139 Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II in 2013
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Population	225,800 (2019)
Electorate	175,283 (2021)
Major settlements	Witten Hattingen Wetter (Ruhr)
Area	245.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1949
Party	SPD
Member	Axel Echeverria
Elected	2021

Ennepe-Ruhr-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 139. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the northern part of the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district.^[1]

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Axel Echeverria of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).^[2]

Geography

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Hattingen, Herdecke, Sprockhövel, Wetter (Ruhr), and Witten from the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district.^[1]

History

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis II was created in 1949, then known as Ennepe-Ruhr – Witten. From 1965 through 1976, it was named Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis. From 1980 through 1998, it was named Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis I. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 54 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 113. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 112. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 109. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 140. Since 2013, it has been number 139.

Originally, the constituency comprised the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district and the independent city of Witten. From 1965 through 1976, it was coterminous with the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district. From 1980 through 1998, it comprised the entirety of the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis district excluding Witten. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation. It was first represented by Walter Freitag 1949 to 1953, followed by Heinrich Sträter until 1961. Wilhelm Michels was elected in 1961 and served until 1972. He was succeeded by Hans-Jürgen Augstein, who served two terms. Eugen von der Wiesche was then representative from 1980 to 1990. Adolf Ostertag served until 2002, followed by Christel Humme from 2002 to 2013. Ralf Kapschack was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. He was succeeded by Axel Echeverria in 2021.

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Ennepe-Ruhr-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	%	±%
	SPD	Axel Echeverria		47,993	35.4	1.3	45,664	33.7	3.8
	CDU	Hartmut Ziebs		33,357	24.6	8.3	29,855	22.0	5.3
	Greens	Ina Gießwein		21,734	16.0	7.5	21,941	16.2	8.0
	FDP	Anna Neumann		11,530	8.5	2.0	14,432	10.6	2.0
	AfD	Carl-Dietrich Korte		9,731	7.2		9,654	7.1	2.6
	Left	Clemens Jost		3,715	2.7	5.3	5,029	3.7	4.4
	Tierschutzpartei						2,085	1.5	0.6
	PARTEI	Michael Hanses		2,558	1.9		1,623	1.2	0.3
	dieBasis	Michael Kirchner		1,750	1.3		1,485	1.1
	FW	Thorsten Michaelis		1,466	1.1		843	0.6	0.4
	Pirates	Eric Tiggemann		1,434	1.1	1.6	804	0.6	0.1
	Team Todenhöfer						660	0.5
	Volt						278	0.2
	Gesundheitsforschung						186	0.1	0.0
	LIEBE						180	0.1
	ÖDP						143	0.1	0.0
	LfK						140	0.1
	NPD						129	0.1	0.1
	MLPD	Achim Czylwick		186	0.1	0.4	105	0.1	0.0
	Bündnis C						104	0.1
	Humanists						96	0.1	0.0
	V-Partei3						83	0.1	0.0
	du.						65	0.0
	DKP						48	0.0	0.0
	PdF						37	0.0
	LKR						20	0.0
	PSG						11	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,252			1,006
Total Valid votes				135,454			135,700
Turnout				136,706	78.0	0.9
	SPD hold		Majority	14,636	10.8	7.0

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Ennepe-Ruhr-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 Ralf Kapschack		49,333	36.7	5.6	40,767	29.9	8.4
	CDU	Ralf Brauksiepe		44,273	32.9	2.8	37,284	27.3	5.7
	FDP	Jürgen Alexander Weber		14,175	10.5	8.5	17,270	12.7	8.2
	AfD						13,190	9.7	5.8
	Greens	Janosch Dahmen[lower-alpha 1]		11,538	8.6	0.3	11,142	8.2	0.9
	Left	Heinz-Dieter Kempka		10,804	8.0	3.0	11,092	8.1	1.7
	Tierschutzpartei						1,239	0.9
	PARTEI						1,158	0.8	0.5
	Pirates	Roland Löpke		3,565	2.7	0.4	881	0.6	1.6
	AD-DEMOKRATEN						452	0.3
	FW						291	0.2	0.1
	NPD						264	0.2	0.7
	DiB						198	0.1
	ÖDP						183	0.1	0.0
	BGE						163	0.1
	MLPD	Achim Czylwick		688	0.5	0.3	158	0.1	0.0
	V-Partei³						146	0.1
	Volksabstimmung						143	0.1	0.1
	Gesundheitsforschung						135	0.1
	DM						133	0.1
	Die Humanisten						80	0.1
	DKP						46	0.0
	SGP						9	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				3,256			1,208
Total Valid votes				134,376			136,424
Turnout				137,632	77.1	2.7
	SPD hold		Majority	5,060	3.8	2.7

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Ennepe-Ruhr-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	Ralf Kapschack		56,197	42.3	1.4	50,946	38.3	3.4
	CDU	Ralf Brauksiepe		47,530	35.8	5.4	44,028	33.1	6.3
	Greens	Janosch Dahmen		10,964	8.3	0.4	12,071	9.1	2.3
	Left	Helmut Kanand		6,743	5.1	3.3	8,498	6.4	3.0
	AfD	Christian Rombeck		3,993	3.0		5,178	3.9
	Pirates	Roland Löpke		3,003	2.3		2,951	2.2	0.6
	FDP	Rosemarie Steinhauer		2,666	2.0	8.0	5,977	4.5	8.0
	NPD	Dieter Schulz		1,523	1.1	0.2	1,241	0.9	0.1
	PARTEI						487	0.4
	PRO						323	0.2
	Volksabstimmung						222	0.2	0.1
	FW						197	0.1
	ÖDP						187	0.1	0.1
	MLPD			233	0.2	0.0	156	0.1	0.0
	Nichtwahler						153	0.1
	REP						152	0.1	0.1
	BIG						143	0.1
	Party of Reason						75	0.1
	RRP						64	0.0	0.1
	Die Rechte						44	0.0
	PSG						37	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						19	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,897			1,600
Total Valid votes				132,852			133,149
Turnout				134,749	74.4	0.3
	SPD hold		Majority	8,667	6.5	4.0

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Ennepe-Ruhr-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 Christel Humme		54,845	40.9	11.5	46,848	34.8	12.3
	CDU	Ralf Brauksiepe		40,763	30.4	0.5	35,927	26.7	0.4
	FDP	Konrad Schily		13,392	10.0	4.9	16,778	12.5	3.3
	Greens	Janosch Dahmen		11,621	8.7	3.8	15,248	11.3	2.8
	Left	Wolfgang Pauli		11,180	8.3	3.9	12,596	9.4	3.5
	Pirates						2,180	1.6
	NPD	Dieter Schulz		1,762	1.3	0.4	1,382	1.0	0.3
	Tierschutzpartei						1,103	0.8	0.0
	FAMILIE						673	0.5	0.1
	RENTNER						559	0.4
	REP						307	0.2	0.0
	RRP						194	0.1
	MLPD	Jakobus Fröhlich		285	0.2	0.1	153	0.1	0.0
	Volksabstimmung						126	0.1	0.0
	ÖDP						116	0.1
	DVU						108	0.1
	Centre						61	0.0	0.0
	PSG						42	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						29	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,727			1,430
Total Valid votes				134,133			134,430
Turnout				135,860	74.1	6.1
	SPD hold		Majority	14,082	10.5	11.0

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