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.
Mettmann II was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Peter Beyer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography 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.
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 Name Borders 1965 72 Düsseldorf-Mettmann II Düsseldorf-Mettmann district (only Ratingen, Velbert, Heiligenhaus, Kettwig, Langenberg, Neviges, Wittlaer, Ratingen-Lintorf, and Hubbelrath municipalities and Angerland Amt) 1969 1972 1976 1980 73 Mettmann II Mettmann district (only Heiligenhaus, Ratingen, Velbert, and Wülfrath municipalities) 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 106 2005 2009 2013 105 2017 2021 2025 104
Members The constituency was first represented by Willi Müser of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1965 to 1969. He was succeeded by Heinz Pensky of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Heinz Schemken of the CDU was elected in 1983 and represented the constituency until 1998, when the SPD regained it. Regina Schmidt-Zadel held it for a single term before being succeeded by Kerstin Griese in the 2002 election. In 2009, Peter Beyer of the CDU became representative. He was re-elected in 2013, 2017, 2021, and 2025.
Election Member Party % 1965 Willi Müser CDU 46.4 1969 Heinz Pensky SPD 48.0 1972 53.5 1976 46.5 1980 48.3 1983 Heinz Schemken CDU 49.6 1987 49.0 1990 49.4 1994 47.9 1998 Regina Schmidt-Zadel SPD 46.8 2002 Kerstin Griese SPD 45.3 2005 43.5 2009 Peter Beyer CDU 39.8 2013 45.6 2017 39.3 2021 31.3 2025 35.9
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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