Bundestag constituency Wuppertal II
The Wuppertal II constituency was a constituency in North Rhine-Westphalia from 1949 to 2002 . It last comprised the eastern half of Wuppertal with the districts of Barmen , Oberbarmen , Heckinghausen , Langerfeld-Beyenburg and Ronsdorf .
For the 2002 elections , the lost Bergisch City Triangle a constituency. Since then, the districts of Barmen, Oberbarmen, Heckinghausen, Langerfeld-Beyenburg have belonged to the constituency of Wuppertal I and the district of Ronsdorf to the constituency of Solingen - Remscheid - Wuppertal II . The last directly elected constituency member was Willfried Penner ( SPD ).
Constituency winner
| choice | Surname | Political party | First votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Willfried Penner | SPD | 55.2% |
| 1994 | Willfried Penner | SPD | 48.7% |
| 1990 | Willfried Penner | SPD | 45.1% |
| 1987 | Willfried Penner | SPD | 49.4% |
| 1983 | Willfried Penner | SPD | 49.1% |
| 1980 | Willfried Penner | SPD | 51.5% |
| 1976 | Willfried Penner | SPD | 48.5% |
| 1972 | Willfried Penner | SPD | 54.8% |
| 1969 | Kurt Matthes | SPD | 51.6% |
| 1965 | Kurt Matthes | SPD | 45.2% |
| 1961 | Hans Rauhaus | CDU | 40.0% |
| 1957 | Eugen Huth | CDU | 52.8% |
| 1953 | Eugen Huth 1) | CDU | 54.4% |
| 1949 | Eugen Huth 1) | CDU | 37.5% |
1) As part of an electoral alliance between the CDU and FDP, the FDP did not nominate its own candidate in 1949 and 1953 and called for the election of the CDU candidate Huth. In the neighboring constituency of Wuppertal I , the procedure was reversed.
Constituency history
| choice | Constituency name | area |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 16 Wuppertal II | From Wuppertal the districts of Barmen , Ronsdorf and Beyenburg |
| 1953-1961 | 76 Wuppertal II | |
| 1965-1976 | 70 Wuppertal II | |
| 1980-1998 | 70 Wuppertal II | From Wuppertal the districts of Barmen , Oberbarmen , Heckinghausen , Langerfeld-Beyenburg and Ronsdorf |
Web links
- Results of the federal elections. Federal Returning Officer, 2005, accessed January 12, 2009 .