Mettmann II explained

104 Mettmann II
Constituency Type:electoral district
Constituency Link:Mettmann II
Parl Name:Bundestag
Region Label:State
Region:North Rhine-Westphalia
Population:216,700 (2019)
Electorate:160,175 (2021)
Towns:Ratingen
Velbert
Heiligenhaus
Area:223.4 km2
Year:1965
Party:CDU
Local Council Label:Member
Local Council:Peter Beyer
Blank1 Name:Elected
Blank1 Info:2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Mettmann 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 104. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the northern part of the district of Mettmann.[1]

Mettmann II was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Peter Beyer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Mettmann II is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Heiligenhaus, Ratingen, Velbert, and Wülfrath from the district of Mettmann.[1]

History

Mettmann II was created in 1965 and contained parts of the redistributed Düsseldorf-Mettmann constituency. Until acquiring its current name in 1980, it was known as Düsseldorf-Mettmann II. From 1965 through 1976, it was constituency 72 in the numbering system. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 73. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 106. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 105. From the 2025 election, it has been number 104.

Originally, the constituency comprised the municipalities of Ratingen, Velbert, Heiligenhaus, Kettwig, Langenberg, Neviges, Wittlaer, Ratingen-Lintorf, and Hubbelrath, as well as the Amt of Angerland, from the district of Düsseldorf-Mettmann. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Electionwidth=125pxNamewidth=300pxBorders
196572Düsseldorf-Mettmann II
1969
1972
1976
198073Mettmann II
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002106
2005
2009
2013105
2017
2021
2025104

Members

The constituency was first represented by Willi Müser of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1965 to 1969. He was succeeded by Heinz Pensky of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Heinz Schemken of the CDU was elected in 1983 and represented the constituency until 1998, when the SPD regained it. Regina Schmidt-Zadel held it for a single term before being succeeded by Kerstin Griese in the 2002 election. In 2009, Peter Beyer of the CDU became representative. He was re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

ElectionMemberParty%
bgcolor=1965Willi MüserCDU46.4
1969Heinz PenskySPD48.0
197253.5
197646.5
198048.3
1983Heinz SchemkenCDU49.6
198749.0
199049.4
199447.9
bgcolor=1998Regina Schmidt-ZadelSPD46.8
2002Kerstin GrieseSPD45.3
200543.5
2009Peter BeyerCDU39.8
201345.6
201739.3
202131.3

Election results

2009 election

Notes and References

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