Mettmann II

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Population216,700 (2019)
Electorate160,175 (2021)
104 Mettmann II
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Mettmann II in 2025
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Population216,700 (2019)
Electorate160,175 (2021)
Major settlementsRatingen
Velbert
Heiligenhaus
Area223.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1965
PartyCDU
MemberPeter Beyer
Elected2009, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025

Mettmann 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 104. It is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the northern part of the district of Mettmann.[1]

Mettmann II was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Peter Beyer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Mettmann II is located in western North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the municipalities of Heiligenhaus, Ratingen, Velbert, and Wülfrath from the district of Mettmann.[1]

History

Mettmann II was created in 1965 and contained parts of the redistributed Düsseldorf-Mettmann constituency. Until acquiring its current name in 1980, it was known as Düsseldorf-Mettmann II. From 1965 through 1976, it was constituency 72 in the numbering system. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 73. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 106. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 105. From the 2025 election, it has been number 104.

Originally, the constituency comprised the municipalities of Ratingen, Velbert, Heiligenhaus, Kettwig, Langenberg, Neviges, Wittlaer, Ratingen-Lintorf, and Hubbelrath, as well as the Amt of Angerland, from the district of Düsseldorf-Mettmann. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1965 72 Düsseldorf-Mettmann II
1969
1972
1976
1980 73 Mettmann II
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 106
2005
2009
2013 105
2017
2021
2025 104

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