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Ludwigslust-Parchim II - Nordwestmecklenburg II - Landkreis Rostock I

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13 Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I in 2025
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
Population249,300 (2019)
Electorate205,042 (2021)
Major settlementsWismar
Parchim
Area3,937.0 km
Current electoral district
Created2002
PartySPD
MemberFrank Junge
Elected2021

Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I 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 13. It is located in western Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, comprising the eastern parts of the districts of Ludwigslust-Parchim and Nordwestmecklenburg, and the northwestern part of Landkreis Rostock.

Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Frank Junge of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

Geography

Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I is located in western Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the western parts of Ludwigslust-Parchim district (specifically the municipality of Parchim and the Ämter of Crivitz, Eldenburg Lübz, Goldberg-Mildenitz, Parchimer Umland, Plau am See, and Sternberger Seenlandschaft) and Nordwestmecklenburg (specifically the municipalities of Grevesmühlen, Poel, and Wismar, and the Ämter of Dorf Mecklenburg-Bad Kleinen, Grevesmühlen-Land, Klützer Winkel, Neuburg, and Neukloster-Warin), as well as northwestern parts of Landkreis Rostock (specifically the municipalities of Bad Doberan, Kröpelin, Kühlungsborn, Neubukow, and Satow and the Ämter of Bad Doberan-Land and Neubukow-Salzhaff).

History

Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I was created in 2002, then known as Wismar – Nordwestmecklenburg – Parchim. It contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Wismar – Gadebusch – Grevesmühlen – Doberan – Bützow, Schwerin – Hagenow, and Güstrow – Sternberg – Lübz – Parchim – Ludwigslust. Until 2013, it was constituency 12 in the numbering system. Originally, it comprised the now-abolished independent city of Wismar, the district of Nordwestmecklenburg, and the now-abolished district of Parchim. In the 2013 election, it lost the Ämter of Gadebusch, Lützow-Lübstorf, Rehna, and Schönberger Land from the Nordwestmecklenburg district, while it gained northwestern parts of Landkreis Rostock; it also acquired its current name and constituency number.

Election No. Name Borders
2002 12 Wismar – Nordwestmecklenburg – Parchim
2005
2009
2013 13 Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I
2017
2021
2025

Members

The constituency was held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from its creation in 2002 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Iris Hoffmann. It was won by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 2009, and represented by Karin Strenz. She was re-elected in 2013 and 2017. Frank Junge won the constituency for the SPD In 2021.

Election Member Party %
2002 Iris Hoffmann SPD 47.4
2005 37.8
2009 Karin Strenz CDU 33.7
2013 43.0
2017 30.0
2021 Frank Junge SPD 35.2

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I
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 Frank Junge 50,736 35.2 Increase 11.3 46,846 32.5 Increase 15.3
CDU Simone Borchardt 26,208 18.2 Decrease 11.8 24,621 17.1 Decrease 16.6
AfD Andreas-Michael Mrachacz 24,760 17.2 Decrease 0.2 24,673 17.1 Decrease 0.6
Left Judith Keller 14,949 10.4 Decrease 5.8 14,979 10.4 Decrease 6.4
FDP Daniel Bohl 10,322 7.2 Increase 1.4 11,638 8.1 Increase 1.9
Greens Martin Mölau 8,163 5.7 Increase 1.6 10,147 7.0 Increase 3.2
FW Torsten Neitzel 3,531 2.5 Increase 0.7 2,384 1.7 Increase 0.8
dieBasis Stephanie Zajonc 2,796 1.9 2,610 1.8
Independent Rainer Löwe 2,581 1.8
Human Environment Animal Protection   2,562 1.8 Increase 0.5
PARTEI   1,019 0.7 Decrease 0.1
NPD   889 0.6 Decrease 0.5
Pirates   624 0.4
Team Todenhöfer   332 0.2
Volt   254 0.2
ÖDP   195 0.1 Steady 0.0
Humanists   157 0.1
DKP   109 0.1
MLPD   65 0.0 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 2,316 2,258
Total valid votes 144,046 144,104
Turnout 146,362 71.4 Increase 0.1
SPD gain from CDU Majority 24,528 17.0

