Herford – Minden-Lübbecke 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 132. It is located in eastern

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, comprising the

Herford Herford (; ) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the lowlands between the hill chains of the Wiehen Hills and the Teutoburg Forest. It is situated in the cultural region of Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL) and the Detmold (administrat ...

district and a small part of the

Minden-Lübbecke Minden-Lübbecke is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the northeastern part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Diepholz (district), Diepholz, Nienburg (district), Nienburg, Schaumburg, Lippe, Herford (district), Herford, Osnabr ...

district. Herford – Minden-Lübbecke II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. From 2009 to 2025, it has been represented by Stefan Schwartze of the

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(SPD). Since 2025 it is been represented by Joachim Ebmeyer of the CDU.

Geography

Herford – Minden-Lübbecke II is located in eastern

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Herford district and the municipality of

Bad Oeynhausen Bad Oeynhausen () is a spa town on the southern edge of the Wiehengebirge in the district of Minden-Lübbecke in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe, East-Westphalia-Lippe region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The closest larger towns are Bielefeld (39 ki ...

from the Minden-Lübbecke district.

History

Herford – Minden-Lübbecke II was created in 1949, then known as ''Herford-Stadt und -Land''. From 1965 through 1994, it was named ''Herford''. In the 1998 election, it was named ''Herford – Minden-Lübbecke I''. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 48 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1976, it was number 107. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 103. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 134. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 133. From the 2025 election, it has been number 132. Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of

and the district of Landkreis Herford. In the 1972 and 1976 elections, it comprised the district of Herford and the municipality of

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from the

Lippe Lippe () is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Herford, Minden-Lübbecke, Höxter, Paderborn, Gütersloh, and district-free Bielefeld, which forms the region Ostwestfalen-Lippe. ...

district. In the 1980 through 1994 elections, it was coterminous with the Herford district. In the 1998 election, it comprised the Herford district and the ''Ortsteile'' of Bad Oeynhausen-Lohe and Bad Oeynhausen-Rehme from the Minden-Lübbecke district. 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 term since 1949. It was first represented by Heinrich Höcker of the SPD from 1949 to 1961, followed by Rudolf Bäumer for a single term. Günter Biermann served from 1965 to 1983, when

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of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected. Rolf Koltzsch regained the constituency for the SPD in 1987 and served until 1994. Wolfgang Spanier then served until 2009. Stefan Schwartze was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021. In 2025 Joachim Ebmeyer of the CDU took the seat.

Election results

2025 election

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

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