Cologne II

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94 Cologne II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
File:Bundestagswahlkreis 94-2013.svg
Cologne II in 2013
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Population 330,800 (2019)
Electorate 242,483 (2021)
Major settlements Cologne (partial)
Area 101.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created 1949
Party GRÜNE
Member Sven Lehmann
Elected 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 94. 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. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 94.

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.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 8 Köln II
  • Cologne city (only the area on the left bank of the Rhine south of the line made by Aachener Straße and Innere Kanalstraße)
1953 67
1957
1961
1965 60
  • Cologne city (only Bayenthal, Zollstock, Klettenberg, Sülz, Lindenthal, Müngersdorf, and Ehrenfeld south of Subbelrather Straße)
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 95
2005
2009
2013 94
2017
2021

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.

Election Member Party  %
1949 Hermann Pünder CDU 44.9
1953 54.5
1957 Fritz Hellwig CDU 60.6
1961 Carl Hesberg CDU 50.3
1965 50.0
1969 Katharina Focke SPD 50.9
1972 54.7
1976 47.7
1980 Anke Fuchs SPD 44.0
1983 Heribert Blens CDU 50.2
1987 45.2
1990 41.9
1994 43.2
1998 Anke Fuchs SPD 44.5
2002 Lale Akgün SPD 43.9
2005 43.8
2009 Michael Paul CDU 34.9
2013 Heribert Hirte CDU 40.0
2017 34.9
2021 Sven Lehmann GRÜNE 34.6

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Cologne II[3]

Notes: Green 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.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party Votes % ±%
style="background-color: Template:Alliance 90/The Greens/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Alliance 90/The Greens|Template:Alliance 90/The Greens/meta/shortname]] Sven Lehmann 70,658 34.6 Increase 20.0 65,240 31.9 Increase 16.4
CDU Sandra von Möller 50,918 25.0 Decrease 9.9 41,834 20.5 Decrease 8.0
SPD Marion Sollbach 40,103 19.7 Decrease 7.2 43,193 21.1 Increase 1.6
FDP Joachim Krämer 16,950 8.3 Decrease 0.7 26,470 13.0 Decrease 4.2
Left Matthias Birkwald 8,771 4.3 Decrease 3.7 10,399 5.1 Decrease 5.6
AfD Luca Leittersdorf 5,587 2.7 Decrease 1.9 5,891 2.9 Decrease 2.2
style="background-color: Template:Volt Germany/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Volt Germany|Template:Volt Germany/meta/shortname]] Olivier Fuchs 4,111 2.0 2,323 1.1
[[Die PARTEI|Template:Die PARTEI/meta/shortname]] Judit Géczi 3,312 1.6 Decrease 0.3 1,898 0.9 Decrease 0.2
style="background-color: Template:Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany|Template:Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany/meta/shortname]] Markus Hoffleit 2,005 1.0 1,773 0.9
Tierschutzpartei   1,646 0.8 Increase 0.3
style="background-color: Template:Team Todenhöfer/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Team Todenhöfer|Template:Team Todenhöfer/meta/shortname]]   1,049 0.5
style="background-color: Template:Free Voters/meta/color; width: 5px;" | FW Torsten Ilg 1,369 0.7 792 0.4 Increase 0.2
Pirates   558 0.3 Steady 0.0
style="background-color: Template:Party of Humanists/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Party of Humanists|Template:Party of Humanists/meta/shortname]]   182 0.1 Steady 0.0
style="background-color: Template:V-Partei3/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[V-Partei3|Template:V-Partei3/meta/shortname]]   165 0.1 Decrease 0.1
[[Ecological Democratic Party|Template:Ecological Democratic Party/meta/shortname]]   159 0.1 Steady 0.0
style="background-color: Template:Partei für Gesundheitsforschung/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Partei für Gesundheitsforschung|Template:Partei für Gesundheitsforschung/meta/shortname]]   127 0.1 Steady 0.0
LIEBE 110 0.1
style="background-color: Template:Die Urbane. Eine HipHop Partei/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Die Urbane. Eine HipHop Partei|Template:Die Urbane. Eine HipHop Partei/meta/shortname]]   104 0.1
LfK 102 0.0
style="background-color: Template:Alliance C – Christians for Germany/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Alliance C – Christians for Germany|Template:Alliance C – Christians for Germany/meta/shortname]]   83 0.0
PdF 64 0.0
NPD   53 0.0 Steady 0.0
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Conservative Reformers/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Liberal Conservative Reformers|Template:Liberal Conservative Reformers/meta/shortname]]   39 0.0
style="background-color: Template:Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany|Template:Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany/meta/shortname]] Mahdi Rezai 117 0.1 Decrease 0.1 31 0.0 Steady 0.0
[[German Communist Party|Template:German Communist Party/meta/shortname]] Walter Stehling 82 0.0 36 0.0 Steady 0.0
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Equality Party (Germany)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | PSG   12 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 972 622
Total Valid votes 203,983 204,333
Turnout 204,955 84.5 Increase 2.4
style="background-color: Template:Alliance 90/The Greens/meta/color" | [[Alliance 90/The Greens|Template:Alliance 90/The Greens/meta/shortname]] gain from CDU Majority 19,740 9.6

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Cologne II[4]

