydin1860.1Steady2.svg 0.0480.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Bündnis 21360.0
Informal votes1,7521,353
Total valid votes173,252173,651
Turnout 175,00477.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Greens gain from CDU Majority9,7995.7

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Frankfurt am Main 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%±%
CDU Bettina Wiesmann 55,22132.4Decrease2.svg 3.945,73126.8Decrease2.svg 7.1
SPD Ulli Nissen 44,24025.9Decrease2.svg 4.533,51119.6Decrease2.svg 6.7
Greens Omid Nouripour 23,02613.5Steady2.svg 0.026,41515.5Increase2.svg 0.1
Left Monika Brigitte Cristann15,5239.1Increase2.svg 3.020,05911.7Increase2.svg 3.6
FDP Katharina Schreiner13,8778.1Increase2.svg 4.724,33614.3Increase2.svg 7.3
AfD Steffen Reichmann13,0337.6Increase2.svg 4.413,7378.0Increase2.svg 3.2
PARTEI Leo Fischer3,2211.9Increase2.svg 1.22,0651.2Increase2.svg 0.6
Tierschutzpartei  1,5770.9
Pirates Sebastian Alscher1,2260.7Decrease2.svg 1.17620.4Decrease2.svg 1.7
FW Karlheinz Grabmann1,0260.6Steady2.svg 0.07360.4Decrease2.svg 0.2
BGE  4350.3
V-Partei³ 3640.2
ÖDP  2950.2
NPD  2650.2Decrease2.svg 0.4
DM2500.1
MLPD Bernadette Leidinger-Beierle1760.11140.1Steady2.svg 0.0
DKP  910.1
BüSo 300.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,8241,620
Total valid votes170,569170,773
Turnout 172,39377.0Increase2.svg 4.1
CDU holdMajority10,9816.5Increase2.svg 0.7

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Frankfurt am Main 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%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Erika Steinbach 57,00436.3Increase2.svg 0.653,19833.9Increase2.svg 6.0
SPD Ulli Nissen 47,85430.5Increase2.svg 1.241,36026.3Increase2.svg 4.8
Greens Omid Nouripour 21,18413.5Decrease2.svg 1.724,16515.4Decrease2.svg 2.9
Left Wolfgang Gehrcke9,5476.1Decrease2.svg 1.712,7788.1Decrease2.svg 1.8
FDP Christoph Schnurr5,4343.5Decrease2.svg 5.910,9797.0Decrease2.svg 10.5
AfD Erich Heinrich Heidkamp5,1553.37,6694.9
Independent Michael Paris4,6823.0
Pirates Christian Bethke2,8581.83,4262.2Decrease2.svg 0.2
PARTEI Leo Fischer1,1550.71,0060.6
NPD Günter Reinhard Ulrich1,0150.6Decrease2.svg 0.49300.6Decrease2.svg 0.2
FW Kai-Sören Kehrmann9880.69320.6
REP  2350.1Decrease2.svg 0.3
PRO 1250.1
BüSo Klaus Fimmen1010.1Decrease2.svg 0.2870.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
PSG  690.0
MLPD  540.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,9372,901
Total valid votes156,977157,013
Turnout 159,91472.9Decrease2.svg 0.9
CDU holdMajority9,1505.8Decrease2.svg 0.7

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Frankfurt am Main 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%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Erika Steinbach 55,02735.8Decrease2.svg 1.543,08927.9Decrease2.svg 1.2
SPD Ulli Nissen 45,07429.3Decrease2.svg 4.533,24321.5Decrease2.svg 8.3
Greens Omid Nouripour 23,40315.2Decrease2.svg 3.528,22518.3Increase2.svg 0.8
FDP Christoph Schnurr14,3369.3Increase2.svg 5.027,03117.5Increase2.svg 3.7
Left Wolfgang Gehrcke11,9987.8Increase2.svg 3.115,39710.0Increase2.svg 3.5
Pirates  3,7222.4
Tierschutzpartei Friederike Prüll2,0771.31,5031.0Increase2.svg 0.1
NPD Jörg Krebs1,5461.0Decrease2.svg 0.31,1830.8Decrease2.svg 0.1
REP  6510.4Decrease2.svg 0.2
BüSo Klaus Fimmen4160.31900.1Increase2.svg 0.1
DVU  1020.1
MLPD  620.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,6712,150
Total valid votes153,877154,398
Turnout 156,54873.8Decrease2.svg 3.5
CDU holdMajority9,9536.5Increase2.svg 2.9

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