Mettmann 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 105. It is located in western

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 northern part of the district of

Mettmann Mettmann () is a town in the northern part of the Bergisches Land, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Mettmann, Germany's most densely populated rural district. The town lies east of Düsseldorf ...

. Mettmann II was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by

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of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

Mettmann II is located in western

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of

Heiligenhaus Heiligenhaus () is a town in the district of Mettmann, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the suburban Rhine-Ruhr area. It lies between Düsseldorf and Essen. Bochum University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Bochum, formerly Fachhochschule ...

Ratingen Ratingen ( li, Rotinge) is a town in the district of Mettmann in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in the northwestern part of Berg about 12 km northeast of Düsseldorf. Administration With a communal reform of 1975 the independent mu ...

Velbert Velbert ( Low Rhenish: ''Vèlbed'') is a town in the district of Mettmann, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The town is renowned worldwide for the production of locks and fittings. Geography Velbert is located on the hills of 'Niede ...

, and

Wülfrath Wülfrath is a town in the district of Mettmann (district), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography The town is situated on the mountain spurs of the Bergische Land, between the Rhine, Ruhr and Wupper rivers. It is located in the central p ...

from the district of Mettmann.

History

Mettmann II was created in 1965 and contained parts of the redistributed ''Düsseldorf-Mettmann'' constituency. Until acquiring its current name in 1980, it was known as ''Düsseldorf-Mettmann II''. From 1965 through 1976, it was constituency 72 in the numbering system. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 73. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 106. Since 2013, it has been number 105. Originally, the constituency comprised the municipalities of

Kettwig Kettwig is the southernmost borough of the city of Essen in western Germany and, until 1975, was a town in its own right. Kettwig is situated next to the Ruhr river, at a median height of 53 metres above sea level. It is the most recently incorpo ...

, Langenberg, Neviges,

Wittlaer Wittlaer is an urban quarter of Düsseldorf, part of Borough 5. It borders Stockum, Kalkum, Angermund, and the city of Duisburg. It is close to Düsseldorf Airport. Wittlaer has the lowest point in Düsseldorf, where the Schwarzbach flows into t ...

Ratingen-Lintorf Lintorf is a village at the transition of the Berg region into the lower Rhine plain in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Since 1975 it has been a quarter of the city of Ratingen. History, geography & transport Lintorf was suburbanised in 1975. Rat ...

, and Hubbelrath, as well as the

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of Angerland, from the district of Düsseldorf-Mettmann. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Willi Müser of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1965 to 1969. He was succeeded by Heinz Pensky of the

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(SPD).

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of the CDU was elected in 1983 and represented the constituency until 1998, when the SPD regained it.

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held it for a single term before being succeeded by

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in the 2002 election. In 2009, Peter Beyer of the CDU became representative. He was re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mettmann II Federal electoral districts in North Rhine-Westphalia Mettmann (district) Constituencies established in 1949 1949 establishments in West Germany