Notes: Green 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.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party Votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Heribert Hirte 68,657 34.9 Decrease 5.1 56,165 28.5 Decrease 7.0
SPD Elfi Scho-Antwerpes 52,880 26.9 Decrease 6.0 38,485 19.5 Decrease 6.8
style="background-color: Template:Alliance 90/The Greens/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Alliance 90/The Greens|Template:Alliance 90/The Greens/meta/shortname]] Sven Lehmann 28,716 14.6 Increase 0.1 30,630 15.5 Decrease 0.1
FDP Annette Wittmütz-Heublein 17,816 9.1 Increase 6.4 33,760 17.1 Increase 9.0
Left Matthias Birkwald 15,704 8.0 Increase 2.8 21,100 10.7 Increase 3.8
AfD Jochen Haugg 9,057 4.6 Increase 2.5 9,964 5.1 Increase 1.8
[[Die PARTEI|Template:Die PARTEI/meta/shortname]] Ingo Trapphagen 3,689 1.9 2,322 1.2 Increase 0.6
Tierschutzpartei   1,072 0.5
Pirates   634 0.3 Decrease 1.9
DiB 582 0.3
style="background-color: Template:Free Voters/meta/color; width: 5px;" | FW   368 0.2 Steady 0.0
AD-DEMOKRATEN 350 0.2
[[Basic Income Alliance|Template:Basic Income Alliance/meta/shortname]]   332 0.2
V-Partei³ 292 0.1
[[Ecological Democratic Party|Template:Ecological Democratic Party/meta/shortname]]   235 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Die Humanisten 190 0.1
DM 153 0.1
NPD   107 0.1 Decrease 0.3
Gesundheitsforschung 105 0.1
Volksabstimmung 97 0.0 Decrease 0.1
style="background-color: Template:Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany|Template:Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany/meta/shortname]] Mahdi Rezai 242 0.1 85 0.0 Steady 0.0
[[German Communist Party|Template:German Communist Party/meta/shortname]]   38 0.0
SGP 12 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,218 901
Total Valid votes 196,761 197,078
Turnout 197,979 82.2 Increase 3.2
CDU hold Majority 15,777 8.0 Increase 0.8

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Cologne II[5]

Notes: Green 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.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party Votes % ±%
CDU Heribert Hirte 73,011 40.0 Increase 5.1 64,909 35.5 Increase 7.2
SPD Elfi Scho-Antwerpes 59,975 32.8 Increase 0.4 48,190 26.3 Increase 4.4
style="background-color: Template:Alliance 90/The Greens/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Alliance 90/The Greens|Template:Alliance 90/The Greens/meta/shortname]] Volker Beck 26,426 14.5 Decrease 1.1 28,642 15.6 Decrease 4.2
Left Matthias Birkwald 9,521 5.2 Decrease 0.4 12,689 6.9 Decrease 0.1
FDP Hans Hermann Stein 4,762 2.6 Decrease 8.2 14,871 8.1 Decrease 10.9
AfD Stephan Boyens 3,839 2.1 5,955 3.3
Pirates Andreas Gärtner 3,677 2.0 4,072 2.2 Increase 0.3
[[Die PARTEI|Template:Die PARTEI/meta/shortname]]   1,030 0.6
NPD Thorsten Peter März 783 0.4 Decrease 0.2 596 0.3 Decrease 0.1
style="background-color: Template:Free Voters/meta/color; width: 5px;" | FW Joachim Orth 583 0.3 403 0.2
Nichtwahler 364 0.2
[[Ecological Democratic Party|Template:Ecological Democratic Party/meta/shortname]]   328 0.2 Steady 0.0
PRO 245 0.1
Volksabstimmung 213 0.1 Steady 0.0
BIG 132 0.1
REP   103 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Party of Reason 96 0.1
RRP 53 0.0 Decrease 0.1
style="background-color: Template:Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany|Template:Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany/meta/shortname]]   43 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo Johannes David Themba Faku 107 0.1 38 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG 37 0.0 Steady 0.0
Die Rechte 10 0.0
Informal votes 1,478 1,143
Total Valid votes 182,684 183,019
Turnout 184,162 79.0 Increase 2.1
CDU hold Majority 13,036 7.2 Increase 4.7

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Cologne II[6]

Notes: Green 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.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party Votes % ±%
CDU Michael Paul 59,710 34.9 Increase 0.3 48,545 28.3 Decrease 1.1
SPD Red XN Lale Akgün 55,471 32.4 Decrease 11.4 37,665 22.0 Decrease 11.2
style="background-color: Template:Alliance 90/The Greens/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Alliance 90/The Greens|Template:Alliance 90/The Greens/meta/shortname]] Volker Beck 26,614 15.5 Increase 5.6 34,040 19.8 Increase 3.2
FDP Werner Hoyer 18,455 10.8 Increase 3.1 32,663 19.0 Increase 4.7
Left Matthias Birkwald 9,550 5.6 Increase 2.1 12,138 7.1 Increase 2.3
Pirates   3,237 1.9
NPD Erwine Lehming 1,131 0.7 Increase 0.1 809 0.5 Increase 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   755 0.4 Increase 0.1
RENTNER 341 0.2
FAMILIE 337 0.2 Steady 0.0
[[Ecological Democratic Party|Template:Ecological Democratic Party/meta/shortname]]   252 0.1
REP   227 0.2 Steady 0.0
RRP 207 0.1
Volksabstimmung 129 0.1 Steady 0.0
Centre   67 0.0 Steady 0.0
DVU   48 0.0
style="background-color: Template:Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany|Template:Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany/meta/shortname]] Gottfried Schweizer 281 0.2 41 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG 28 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo 27 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,350 1,006
Total Valid votes 171,212 171,556
Turnout 172,562 76.9 Decrease 4.0
CDU gain from SPD Majority 4,239 2.5

References

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