Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal II

Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal 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 103. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the cities of Solingen, Remscheid, and small parts of Wuppertal.[1]

103 Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal II
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal II in 2013
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population312,700 (2019)
Electorate220,204 (2021)
Major settlementsSolingen
Remscheid
Wuppertal (partial)
Area201.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberIngo Schäfer
Elected2021

Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Ingo Schäfer of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal II is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the independent cities of Solingen and Remscheid, as well as the districts of Cronenberg and Ronsdorf from the independent city of Wuppertal.[1]

History

Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal II was created in 1949, then known as Remscheid – Solingen. From 1965 through 1976, it was named Solingen. From 1980 through 1998, it was named Solingen – Remscheid. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 15 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 74. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 71. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 104. Since 2013, it has been number 103.

Originally, the constituency comprised the cities of Solingen and Remscheid. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was coterminous with Solingen. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it again comprised Solingen and Remscheid. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 15 Remscheid – Solingen
1953 74
1957
1961
1965 71 Solingen
1969
1972
1976
1980 Solingen – Remscheid
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 104 Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal II
2005
2009
2013 103
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Hermann Runge of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1953. It was won by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1953 and represented by Fritz Hellwig for a single term, followed by fellow CDU member Franz Etzel for two terms. Arthur Killat of the CDU was elected in 1965 and served until 1972, when the SPD won the constituency. Heinz Schreiber then served until 1983, when Bernd Wilz of the CDU was elected. He served three terms before SPD candidate Hans-Werner Bertl won in 1994. He was succeeded in 2005 by Jürgen Kucharczyk, who served a single term. The CDU's Jürgen Hardt was elected in 2009 and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. Ingo Schäfer regained the constituency for the SPD in 2021.

Election Member Party  %
1949 Hermann Runge SPD 25.0
1953 Fritz Hellwig CDU 38.6
1957 Franz Etzel CDU 50.7
1961 41.5
1965 Arthur Killat CDU 45.1
1969 39.3
1972 Heinz Schreiber SPD 52.2
1976 47.6
1980 49.5
1983 Bernd Wilz CDU 47.2
1987 44.4
1990 42.0
1994 Hans-Werner Bertl SPD 44.7
1998 49.8
2002 47.1
2005 Jürgen Kucharczyk SPD 43.3
2009 Jürgen Hardt CDU 39.0
2013 44.3
2017 38.2
2021 Ingo Schäfer SPD 32.6

Election results

2021 election
Federal election (2021): Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Ingo Schäfer 52,852 32.6 Increase 1.8 48,196 29.7 Increase 4.6
CDU Red XN Jürgen Hardt 44,778 27.6 Decrease 10.6 39,413 24.3 Decrease 7.3
Greens Silvia Vaeckenstedt 20,967 12.9 Increase 7.1 24,296 15.0 Increase 7.8
FDP Robert Weindl 17,406 10.7 Increase 3.0 20,256 12.5 Decrease 1.6
AfD Frederick Kühne 12,335 7.6 Decrease 1.8 12,506 7.7 Decrease 2.3
Left Mohamad Shoan Vaisi 5,099 3.1 Decrease 3.1 6,076 3.7 Decrease 4.1
Tierschutzpartei   2,521 1.6 Increase 0.7
PARTEI Judith Röder 3,398 2.1 Increase 0.6 2,044 1.3 Increase 0.4
dieBasis Volker Dörner 2,233 1.4 1,913 1.2
Team Todenhöfer   1,312 0.8
FW Jan Klein 1,662 1.0 1,086 0.7 Increase 0.5
Independent Peter Kramer 1,070 0.7
Pirates   624 0.4 Decrease 0.1
Volt   470 0.3
LIEBE 260 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung   194 0.1 Steady 0.0
Humanists   174 0.1 Steady 0.0
LfK 168 0.1
NPD   143 0.1 Decrease 0.1
V-Partei3   118 0.1 Steady 0.0
ÖDP   99 0.1 Steady 0.0
Bündnis C   83 0.1
MLPD Christoph Gärtner 169 0.1 Steady 0.0 80 0.0 Steady 0.0
PdF 70 0.0
du.   56 0.0
LKR   30 0.0
DKP   17 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG   13 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,526 1,277
Total Valid votes 161,969 162,218
Turnout 163,495 74.2 Increase 0.6
SPD gain from CDU Majority 8,074 5.0

