Herford – Minden-Lübbecke 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 132. It is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the Herford district and a small part of the Minden-Lübbecke district.
Herford – Minden-Lübbecke II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. From 2009 to 2025, it has been represented by Stefan Schwartze of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Since 2025 it has been represented by Joachim Ebmeyer of the CDU.
Geography Herford – Minden-Lübbecke II is located in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Herford district and the municipality of Bad Oeynhausen from the Minden-Lübbecke district.
History Herford – Minden-Lübbecke II was created in 1949, then known as Herford-Stadt und -Land. From 1965 through 1994, it was named Herford. In the 1998 election, it was named Herford – Minden-Lübbecke I. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1949 election, it was North Rhine-Westphalia constituency 48 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1976, it was number 107. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 103. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 134. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 133. From the 2025 election, it has been number 132.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Herford and the district of Landkreis Herford. In the 1972 and 1976 elections, it comprised the district of Herford and the municipality of Kalletal from the Lippe district. In the 1980 through 1994 elections, it was coterminous with the Herford district. In the 1998 election, it comprised the Herford district and the Ortsteile of Bad Oeynhausen-Lohe and Bad Oeynhausen-Rehme from the Minden-Lübbecke district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Herford-Stadt und -Land Herford city Landkreis Herford district 1953 107 1957 1961 1965 Herford 1969 1972 Herford district Lippe district (only Kalletal municipality) 1976 1980 103 Herford district 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 Herford – Minden-Lübbecke I Herford district Minden-Lübbecke district (only Bad Oeynhausen-Lohe and Bad Oeynhausen-Rehme Ortsteile) 2002 134 Herford – Minden-Lübbecke II Herford district Minden-Lübbecke district (only Bad Oeynhausen municipality) 2005 2009 2013 133 2017 2021 2025 132
Members The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag term since 1949. It was first represented by Heinrich Höcker of the SPD from 1949 to 1961, followed by Rudolf Bäumer for a single term. Günter Biermann served from 1965 to 1983, when Heinz Landré of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected. Rolf Koltzsch regained the constituency for the SPD in 1987 and served until 1994. Wolfgang Spanier then served until 2009. Stefan Schwartze was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021. In 2025 Joachim Ebmeyer of the CDU took the seat.
Election Member Party % 1949 Heinrich Höcker SPD 45.9 1953 47.3 1957 48.1 1961 Rudolf Bäumer SPD 49.0 1965 Günter Biermann SPD 50.7 1969 52.5 1972 57.3 1976 51.5 1980 52.1 1983 Heinz Landré CDU 46.7 1987 Rolf Koltzsch SPD 47.5 1990 43.8 1994 Wolfgang Spanier SPD 48.3 1998 53.1 2002 53.1 2005 47.5 2009 Stefan Schwartze SPD 38.5 2013 41.3 2017 36.8 2021 36.5 2025 Joachim Ebmeyer CDU 30.1
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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