Herne – Bochum II is an electoral constituency (

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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the

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. It elects one member via

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. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 141. It is located in the

Ruhr The Ruhr ( ; german: Ruhrgebiet , also ''Ruhrpott'' ), also referred to as the Ruhr area, sometimes Ruhr district, Ruhr region, or Ruhr valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population density of 2,800/km ...

region of

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...

, comprising the city of Herne and the eastern part of the city of

Bochum Bochum ( , also , ; wep, Baukem) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia. With a population of 364,920 (2016), is the sixth largest city (after Cologne, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Essen and Duisburg) of the most populous Germany, German federal state o ...

. Herne – Bochum II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by

Michelle Müntefering Michelle-Jasmin Gabriele Müntefering (née Schumann; born 9 April 1980) is a German journalist and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since the 2013, representing the Herne � ...

of the

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(SPD).

Geography

Herne – Bochum II is located in the Ruhr region of

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the independent city of Herne and the city districts (''Stadtbezirke'') of 3 Bochum-Nord and 4 Bochum-Ost from the independent city of Bochum.

History

Herne – Bochum II was created in 1949, then known as ''Herne – Castrop-Rauxel''. From 1980 through 1994, it was named ''Herne''. In the 1998 election, it was named ''Herne – Bochum III''. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 53 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 112. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 111. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 112. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 142. Since 2013, it has been number 141. Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Herne and

Castrop-Rauxel Castrop-Rauxel (), often simply referred to as Castrop by locals, is a former coal mining city in the eastern part of the Ruhr Area in Germany. Geography Castrop-Rauxel is located in Germany between Dortmund to the southeast, Bochum to the sout ...

. From 1980 through 1994, it was coterminous with the independent city of Herne. In the 1998 election, it comprised Herne as well as the ''Stadtteile'' of Bergen and Hiltrop from the independent city of Bochum. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Members

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation. It was first represented by

Heinrich Imig Heinrich Gottlieb Imig (24 February 1893 – 24 February 1956) was a German trade unionist and politician. Born in Essen, Imig worked as a coal miner from the age of 19. He joined the Social Democratic Party, and also the Alter Verband union ...

of the SPD 1949 until 1953, when it was won by Friedrich Welskop of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Ulrich Berger retained it for the CDU in the 1957 election, but Herbert Kriedemann regained it for the SPD in 1961 and served until 1972.

Walter Arendt Walter Arendt (born 17 January 1925 in Heessen; died 7 March 2005 in Bornheim) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various ...

succeeded him and was representative until 1980, followed by

Heinz Westphal Heinz Westphal (4 June 1924 in Berlin – 30 October 1998 in Bonn) was a German politician, representing the SPD. From April to October 1982, he was the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and from 1983 to 1990 he was the vice-presiden ...

until 1990.

Dieter Maaß Dieter or dieter may refer to: * A person committed to dieting People Dieter is a German given name (), a short form of Dietrich, from ''theod+ric'' "people ruler", see Theodoric. Given name *Dieter Althaus (born 1958), German politician ...

served from 1990 to 2002, when he was succeeded by

Gerd Bollmann Gerd Friedrich Bollmann (September 28, 1947 in Wanne-Eickel, Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia – September 17, 2017) was a German politician. A member of the SPD, Bollman served in the Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German f ...

. Michelle Müntefering was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021.

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Herne - Bochum II Federal electoral districts in North Rhine-Westphalia 1949 establishments in West Germany Constituencies established in 1949 Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia Bochum