Cologne II explained

93 Cologne II
Constituency Type:electoral district
Constituency Link:Cologne II
Parl Name:Bundestag
Region Label:State
Region:North Rhine-Westphalia
Population:330,800 (2019)
Electorate:242,483 (2021)
Towns:Cologne (partial)
Area:101.5 km2
Year:1949
Party:GRÜNE
Local Council Label:Member
Local Council:Sven Lehmann
Blank1 Name:Elected
Blank1 Info:2021

Cologne II (German: Köln 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 93. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the southwestern part of the city of Cologne.[1]

Cologne II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Sven Lehmann of the Alliance 90/The Greens.[2]

Geography

Cologne II is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the southwestern part of the independent city of Cologne, specifically the districts of Rodenkirchen, Lindenthal, and the Stadtteile of Altstadt-Süd and Neustadt-Süd from Innenstadt.[1]

History

Cologne II was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 8 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 67. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 60. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 95. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 94. From the 2025 election, it has been number 93.

Originally, the constituency comprised the area of Cologne on the left bank of the Rhine south of the line made by Aachener Straße and Innere Kanalstraße. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised Bayenthal, Zollstock, Klettenberg, Sülz, Lindenthal, Müngersdorf, and Ehrenfeld south of Subbelrather Straße. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised Rodenkirchen and Lindenthal. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Electionwidth=125pxNamewidth=300pxBorders
1949Köln II
  • Cologne city (only the area on the left bank of the Rhine south of the line made by Aachener Straße and Innere Kanalstraße)
195367
1957
1961
196560
  • Cologne city (only Bayenthal, Zollstock, Klettenberg, Sülz, Lindenthal, Müngersdorf, and Ehrenfeld south of Subbelrather Straße)
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
200295
2005
2009
201394
2017
2021
202593

Members

The constituency was first represented by Hermann Pünder of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1949 to 1957, followed by fellow CDU members Fritz Hellwig until 1961 and Carl Hesberg until 1969. It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1969 and represented by Katharina Focke. She was succeeded in 1980 by Anke Fuchs for a single term. The CDU regained the constituency in 1983, and Heribert Blens served from then until 1998, when former member Fuchs was elected representative for another term. She was succeeded by in 2002 by fellow SPD member Lale Akgün. Michael Paul of the CDU won the constituency in 2009 and served until 2013. Heribert Hirte was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. Sven Lehmann of the Greens won the constituency in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty%
1949Hermann PünderCDU44.9
195354.5
bgcolor=1957Fritz HellwigCDU60.6
1961Carl HesbergCDU50.3
196550.0
1969Katharina FockeSPD50.9
197254.7
197647.7
bgcolor=1980Anke FuchsSPD44.0
1983Heribert BlensCDU50.2
198745.2
199041.9
199443.2
bgcolor=1998Anke FuchsSPD44.5
2002Lale AkgünSPD43.9
200543.8
bgcolor=2009Michael PaulCDU34.9
2013Heribert HirteCDU40.0
201734.9
bgcolor=2021Sven LehmannGRÜNE34.6

Election results

2009 election

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency Cologne II. Federal Returning Officer.
  2. Web site: Results for Cologne II. Federal Returning Officer.