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Märkischer Kreis II

Märkischer 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 149. It is located in southern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the northern part of the Märkischer Kreis district.[1]

149 Märkischer Kreis II
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Märkischer Kreis II in 2025
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population268,100 (2019)
Electorate195,816 (2021)
Major settlementsIserlohn
Menden
Hemer
Area611.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created1980
PartyCDU
MemberPaul Ziemiak
Elected2021

Märkischer Kreis II was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Paul Ziemiak of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

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Märkischer Kreis II is located in southern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Märkischer Kreis district excluding the municipalities of Halver, Herscheid, Kierspe, Lüdenscheid, Meinerzhagen, and Schalksmühle.[1]

History

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Märkischer Kreis II was created in 1980. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 123 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 151. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 150. From the 2025 election, it has been number 149.

Originally, the constituency comprised the municipalities of Lüdenscheid, Altena, Meinerzhagen, Kierspe, Plettenberg, Werdohl, Halver, Herscheid, and Schalksmühle from the Märkischer Kreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1980 123 Märkischer Kreis II
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 151
2005
2009
2013 150
2017
2021
2025 149

Members

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The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by Günter Topmann from 1980 to 1983. Wolfgang Lohmann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won it in 1983 and served a single term. Lisa Seuster regained it for the SPD in 1987, and served until 1998. Dieter Dzewas was then representative from 1998 to 2002. Dagmar Freitag was elected in 2002 and served until 2021. Paul Ziemiak won the constituency for the CDU in 2021.

Election Member Party %
1980 Günter Topmann SPD 51.0
1983 Wolfgang Lohmann CDU 47.0
1987 Lisa Seuster SPD 47.3
1990 45.2
1994 48.8
1998 Dieter Dzewas SPD 52.0
2002 Dagmar Freitag SPD 49.7
2005 47.5
2009 41.0
2013 41.7
2017 38.6
2021 Paul Ziemiak CDU 33.6

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Märkischer 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  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Paul Ziemiak 47,937 33.6   4.2 40,368 28.3   5.7
SPD Bettina Lugk 43,346 30.4   8.2 42,230 29.6   3.8
AfD Daniel Bläsing 12,933 9.1 13,082 9.2   2.4
Greens Ingo Stuckmann 12,866 9.0   5.3 14,880 10.4   5.5
FDP Jochen Lipproß 12,749 8.9   1.8 17,125 12.0   1.4
Left Michael Thomas-Lienkämper 4,668 3.3   4.5 4,804 3.4   3.2
Tierschutzpartei Michael Siethoff 4,382 3.1 2,994 2.1   1.2
FW Hans Herbers 2,004 1.4 1,228 0.9   0.6
dieBasis Stefan Radtke 1,575 1.1 1,496 1.0
PARTEI   1,300 0.9   0.3
Team Todenhöfer   925 0.5
Pirates   540 0.4   0.0
Gesundheitsforschung   245 0.2   0.0
LIEBE 222 0.2
Volt   215 0.2
NPD   185 0.1   0.1
LfK 154 0.1
Humanists   111 0.1   0.0
Bündnis C   105 0.1
ÖDP   85 0.1   0.0
V-Partei3   75 0.1   0.0
du.   68 0.0
MLPD   52 0.0   0.0
PdF 46 0.0
DKP   32 0.0   0.0
LKR   28 0.0
SGP   13 0.0   0.0
Informal votes 1,229 1,081
Total valid votes 142,460 142,608
Turnout 143,689 73.4   0.8
CDU gain from SPD Majority 4,591 3.2

