Stadt Hannover II (English: Hanover City 2) 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 42. It is located in central Lower Saxony, comprising the southern part of the city of Hanover.
Stadt Hannover II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2025, it has been represented by Boris Pistorius of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Geography Stadt Hannover II is located in central Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the northern part of the city of Hanover, specifically the districts of Ahlem-Badenstedt-Davenstedt, Döhren-Wülfel, Mitte (excluding Oststadt and Zoo), Herrenhausen-Stöcken (only Herrenhausen), Kirchrode-Bemerode-Wülferode, Linden-Limmer, Nord (only Nordstadt), Ricklingen, and Südstadt-Built.
History Stadt Hannover II was created in 1949, then known as Stadt Hannover-Süd. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was named Hannover II. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 19 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 41. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 37. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 42. In the 2009 election, it was number 43. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 42.
Originally, the constituency comprised the city quarters of Badenstedt, Döhren, Wülfel, Kirchrode, Kleefeld, Limmer, Linden, and Ricklingen. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the area of the city south of the Seelze–Hannover Hauptbahnhof–Lehrte railway line. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Stadt Hannover-Süd Hanover city (only Badenstedt, Döhren, Wülfel, Kirchrode, Kleefeld, Limmer, Linden, and Ricklingen quarters) 1953 41 1957 1961 1965 37 Hannover II Hanover city (only the area south of the Seelze–Hannover Hauptbahnhof–Lehrte railway line) 1969 1972 1976 1980 Stadt Hannover II Hanover city (only Ahlem-Badenstedt-Davenstedt, Döhren-Wülfel, Mitte (excluding Oststadt and Zoo), Herrenhausen-Stöcken (only Herrenhausen), Kirchrode-Bemerode-Wülferode, Linden-Limmer, Nord (only Nordstadt), Ricklingen, and Südstadt-Built districts) 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 42 2005 2009 43 2013 42 2017 2021 2025
Members The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) since its creation. Its first representative was Kurt Schumacher, the first post-war leader of the SPD, who served from 1949 until his death in 1952. won the resulting by-election, and served less than a year before being succeeded by new SPD leader Erich Ollenhauer in the 1953 federal election. He served until his death in 1963. Helmut Rohde was elected in the 1965 election, and served until 1987. He was succeeded by Edelgard Bulmahn. In 2017, she was succeeded by Yasmin Fahimi, who was re-elected in 2021.
Election Member Party % 1949 Kurt Schumacher SPD 55.1 SPD 59.8 1953 Erich Ollenhauer SPD 51.9 1957 52.1 1961 53.9 1965 Helmut Rohde SPD 51.0 1969 57.2 1972 59.8 1976 54.6 1980 53.3 1983 49.1 1987 Edelgard Bulmahn SPD 46.3 1990 44.0 1994 45.1 1998 53.6 2002 56.3 2005 54.3 2009 39.6 2013 42.8 2017Yasmin FahimiSPD 33.7 2021 32.9 2025 Boris Pistorius SPD 36.2
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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