Independent community of voters for Münster
| Independent community of voters for Münster | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | logo |
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Ulla Blankenstein Fritz Pfau Uwe Raffloer |
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| Basic data | |
| Art | Community of voters |
| distribution |
 Muenster
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| Establishment date | 1994 |
| Place of foundation | Munster-Häger |
| Chairperson | Ulla Blankenstein Fritz Pfau Uwe Raffloer |
| Treasurer | Uwe Rafloer |
| Manager | Ulla Blankenstein |
| Addresses | |
| address | Junkerstraße 3, 48153 Münster |
| Website | www.uwg-ms.de |
| structure | |
| Members | unknown |
The Independent Community of Voters for Münster ( UWG-MS for short ) is a community of voters that has had one seat in the City Council of Münster since 1999 and two seats since the 2004 local elections . Together with one of the council representatives of the ödp , they have formed a joint council group since October 2004. In addition to the council mandates, the UWG-MS also holds a mandate in five of the six district representations in Münster , namely in the districts of Central , North , East , South-East , and West . Only in the representation in Hiltrup could no mandate be won.
In the local elections in 2009 , the UWG-MS received 1.68% of the votes and thus only won one seat on the city council, which Fritz Pfau continues to occupy. Since October 21, 2009, the electoral community has only been represented in the district councils in Münster-Ost and Münster-West with one seat each and thus lost one mandate in each of three district councils.
history
The UWG-MS was created in 1994 from several citizens' initiatives in Nienberge-Häger . It is only active in the city of Münster. However, people who do not have their place of residence in Münster can also become members . Members of the electoral community span the entire political spectrum. So next are non-party members and former members of the party CDU , SPD , FDP and Alliance 90 / The Greens active. In addition, the UWG-MS has been a member of the State Association of Free and Independent Voting Communities in North Rhine-Westphalia (LWG) since 1995. Before the local elections in 2009, this state association (LWG) renamed itself to Free Voters NRW without giving up the autonomy and independence of the municipal electoral communities. The UWG-MS is a member of the State Association of Free Voters NRW and has changed its statutes accordingly. Since then, the UWG-MS has had the name Free Voters as an addition. In addition, it is permitted to use the nationally protected logo of the Free Voters as a so-called "corporate identity". The UWG-MS has direct contact with the regional councils, the Landscape Assembly (LWL) and the German Association of Cities through the relevant elected representatives of the Free Voters in North Rhine-Westphalia through the regional association of Free Voters in North Rhine-Westphalia. Hannelore Wiesenack-Hauß, until 2009 councilwoman of the UWG-MS in the city council of Münster, was a member of the state board of the Free Voters in North Rhine-Westphalia until 2008. Klaus Köster, former district representative of BV Münster-Ost for UWG-MS, was elected as successor for the Münster administrative district and resigned from this office in 2011 for professional reasons. Detlef Wolff, former district representative of MS-Nord, has been in office for the UWG-MS since 1997, as a representative of the Münster administrative district, until today as a member of the board of the Free Voters NRW. Detlef Wolff was recently appointed to the working group for the founding of the state party Free Voters NRW, since the previous state association has no party status according to the party law.
The electoral community has three board spokesmen with equal rights . In addition to the mandate holder , these are the architect Uwe Raffloer and Ulla Blankenstein. It has laid down the independence of its representatives in their decisions in its statutes ; they should always make relevant decisions. In addition, due to lack of higher-level party structures an influence from this side or from party programs not possible. This is what the word "independent" in the name refers to .
In 1999, the UWG-MS won a seat in the city council for the first time, which was first occupied by Karlheinz Nagels , a social scientist at the Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences , and from 2001 by Hannelore Wiesenack-Hauß. Nagels has since resigned from the UWG-MS and in 2008 founded the new voters' association "Citizens Wehr sich" , with which he originally wanted to run for the local elections on August 30, 2009 . The UWG-MS had put up 10 candidates for the city council , a total of 21 candidates for the 6 district representatives and one candidate for each of the 33 electoral districts . In addition, Fritz Pfau ran as mayor candidate for the UWG-MS and received 2.28% of the votes.
central message
Some of the key messages of the UWG-MS are:
- to discharge the city of Münster in a socially acceptable manner
- Set priorities for educational and social services and childcare
- Strengthen the special features of Münster (including educational offers, nanotechnology , cultural offers)
- preserve the small cultural and social dimensions of the city
- support the concerns of citizens' initiatives
UWG-MS / ÖDP parliamentary group since 2004
The chairman of the UWG-MS / ÖDP parliamentary group is Fritz Pfau (formerly CDU) from the UWG-MS. In addition, Hannelore Wiesenack-Hauß is also represented on the city council for the UWG-MS, who was a judge at the State Social Court of North Rhine-Westphalia until 1996 and spokesperson for the citizens' initiative against the music hall in 2008 . The parliamentary group between the UWG-MS with two mandates and the district association of the ÖDP with one mandate was founded in 2004 in order to be able to shape local politics with parliamentary group rights , which is only possible from three mandates. The parliamentary group wanted to use the rights to submit motions, to be represented in committees and to participate in the city's council of elders . After the election it turned out that the two groups of voters had and still have many similar goals and political ideas. This applies in particular to closer proximity to the citizen in politics with active citizen participation .
subjects
The group's core issues include the following political areas:
- Alternative energies (including biogas , geothermal energy )
- Finances : reducing over-indebtedness
- Internal security
- Kindergartens and daycare centers
- Culture - here it appeared in particular against a high level of financial support from the city of Münster for the planned music hall.
- schools
- Seniors
- Urban planning (redensification, traffic control ): Here the Ludgerikreisel is an important city topic, but also the extension of the bypass road ( north bypass ) that has been planned for many years.
Web links
- Homepage of the UWG-MS (website no longer accessible)
- UWG-MS in the wiki of the city of Münster
- Homepage of the UWG-MS / ÖDP parliamentary group in the Münster City Council (link no longer available)
Individual evidence
- ^ City of Münster - local election results 2009: Election of the council
- ^ City of Münster: Prel. Allocation of seats in Münster Council election 2009
- ^ City of Münster: Prel. Allocation of seats BV Münster-Ost 2009
- ^ City of Münster: Prel. Allocation of seat BV Münster-West 2009
- ^ City of Münster: Local elections 2009: preliminary final results
- ↑ Allocation of seats in the city of Münster - election of the council in 1999 on the website of the city of Münster, accessed on July 26, 2009
- ↑ Unicum.de about Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Nagels ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 26, 2009.
- ↑ a b UWG-MS via Hannelore Wiesenack-Hauss ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 26, 2009.
- ↑ Heike Hänscheid / Stadtmagazin Echo Münster: “Citizens Wehr sich”: New electoral association wants a council mandate right from the start ( memento of the original from October 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated September 30, 2008
- ↑ Homepage of the UWG-MS: Municipal election '09 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 26, 2009
- ↑ UWG-MS on Fritz Pfau's candidacy as an OB candidate ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 26, 2009.
- ^ City of Münster - local election results 2009: election of the mayor
- ↑ UWG-MS in MünsterWiki , accessed on July 26, 2009.
- ↑ Homepage of the UWG-MS / ÖDP parliamentary group in the Münster City Council: Topics, ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