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I
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 Karin Strenz 43,453 30.0 Decrease 13.0 48,841 33.7 Decrease 8.4
SPD Frank Junge 34,705 24.0 Increase 1.2 25,029 17.2 Decrease 2.5
AfD Christoph Grimm 25,262 17.4 25,688 17.7 Increase 12.4
Left Horst Krumpen 23,433 16.2 Decrease 6.7 24,409 16.8 Decrease 4.5
FDP Chris Rehhagen 8,290 5.7 Increase 4.1 9,008 6.2 Increase 4.0
Greens Claudia Schulz 5,858 4.0 Increase 0.6 5,521 3.8 Decrease 0.2
FW Gustav Graf von Westarp 2,573 1.8 Increase 0.7 1,216 0.8 Steady 0.0
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,807 1.2
NPD Rainer Schütt 1,264 0.9 Decrease 2.3 1,642 1.1 Decrease 1.4
PARTEI   1,188 0.8
BGE   355 0.2
ÖDP   213 0.1
MLPD   194 0.1 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,930 1,657
Total valid votes 144,838 145,111
Turnout 146,768 71.3 Increase 5.7
CDU hold Majority 8,748 6.0 Decrease 14.1

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I
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 Karin Strenz 57,917 43.0 Increase 9.4 56,922 42.1 Increase 9.4
Left Martina Bunge 30,812 22.9 Decrease 6.8 28,803 21.3 Decrease 7.3
SPD Frank Junge 30,711 22.8 Increase 1.9 26,641 19.7 Increase 1.3
AfD   7,138 5.3
Greens Ulrike Seemann-Katz 4,641 3.4 Decrease 1.4 5,448 4.0 Decrease 1.2
NPD Stefan Köster 4,244 3.1 Steady 0.0 3,465 2.6 Decrease 0.3
Pirates Dennis Klüver 2,964 2.2 2,126 1.6 Decrease 0.4
FDP René Domke 2,125 1.6 Decrease 5.9 3,006 2.2 Decrease 7.5
FW Gustav Graf von Westarp 1,398 1.0 1,106 0.8
PRO 291 0.2
MLPD   153 0.1 Decrease 0.1
REP   86 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 2,359 1,986
Total valid votes 134,812 135,185
Turnout 137,171 65.6 Increase 2.2
CDU hold Majority 27,105 20.1 Increase 16.5

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Wismar – Nordwestmecklenburg – Parchim
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 Karin Strenz 45,383 33.7 Increase 4.7 44,340 32.9 Increase 4.8
Left Martina Bunge 40,419 30.1 Increase 8.2 38,466 28.5 Increase 6.5
SPD Stephan Bliemel 27,590 20.5 Decrease 17.2 25,047 18.6 Decrease 16.6
FDP Martin Broziat 9,969 7.4 Increase 2.2 12,865 9.5 Increase 3.3
Greens Ulrike Seemann-Katz 6,520 4.8 Increase 2.0 7,139 5.3 Increase 1.1
NPD Stefan Köster 3,976 3.0 Decrease 0.4 3,766 2.8 Decrease 0.3
Pirates   2,745 2.0
Independent Lutz Kind 618 0.5
MLPD   246 0.2 Decrease 0.1
REP   195 0.1
Informal votes 2,448 2,114
Total valid votes 134,475 134,809
Turnout 136,923 63.2 Decrease 8.1
CDU gain from SPD Majority 4,964 3.7

References

  1. ^ "Constituency Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I
  4. ^ Results for Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I
  5. ^ Results for Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I
  6. ^ Results for Wismar – Nordwestmecklenburg – Parchim