Hamm – Unna II

144 Hamm – Unna II
144 Hamm – Unna II
Electoral district; for the Bundestag
	Hamm – Unna II in 2025
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Population	321,900 (2019)
Electorate	231,226 (2021)
Major settlements	Hamm; Lünen
Area	422.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1980
Party	SPD
Member	Michael Thews
Elected	2013, 2017, 2021

Hamm – Unna II 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 144. It is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the city of Hamm and the northern part of the district of Unna.^[1]

Hamm – Unna II was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Michael Thews of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).^[2]

Geography

Hamm – Unna II is located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Hamm as well as the municipalities of Lünen, Selm, and Werne from the Unna district.^[1]

History

Hamm – Unna II was created in 1980. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 117 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 146. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 145. From the 2025 election, it has been number 144. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation. It was first represented by Udo Fiebig from 1980 to 1987. Dieter Wiefelspütz was then representative from 1987 to 2013. Michael Thews was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021.

	Member	Party	%
1980	Udo Fiebig	SPD	54.0
1983	Udo Fiebig	SPD	48.2
1987	Dieter Wiefelspütz	SPD	49.0
1990			48.0
1994			49.9
1998			55.4
2002			54.3
2005			55.0
2009			43.9
2013	Michael Thews	SPD	43.2
2017			36.4
2021			40.6

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Hamm – Unna II^[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 Michael Thews		67,774	40.6	4.2	59,227	35.4	3.9
	CDU	Arnd Hilwig		44,266	26.5	8.7	40,444	24.2	6.2
	Greens	Martin Kesztyüs		16,958	10.2	5.8	19,149	11.4	6.2
	AfD	Robert Hennig		15,562	9.3	1.1	15,497	9.3	2.0
	FDP	Lucas Slunjski		12,058	7.2	1.3	16,764	10.0	0.4
	Left	Rebekka Kämpfe		6,285	3.8	2.1	5,694	3.4	3.6
	Human Environment Animal Protection						2,680	1.6	0.8
	PARTEI						1,574	0.9	0.3
	Team Todenhöfer						1,406	0.8
	FW	Folke Hellmig		2,610	1.6	0.8	1,242	0.7	0.4
	dieBasis	Dominik Pfau		1,539	0.9		1,164	0.7
	Pirates						640	0.4	0.2
	Volt						372	0.2
	LIEBE						267	0.2
	Gesundheitsforschung						264	0.2	0.0
	NPD						238	0.1	0.2
	LfK						159	0.1
	Humanists						113	0.1	0.0
	Bündnis C						110	0.1
	ÖDP						99	0.1	0.0
	V-Partei3						82	0.0	0.0
	du.						81	0.0
	PdF						58	0.0
	LKR						38	0.0
	DKP						31	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						23	0.0	0.1
	SGP						12	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,708			1,332
Total valid votes				167,052			167,428
Turnout				168,760	73.0	0.1
	SPD hold		Majority	23,508	14.1	12.9

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Hamm – Unna II^[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	Y Michael Thews		61,717	36.4	6.8	53,467	31.5	7.0
	CDU	Sylvia Jörrißen		59,700	35.2	4.1	51,475	30.3	6.5
	AfD	Pierre Jung		17,713	10.4		19,068	11.2	7.9
	FDP	Beate Oertel		9,970	5.9	3.8	17,678	10.4	6.7
	Left	Sven Kleinemeier		9,949	5.9	0.2	11,837	7.0	0.7
	Greens	Eckhard Kneisel		7,409	4.4	0.6	8,938	5.3	0.8
	AD-DEMOKRATEN						1,384	0.8
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,336	0.8
	PARTEI						1,170	0.7	0.4
	Pirates	Martin Kesztyüs		1,871	1.1	1.3	944	0.6	1.5
	FW	Helmut Stalz		1,239	0.8	0.1	605	0.4	0.1
	NPD						547	0.3	0.9
	Gesundheitsforschung						194	0.1
	Volksabstimmung						173	0.1	0.1
	V-Partei³						153	0.1
	DM						144	0.1
	DiB						141	0.1
	BGE						134	0.1
	ÖDP						110	0.1	0.0
	MLPD						110	0.1	0.0
	Die Humanisten						72	0.0
	DKP						38	0.0
	SGP						17	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,956			1,789
Total valid votes				169,568			169,735
Turnout				171,524	72.9	2.6
	SPD hold		Majority	2,017	1.2	2.7

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Hamm – Unna II^[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	Michael Thews		71,174	43.2	0.7	63,646	38.5	5.1
	CDU	Sylvia Jörrißen		64,871	39.3	6.6	60,984	36.9	5.1
	Left	Udo Gabriel		9,277	5.6	1.4	10,399	6.3	3.3
	Greens	Marie Dazert		8,250	5.0	0.4	9,990	6.0	1.7
	AfD						5,523	3.3
	Pirates	Martin Böckel		3,930	2.4		3,465	2.1	0.3
	FDP	Christoph Dammermann		3,439	2.1	7.0	6,153	3.7	8.4
	NPD	Hans-Jochen Voß		2,913	1.8	0.0	2,064	1.2	0.0
	FW			1,058	0.6		683	0.4
	PARTEI						555	0.3
	PRO						457	0.3
	Volksabstimmung						298	0.2	0.1
	REP						281	0.2	0.2
	BIG						236	0.1
	Nichtwahler						129	0.1
	ÖDP						123	0.1	0.0
	Party of Reason						118	0.1
	Die Rechte						92	0.1
	RRP						76	0.0	0.1
	MLPD						66	0.0	0.0
	PSG						33	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						21	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				2,426			1,946
Total valid votes				164,912			165,392
Turnout				167,338	70.3	0.5
	SPD hold		Majority	6,303	3.9	7.2

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Hamm – Unna II^[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 Dieter Wiefelspütz		72,446	43.9	11.1	55,249	33.4	14.5
	CDU	Laurenz Meyer		54,088	32.8	0.0	52,623	31.8	0.8
	FDP	Jörg van Essen		14,952	9.1	4.6	19,998	12.1	4.6
	Left	Alisan Sengül		11,638	7.0	2.8	15,917	9.6	4.2
	Greens	Adrian Mork		8,993	5.4	3.1	12,798	7.7	2.3
	Pirates						2,889	1.7
	NPD	Hans-Joachim Voß		2,981	1.8	0.7	2,113	1.3	0.3
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,049	0.6	0.2
	FAMILIE						810	0.5	0.1
	RENTNER						675	0.4
	REP						536	0.3	0.1
	RRP						241	0.1
	DVU						206	0.1
	Volksabstimmung						120	0.1	0.0
	ÖDP						88	0.1
	Centre						66	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						60	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						26	0.0	0.0
	PSG						26	0.0	0.1
Informal votes				2,324			1,932
Total valid votes				165,098			165,490
Turnout				167,422	69.8	7.0
	SPD hold		Majority	18,358	11.1	11.1

References

^ ^a ^b "Constituency Hamm – Unna II". Federal Returning Officer.
^ "Results for Hamm – Unna II". Federal Returning Officer.
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[Area-1] "Constituency Hamm – Unna II". Federal Returning Officer.

[2] "Results for Hamm – Unna II". Federal Returning Officer.

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144 Hamm – Unna II
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Hamm – Unna II in 2025
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Population	321,900 (2019)
Electorate	231,226 (2021)
Major settlements	Hamm Lünen
Area	422.4 km²
Current electoral district
Created	1980
Party	SPD
Member	Michael Thews
Elected	2013, 2017, 2021