Frankfurt am Main 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 182. It is located in southern Hesse, comprising the eastern part of the city of Frankfurt am Main.
Frankfurt am Main II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. From 2021 to 2025, it was represented by Omid Nouripour of the Alliance 90/The Greens.
Geography Frankfurt am Main II is located in southern Hesse. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Ortsbezirke of Innenstadt III, Bornheim/Ostend, Süd, West (only Schwanheim Ortsteil), Nord-Ost, Ost, Kalbach-Riedberg, Nieder-Erlenbach, Harheim, Nieder-Eschbach, and Bergen-Enkheim from the independent city of Frankfurt am Main.
History Frankfurt am Main II was created in 1949, then known as Frankfurt/M II. From 1965 through 1972, it was named Frankfurt II. In the 1976 election, it was named Frankfurt (Main) II. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the 1949 election, it was Hesse constituency 16 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1976, it was number 141. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 139. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 184. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 183. From the 2025 election, it has been number 182.
Originally, the constituency comprised the Stadtbezirke of Innenstadt, Gutleutviertel, Gallusviertel, Rebstock, Westend, Bockenheim, Rödelheim, Hausen, Praunheim, Heddernheim, Ginnheim, Eschersheim, and Niederursel from the city of Frankfurt am Main. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it comprised the Stadtbezirke of Innenstadt, Gutleutviertel, Gallusviertel, Westend, Bockenheim, Heddernheim, Ginnheim, Eschersheim, Niederursel, Sachsenhausen, Niederrad, Goldstein-Ost, Altstadt, Bahnhofsviertel, Kalbach, and Dornbusch-West from the city of Frankfurt am Main. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Frankfurt/M II Frankfurt am Main city (only Innenstadt, Gutleutviertel, Gallusviertel, Rebstock, Westend, Bockenheim, Rödelheim, Hausen, Praunheim, Heddernheim, Ginnheim, Eschersheim, and Niederursel Stadtbezirke) 1953 141 1957 1961 1965 Frankfurt II 1969 1972 1976 Frankfurt (Main) II Frankfurt am Main city (only Innenstadt, Gutleutviertel, Gallusviertel, Westend, Bockenheim, Heddernheim, Ginnheim, Eschersheim, Niederursel, Sachsenhausen, Niederrad, Goldstein-Ost, Altstadt, Bahnhofsviertel, Kalbach, and Dornbusch-West Stadtbezirke) 1980 139 Frankfurt am Main II 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 184 Frankfurt am Main city (only Innenstadt III, Bornheim/Ostend, Süd, West (only Schwanheim Ortsteil), Nord-Ost, Ost, Kalbach-Riedberg, Nieder-Erlenbach, Harheim, Nieder-Eschbach, and Bergen-Enkheim Ortsbezirke) 2005 2009 183 2013 2017 2021 2025 182
Members The constituency was first represented by Willi Birkelbach of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1949 to 1953, followed by Walter Leiske of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1953 to 1961. Former member Birkelbach won it back and served another term from 1961 to 1965. Brigitte Freyh of the SPD was then representative from 1965 to 1972, when she was succeeded by party fellow Fred Zander. Karl Becker of the CDU was representative for one term from 1976 to 1980, when former member Zander regained it for the SPD. Becker was then elected in 1983 and re-elected in 1987. Joachim Gres succeeded him in 1990 for two terms. Gudrun Schaich-Walch won the constituency for the SPD in 1998 and served one term; Rita Streb-Hesse held it for the SPD in 2002. Erika Steinbach of the CDU was representative from 2005 to 2017. Bettina Wiesmann of the CDU was elected in 2017. Omid Nouripour won the constituency for the Greens in 2021.
Election Member Party % 1949 Willi Birkelbach SPD 39.3 1953 Walter Leiske CDU 39.3 1957 45.7 1961 Willi Birkelbach SPD 42.6 1965 Brigitte Freyh SPD 45.8 1969 52.1 1972 Fred Zander SPD 51.8 1976 Karl Becker CDU 45.3 1980 Fred Zander SPD 44.4 1983 Karl Becker CDU 48.1 1987 45.6 1990 Joachim Gres CDU 43.4 1994 45.3 1998 Gudrun Schaich-Walch SPD 41.7 2002 Rita Streb-Hesse SPD 35.6 2005 Erika Steinbach CDU 37.3 2009 35.8 2013 36.3 2017 Bettina Wiesmann CDU 32.4 2021 Omid Nouripour GRÜNE 29.0 2025Vacant
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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