Stadt Hannover II

Stadt Hannover II is one of the 299 single member constituencies used for the German parliament, the Bundestag. The constituency elects one representative under the mixed member proportional representation (MMP) system. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 42.[1]

42 Stadt Hannover II
electoral district
for the Bundestag
StateLower Saxony
CountryGermany
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
Current MemberYasmin Fahimi
Elected Year2017
Most Successful PartySPD (20 times)

The constituency was created for the 1949 election, the first election in West Germany after World War II. Since its creation the constituency has been won by the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).

Overview

Located in Lower Saxony, the constituency consists of the southern part of the independent city of Hanover and the districts of Ahlem, Badenstedt, Bemerode, Bornum, Bult, Calenberger Neustadt, Davenstedt, Döhren, Herrenhausen, Kirchrode, Limmer, Linden-Mitte, Linden-Nord, Linden-Süd, Mitte, Mittelfeld, Mühlenberg, Nordstadt, Oberricklingen, Ricklingen, Seelhorst, Südstadt, Waldhausen, Waldheim, Wettbergen, Wülfel, Wülferode.[2]

History

Upon creation for the 1949 election, the district was called Stadt Hannover-Süd and covered the Badenstedt, Döhren, Wülfel, Kirchrode, Kleefeld, Limmer, Linden and Ricklingen districts. The constituency was renamed Stadt Hannover II for the 1980 election. Since then, the constituency boundaries have remained unchanged.[3]

ElectionConstituency No.Constituency Name
194919Stadt Hannover-Süd
1953-6141
1965-7637Hannover II
1980-98Stadt Hannover II
2002-0542
200943
201342

Members of the Bundestag
ElectionMemberVote share %PartySourceNote
1949 Kurt Schumacher 55.1 Social Democratic Party of Germany [4] 1st election after the division of the country
1952 Ernst Winter 59.8 [4] by-election
1953 Erich Ollenhauer 51.9 [3]
1957 52.1 [3]
1961 53.9 [3]
1965 Helmut Rohde 51.0 [3]
1969 57.2 [3]
1972 59.8 [3]
1976 54.6 [3]
1980 53.3 [3]
1983 49.1 [3]
1987 Edelgard Bulmahn 46.3 [3]
1990 44.0 [3] 1st election of the re-united Germany
1994 45.1 [3]
1998 53.6 [3]
2002 56.3 [3]
2005 54.3 [5]
2009 39.6 [6]
2013 42.8 [7]
2017 Yasmin Fahimi 33.7 [8]

References
  1. Officer, The Federal Returning. "Results Stadt Hannover II - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiter.de. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  2. Officer, The Federal Returning. "Delimitation of constituency boundaries Stadt Hannover II - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiter.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  3. Vierhaus, Rudolf (2002-01-01). Biographisches Handbuch der Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages 1949-2002 (in German). Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110969054.
  4. Vierhaus, Rudolf (2002-01-01). Biographisches Handbuch der Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages 1949-2002 (in German). Walter de Gruyter. p. 353. ISBN 9783110969054.
  5. "NIEDERSACHSEN BUNDESTAG ELECTIONS 2005 September 18 GERMANY ELECTIONS ARCHIVE". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  6. "Endgültiges Ergebnis - Landeswahlleiter Niedersachsen" (PDF). landeswahlleiter.niedersachsen.de. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  7. Officer, The Federal Returning. "Elected candidates by Land lists in Lower Saxony - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiter.de. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  8. Officer, The Federal Returning. "Elected candidates by Land lists in Niedersachsen - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiter.de. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.