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]

144 Hamm – Unna II
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Hamm – Unna II in 2025
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population321,900 (2019)
Electorate231,226 (2021)
Major settlementsHamm
Lünen
Area422.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1980
PartySPD
MemberMichael Thews
Elected2013, 2017, 2021

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

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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

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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

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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.

Election Member Party %
1980 Udo Fiebig SPD 54.0
1983 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

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2021 election

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Hamm – Unna II". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Hamm – Unna II". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Hamm – Unna II
  4. ^ Results for Hamm – Unna II
  5. ^ Results for Hamm – Unna II
  6. ^ Results for Hamm – Unna II

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