Bundestag constituency Gelsenkirchen II - Recklinghausen III
The Bundestag constituency of Gelsenkirchen II - Recklinghausen III was a constituency in North Rhine-Westphalia from 1980 to 2002 . It included the Gelsenkirchen districts north and east and the town of Herten from the Recklinghausen district . The predecessor constituency from 1965 to 1980 was the constituency of Gelsenkirchen II .
The constituency was dissolved for the 2002 Bundestag election . Since then, the Gelsenkirchen districts north and east belong to the constituency of Gelsenkirchen and Herten to the constituency of Recklinghausen II . The constituency was always won by candidates from the SPD , most recently by Norbert Formanski .
Constituency winner
| choice | Surname | Political party | First votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Norbert Formanski | SPD | 63.0% |
| 1994 | Norbert Formanski | SPD | 58.0% |
| 1990 | Norbert Formanski | SPD | 55.0% |
| 1987 | Heinz Menzel | SPD | 58.1% |
| 1983 | Heinz Menzel | SPD | 58.3% |
| 1980 | Heinz Menzel | SPD | 61.0% |
| 1976 | Hans Gertzen | SPD | 63.4% |
| 1972 | Hans Gertzen | SPD | 66.4% |
| 1969 | Hans Gertzen | SPD | 60.0% |
| 1965 | Hans Gertzen | SPD | 57.9% |
Constituency history
| choice | Constituency name | area |
|---|---|---|
| 1965-1976 | 98 Gelsenkirchen II | Eastern part of Gelsenkirchen with the districts of Resse , Erle , Schalke , Bismarck , Altstadt, Bulmke-Hüllen and Ückendorf |
| 1980-1998 | 94 Gelsenkirchen II - Recklinghausen III | From Gelsenkirchen the districts north and east , from the district Recklinghausen the city of Herten |
Web links
- Results of the federal elections. Federal Returning Officer, 2005, accessed January 12, 2009 .