Rostock – Landkreis Rostock 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 14. It is located in northern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, comprising the independent city of Rostock and the northern part of the Landkreis Rostock district.
Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. From 2021 to 2025, it was represented by Katrin Zschau of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). In 2025 it was won by Steffi Burmeister, but the constituency remained vacant.
Geography Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II is located in northern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Rostock and northern parts of the Landkreis Rostock district, specifically the municipalities of Dummerstorf, Graal-Müritz, and Sanitz and the Ämter of Carbäk, Rostocker Heide, Schwaan, Tessin, and Warnow-West.
History Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Rostock. Until 2002, it was constituency 265 in the numbering system. Originally, it comprised only the independent city of Rostock. In the 2005 election, it acquired the municipalities of Graal-Müritz and Sanitz and the Ämter of Carbäk, Rostocker Heide, and Tessin from the now-abolished Bad Doberan district. In the 2013 election, was further expanded to its current borders and renamed to Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II.
Election Name Borders 1990 265 Rostock Rostock city 1994 1998 2002 14 2005 Rostock city Bad Doberan district (only Graal-Müritz and Sanitz municipalities and Carbäk Amt, Rostocker Heide Amt, Schwaan Amt, and Tessin Amt) 2009 2013 Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II Rostock city Bad Doberan district (only Dummerstorf, Graal-Müritz, and Sanitz municipalities and Carbäk Amt, Rostocker Heide Amt, Schwaan Amt, Tessin Amt, and Warnow-West Amt) 2017 2021 2025
Members The constituency was held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from its creation in 1990 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Christine Lucyga (until 2005) and Christian Kleiminger. In 2009, it was won by Steffen Bockhahn of The Left. Peter Stein of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won the constituency in 2013, and was re-elected in 2017. Katrin Zschau regained it for the SPD in 2021.
Election Member Party % 1990 Christine Lucyga SPD 34.4 1994 33.2 1998 36.8 2002 45.2 2005 Christian Kleiminger SPD 37.7 2009 Steffen Bockhahn LINKE 32.3 2013 Peter Stein CDU 35.0 2017 29.5 2021 Katrin Zschau SPD 27.0 2025Vacant
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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