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Märkischer 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  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD  Y Dagmar Freitag 54,890 38.6   3.1 37,193 25.8   6.5
CDU Christel Voßbeck-Kayser 53,714 37.8   3.8 49,061 34.0   7.5
FDP Michael Schulte 15,221 10.7   8.8 19,328 13.4   8.9
AfD   16,688 11.6   6.6
Left Christian Kißler 11,113 7.8   3.0 9,427 6.5   0.6
Greens John Haberle 5,356 3.8   0.6 7,060 4.9   0.7
Independent Konrad Maier 1,799 1.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,262 0.9
PARTEI   931 0.6   0.2
AD-DEMOKRATEN 729 0.5
Pirates   604 0.4   1.9
FW   421 0.3   0.0
NPD   352 0.2   0.9
Gesundheitsforschung 189 0.1
Volksabstimmung 187 0.1   0.1
DiB 138 0.1
ÖDP   134 0.1   0.0
DM 133 0.1
BGE   130 0.1
V-Partei³ 111 0.1
Die Humanisten 59 0.0
MLPD   56 0.0   0.0
DKP   15 0.0
SGP 14 0.0   0.0
Informal votes 3,381 1,252
Total valid votes 142,093 144,222
Turnout 145,474 72.5   2.1
SPD hold Majority 1,176 0.8   0.7

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Märkischer 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  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD  Y Dagmar Freitag 59,821 41.7   0.7 46,318 32.3   3.5
CDU Christel Voßbeck-Kayser 59,768 41.6   5.3 59,536 41.5   6.0
Left Manuel Huff 6,926 4.8   2.4 8,463 5.9   2.7
AfD 4,709 3.3 7,122 5.0
Greens Elke Olbrich-Tripp 4,498 3.1   1.1 7,971 5.6   1.7
Pirates Hans-Joachim Ossenberg 3,114 2.2 3,284 2.3   0.8
FDP Michael Schulte 2,792 1.9   6.1 6,431 4.5   9.7
NPD 1,874 1.3   0.3 1,620 1.1   0.2
PARTEI   625 0.4
FW   389 0.3
Volksabstimmung 363 0.3   0.1
PRO 317 0.2
REP   284 0.2   0.2
Nichtwahler 194 0.1
BIG 147 0.1
ÖDP   145 0.1   0.0
RRP 119 0.1   0.1
Party of Reason 109 0.1
MLPD   47 0.0   0.0
PSG 31 0.0   0.0
Die Rechte 27 0.0
BüSo 18 0.0   0.0
Informal votes 1,695 1,637
Total valid votes 143,502 143,560
Turnout 145,197 70.4   0.8
SPD hold Majority 53 0.1   4.6

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Märkischer 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  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD  Y Dagmar Freitag 59,521 41.0   6.5 41,755 28.7   11.1
CDU Christel Voßbeck-Kayser 52,751 36.3   4.7 51,494 35.4   1.3
FDP Rainer Eckehard Krause 11,740 8.1   4.3 20,616 14.2   4.7
Left Karsten Renfordt 10,431 7.2   3.1 12,450 8.6   3.4
Greens Elke Olbrich-Tripp 6,207 4.3   2.2 10,589 7.3   2.1
Pirates   2,181 1.5
NPD Timo Pradel 2,331 1.6   0.1 1,902 1.3   0.1
Tierschutzpartei Michael Siethoff 2,217 1.5 1,310 0.9   0.3
FAMILIE 810 0.6   0.1
RENTNER 786 0.5
REP   555 0.4   0.2
RRP 335 0.2
Volksabstimmung 169 0.1   0.0
DVU   105 0.1
ÖDP   105 0.1
Centre   67 0.0   0.0
MLPD   48 0.0   0.0
BüSo 25 0.0   0.0
PSG 23 0.0   0.0
Informal votes 1,788 1,661
Total valid votes 145,198 145,325
Turnout 146,986 69.7   6.8
SPD hold Majority 6,770 4.7   1.8

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Märkischer Kreis II". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Märkischer Kreis II". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Märkischer Kreis II
  4. ^ Results for Märkischer Kreis II
  5. ^ Results for Märkischer Kreis II
  6. ^ Results for Märkischer Kreis II
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