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Jürgen Hardt 61,871 38.2 Decrease 6.1 51,318 31.6 Decrease 7.4
SPD Ingo Schäfer 49,863 30.8 Decrease 2.6 40,743 25.1 Decrease 5.2
AfD Frederick Kühne 15,303 9.5 Increase 5.8 16,221 10.0 Increase 5.7
FDP Karin van der Most 12,548 7.8 Increase 5.1 22,947 14.1 Increase 8.1
Left Adrian Scheffels 10,105 6.2 Increase 0.4 12,689 7.8 Increase 1.1
Greens Ilka Brehmer 9,403 5.8 Decrease 1.3 11,726 7.2 Decrease 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,346 0.8
PARTEI Matthias Streib 2,403 1.5 1,331 0.8 Increase 0.3
AD-DEMOKRATEN 1,214 0.7
Pirates   774 0.5 Decrease 2.0
NPD   334 0.2 Decrease 0.8
FW   331 0.2 Steady 0.0
DM 249 0.2
DiB 185 0.1
V-Partei³ 173 0.1
Gesundheitsforschung 171 0.1
BGE   166 0.1
ÖDP   164 0.1 Steady 0.0
Volksabstimmung 140 0.1 Decrease 0.1
MLPD Gabriele Fechtner 266 0.2 Decrease 0.1 106 0.1 Steady 0.0
Die Humanisten 102 0.1
DKP   21 0.0
SGP 18 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,257 1,550
Total Valid votes 161,762 162,469
Turnout 164,019 73.6 Increase 2.4
CDU hold Majority 12,008 7.4 Decrease 3.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Jürgen Hardt 70,269 44.3 Increase 5.3 62,029 39.0 Increase 7.1
SPD Sven Wiertz 52,931 33.4 Decrease 0.9 48,123 30.3 Increase 3.5
Greens Ursula Linda Zarniko 11,334 7.1 Decrease 0.9 12,676 8.0 Decrease 2.2
Left Gunhild Böth 9,222 5.8 Decrease 2.6 10,740 6.8 Decrease 2.6
AfD Hans Werner Karl Schmitz 5,784 3.6 6,853 4.3
Pirates Ulrich Hasecke 4,432 2.8 3,901 2.5 Increase 0.7
FDP Gerd Brems 4,170 2.6 Decrease 6.1 9,650 6.1 Decrease 10.2
NPD   1,590 1.0 Steady 0.0
PARTEI   786 0.5
PRO 500 0.3
FW   347 0.2
REP   345 0.2 Decrease 0.2
Volksabstimmung 320 0.2 Increase 0.1
BIG 263 0.2
ÖDP   216 0.1 Steady 0.0
Nichtwahler 200 0.1
MLPD Gabriele Gärtner 430 0.3 177 0.1 Increase 0.1
Party of Reason 138 0.1
RRP 74 0.0 Decrease 0.1
PSG 36 0.0 Steady 0.0
Die Rechte 25 0.0
BüSo 21 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,357 1,908
Total Valid votes 158,572 159,021
Turnout 160,929 71.2 Increase 0.6
CDU hold Majority 17,338 10.9 Increase 6.2

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Jürgen Hardt 62,365 39.0 Decrease 2.0 51,248 32.0 Decrease 0.9
SPD Red XN Jürgen Kucharczyk 54,910 34.3 Decrease 8.9 42,869 26.7 Decrease 11.7
FDP Hans Lothar Schiffer 13,940 8.7 Increase 3.3 26,079 16.3 Increase 3.6
Left Heinz Hillebrand 13,418 8.4 Increase 3.7 15,057 9.4 Increase 3.6
Greens David Schichel 12,956 8.1 Increase 3.8 16,357 10.2 Increase 3.0
Pirates   2,891 1.8
NPD Detlef Hartmann 2,446 1.5 Increase 0.4 1,668 1.0 Increase 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,103 0.7 Increase 0.1
FAMILIE 819 0.5 Increase 0.1
RENTNER 668 0.4
REP   664 0.4 Decrease 0.1
RRP 223 0.1
Volksabstimmung 193 0.1 Steady 0.0
ÖDP   157 0.1
DVU   139 0.1
Centre   102 0.1 Steady 0.0
MLPD   91 0.1 Steady 0.0
BüSo 44 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG 26 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,157 1,794
Total Valid votes 160,035 160,398
Turnout 162,192 70.5 Decrease 6.6
CDU gain from SPD Majority 7,455 4.7

References
  1. "Constituency Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal II". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal II". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal II
  4. Results for Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal II
  5. Results for Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal II
  6. Results for Solingen – Remscheid – Wuppertal II
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