Bremen II – Bremerhaven 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 55. It is located in the state of Bremen, comprising western and northern parts of the city of Bremen and the exclave of Bremerhaven.^[1]

Bremen II – Bremerhaven was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Uwe Schmidt of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).^[2]

Geography

Bremen II – Bremerhaven is located in the state of Bremen. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the city of Bremerhaven, as well as from the city of Bremen the boroughs of West and Nord, the Stadtteil of Häfen from the borough of Mitte, and the Stadtteile of Woltmershausen and Ortsteile of Seehausen and Strom from the borough of Süd.^[1]

History

Bremen II – Bremerhaven was created in 1949, then known as Bremerhaven – Bremen-Nord. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Bremen constituency 3 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 59. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 52. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 55. In the 2009 election, it was number 56. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 55.

Originally, the constituency comprised the borough of Nord and the city of Bremerhaven. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation. Its first representative was Bernhard Lohmüller, who served from 1949 until his death in 1952. He was succeeded by Philipp Wehr after a by-election. Wehr was subsequently re-elected in the 1953 and 1957 elections. Werner Lenz became representative in the 1961 election and served a single term. Harry Tallert then served from 1965 to 1972. Horst Grunenberg served five terms between 1972 and 1990. He was succeeded by Ilse Janz, who served until 2002. Uwe Beckmeyer was representative from 2002 to 2017. Uwe Schmidt has served since the 2017 election.

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Bremen II – Bremerhaven[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	SPD	Y Uwe Schmidt		52,498	36.9	3.0	49,799	34.9	5.3
	CDU	Wiebke Winter		28,552	20.1	4.9	24,124	16.9	7.1
	Greens	Michael Labetzke		20,769	14.6	6.9	24,013	16.8	7.8
	AfD	Thomas Jürgewitz		12,466	8.8	2.7	12,740	8.9	3.2
	Left	Doris Achelwilm		10,617	7.5	4.0	9,613	6.7	5.7
	FDP	Gökhan Akkamis		8,469	6.0	0.7	12,085	8.5	0.3
	Tierschutzpartei						2,372	1.7
	PARTEI	Ralf Fasmers		2,629	1.9	0.2	1,932	1.4	0.3
	Team Todenhöfer						1,559	1.1
	FW	Katharina Büntjen		1,799	1.3	0.6	1,438	1.0	0.5
	dieBasis	Annette Kaufmann		1,770	1.2		1,453	1.0
	Piraten	Christian Daum		908	0.6
	Volt						479	0.3
	V-Partei3	Rolf Bode		609	0.4		269	0.2	0.1
	Humanists	Mathis Härtel		490	0.3		264	0.2
	Menschliche Welt						205	0.1	0.2
	ÖDP	Kara Tober		391	0.3		195	0.1
	NPD						187	0.1	0.3
	MLPD	Jürgen Bader		119	0.1	0.0	76	0.1	0.0
Informal votes				2,037			1,320
Total Valid votes				142,086			142,803
Turnout				144,123	67.2	0.5
	SPD hold		Majority	23,946	16.8	7.9

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Bremen II – Bremerhaven[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	SPD	Uwe Schmidt		49,463	34.0	9.9	43,215	29.6	9.0
	CDU	Bettina Hornhues		36,363	25.0	3.8	34,951	23.9	4.1
	Left	Nelson Janßen		16,739	11.5	2.4	18,204	12.5	2.4
	AfD	Frank Magnitz		16,645	11.4	7.7	17,705	12.1	8.0
	Greens	Maurice Müller		11,269	7.7	0.7	13,165	9.0	0.9
	FDP	Hauke Hilz		9,755	6.7	5.2	11,918	8.2	5.4
	PARTEI	Ralf Balke		3,009	2.1		2,418	1.7	1.3
	Pirates						951	0.7	1.9
	FW	Katharina Büntjen		939	0.6		706	0.5	0.2
	MENSCHLICHE WELT	Achim Langer		787	0.5		513	0.4
	BGE						680	0.5
	NPD						487	0.3	1.3
	V-Partei³						430	0.3
	DM						293	0.2
	MLPD	Joachim Niegisch		150	0.1		119	0.1	0.0
	DKP						80	0.1
Informal votes				2,249			1,908
Total Valid votes				145,606			145,947
Turnout				147,855	66.7	1.4
	SPD hold		Majority	13,100	9.0	6.2

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Bremen II – Bremerhaven[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	SPD	Y Uwe Beckmeyer		64,276	43.9	5.2	56,702	38.6	5.8
	CDU	Bettina Hornhues		42,067	28.7	3.0	41,205	28.1	5.3
	Left	Kristina Vogt		13,335	9.1	5.1	14,782	10.1	5.3
	Greens	Sülmez Dogan		12,325	8.4	2.7	14,566	9.9	3.0
	AfD	Erich Seifert		5,428	3.7		6,044	4.1
	Pirates	Caroline Bullwinkel		3,982	2.7		3,699	2.5	0.2
	NPD	Horst Görmann		2,393	1.6	0.1	2,240	1.5	0.2
	FDP	Hauke Hilz		2,189	1.5	5.6	4,036	2.8	7.0
	Tierschutzpartei						1,824	1.2
	PARTEI						590	0.4
	Bündnis 21/RRP			432	0.3	0.7	276	0.2	1.5
	FW						416	0.3
	PRO						267	0.2
	MLPD						69	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				2,083			1,794
Total Valid votes				146,427			146,716
Turnout				148,510	65.3	1.4
	SPD hold		Majority	22,209	15.2	2.3

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Bremen II – Bremerhaven[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	SPD	Y Uwe Beckmeyer		58,879	38.7	15.7	50,032	32.8	13.9
	CDU	Bernd Neumann		39,186	25.8	1.0	34,680	22.7	1.2
	Left	Inga Nitz		21,647	14.2	6.5	23,486	15.4	6.6
	Greens	Klaus Möhle		16,985	11.2	4.2	19,727	12.9	1.4
	FDP	Oliver Möllenstädt		10,850	7.1	3.4	14,947	9.8	2.6
	Pirates						3,610	2.4
	NPD	Horst Görmann		2,614	1.7	0.3	2,045	1.3	0.6
	RRP	Uwe Gäthje		1,563	1.0		2,527	1.7
	DVU						657	0.4
	Independent	Martin Tangeten		423	0.3
	PBC						397	0.3	0.0
	REP						330	0.2
	MLPD						83	0.1	0.0
Informal votes				2,691			2,317
Total Valid votes				152,147			152,521
Turnout				154,838	66.8	6.3
	SPD hold		Majority	16,693	12.9	16.7

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