Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II explained

14 Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II
Constituency Type:electoral district
Constituency Link:Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II
Parl Name:Bundestag
Region Label:State
Region:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Population:276,500 (2019)
Electorate:222,705 (2021)
Towns:Rostock
Area:994.5 km2
Year:1990
Party:SPD
Local Council Label:Member
Local Council:Katrin Zschau
Blank1 Name:Elected
Blank1 Info:2021

Rostock – Landkreis Rostock 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 14. It is located in northern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, comprising the independent city of Rostock and the northern part of the Landkreis Rostock district.[1]

Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Katrin Zschau of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II is located in northern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Rostock and northern parts of the Landkreis Rostock district, specifically the municipalities of Dummerstorf, Graal-Müritz, and Sanitz and the Ämter of Carbäk, Rostocker Heide, Schwaan, Tessin, and Warnow-West.[1]

History

Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Rostock. Until 2002, it was constituency 265 in the numbering system. Originally, it comprised only the independent city of Rostock. In the 2005 election, it acquired the municipalities of Graal-Müritz and Sanitz and the Ämter of Carbäk, Rostocker Heide, and Tessin from the now-abolished Bad Doberan district. In the 2013 election, was further expanded to its current borders and renamed to Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II.

Electionwidth=150pxNamewidth=500pxBorders
1990265Rostock
1994
1998
200214
2005
2009
2013Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II
2017
2021
2025

Members

The constituency was held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from its creation in 1990 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Christine Lucyga (until 2005) and Christian Kleiminger. In 2009, it was won by Steffen Bockhahn of The Left. Peter Stein of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won the constituency in 2013, and was re-elected in 2017. Katrin Zschau regained it for the SPD in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty%
1990Christine LucygaSPD34.4
199433.2
199836.8
200245.2
bgcolor=2005Christian KleimingerSPD37.7
bgcolor=2009Steffen BockhahnLINKE32.3
2013Peter SteinCDU35.0
201729.5
bgcolor=2021Katrin ZschauSPD27.0

Election results

2009 election

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II. Federal Returning Officer.
  2. Web site: Results for Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II. Federal Returning Officer.