Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I
{{Short description|Federal electoral district of Germany}}
{{Coord|53|42|26|N|11|43|45.865|E|display=title}}
{{Infobox constituency
| name = 13 Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I
| constituency_type = electoral district
| constituency_link = Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I
| parl_name = Bundestag
| image = File:Bundestagswahlkreis 13-2025.svg
| caption = Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I in 2025
| region_label = State
| region = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
| population = 249,300 (2019)
| electorate = 205,042 (2021)
| area = 3,937.0 km2
| year = 2002
| party = AfD
| local_council_label = Member
| local_council = Christoph Grimm
| blank1_name = Elected
| blank1_info = 2025
}}
Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I 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 13. It is located in western Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, comprising the eastern parts of the districts of Ludwigslust-Parchim and Nordwestmecklenburg, and the northwestern part of Landkreis Rostock.{{cite web|url=https://www.bundeswahlleiterin.de/bundestagswahlen/2025/wahlkreiseinteilung/bund-99/land-13/wahlkreis-13.html|title=Constituency Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I|publisher=Federal Returning Officer}}
Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I was created for the 2002 federal election. From 2021 to 2025, it has been represented by Frank Junge of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).{{cite web|url=https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/bundestagswahlen/2021/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-13/wahlkreis-13.html|title=Results for Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I|publisher=Federal Returning Officer}} Since 2025 it is been represented by Christoph Grimm of the AfD.
Geography
Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I is located in western Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the western parts of Ludwigslust-Parchim district (specifically the municipality of Parchim and the Ämter of Crivitz, Eldenburg Lübz, Goldberg-Mildenitz, Parchimer Umland, Plau am See, and Sternberger Seenlandschaft) and Nordwestmecklenburg (specifically the municipalities of Grevesmühlen, Poel, and Wismar, and the Ämter of Dorf Mecklenburg-Bad Kleinen, Grevesmühlen-Land, Klützer Winkel, Neuburg, and Neukloster-Warin), as well as northwestern parts of Landkreis Rostock (specifically the municipalities of Bad Doberan, Kröpelin, Kühlungsborn, Neubukow, and Satow and the Ämter of Bad Doberan-Land and Neubukow-Salzhaff).
History
Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I was created in 2002, then known as Wismar – Nordwestmecklenburg – Parchim. It contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Wismar – Gadebusch – Grevesmühlen – Doberan – Bützow, Schwerin – Hagenow, and Güstrow – Sternberg – Lübz – Parchim – Ludwigslust. Until 2013, it was constituency 12 in the numbering system. Originally, it comprised the now-abolished independent city of Wismar, the district of Nordwestmecklenburg, and the now-abolished district of Parchim. In the 2013 election, it lost the Ämter of Gadebusch, Lützow-Lübstorf, Rehna, and Schönberger Land from the Nordwestmecklenburg district, while it gained northwestern parts of Landkreis Rostock; it also acquired its current name and constituency number.
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! Election ! {{abbr|No.|Constituency number}} ! width=150px| Name ! width=500px| Borders |
| 2002
| rowspan=3| 12 | rowspan=3| Wismar – Nordwestmecklenburg – Parchim | rowspan=3|
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| 2005 |
| 2009 |
| 2013
| rowspan=4| 13 | rowspan=4| Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I | rowspan=4|
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| 2017 |
| 2021 |
| 2025 |
Members
The constituency was held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from its creation in 2002 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Iris Hoffmann. It was won by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 2009, and represented by Karin Strenz. She was re-elected in 2013 and 2017. Frank Junge won the constituency for the SPD In 2021.
| class=wikitable
! colspan=2| Election ! Member ! Party ! % |
| rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|
| 2002 | rowspan=2| Iris Hoffmann | rowspan=2| SPD | align=right| 47.4 |
| 2005
| align=right| 37.8 |
| rowspan=3 bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|
| 2009 | rowspan=3| Karin Strenz | rowspan=3| CDU | align=right| 33.7 |
| 2013
| align=right| 43.0 |
| 2017
| align=right| 30.0 |
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|
| 2021 | SPD | align=right| 35.2 |
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}|
| 2025 | AfD | align=right| 36.9 |
Election results
=2025 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=Federal election (2025): Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I[https://bundeswahlleiterin.de/en/bundestagswahlen/2025/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-13/wahlkreis-13.html Results for Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I]
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
|party = Alternative for Germany
|candidate = Christoph Grimm
|votes = 59,416
|percentage = 36.9
|change = {{increase}} 19.7
|party votes = 56,236
|party percent = 34.8
|party change = {{increase}} 17.7
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent list|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Frank Junge
|votes = 34,654
|percentage = 21.5
|change = {{decrease}} 13.7
|party votes = 23,009
|party percent = 14.2
|party change = {{decrease}} 18.3
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Simone Borchardt
|votes = 32,839
|percentage = 20.4
|change = {{increase}} 2.2
|party votes = 29,812
|party percent = 18.4
|party change = {{increase}} 1.3
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Horst Krumpen
|votes = 18,094
|percentage = 11.2
|change = {{increase}} 0.8
|party votes = 17,339
|party percent = 10.7
|party change = {{increase}} 0.3
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance
|party votes = 16,992
|party percent = 10.5
|party change = New
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Voters
|candidate = Karl Kessner
|votes = 6,054
|percentage = 3.8
|change = {{increase}} 1.3
|party votes = 1,875
|party percent = 1.2
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.5
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Sebastian Hüller
|votes = 5,747
|percentage = 3.6
|change = {{decrease}} 2.1
|party votes = 7,744
|party percent = 4.8
|party change = {{decrease}} 2.3
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Jens Kaufmann
|votes = 4,422
|percentage = 2.7
|change = {{decrease}} 4.4
|party votes = 4,921
|party percent = 3.0
|party change = {{decrease}} 5.0
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Human Environment Animal Protection Party
|party votes = 2,238
|party percent = 1.4
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.4
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Volt Germany
|party votes = 997
|party percent = 0.6
|party change = {{increase}} 0.4
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Bündnis Deutschland
|party votes = 461
|party percent = 0.3
|party change = New
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany
|party votes = 99
|party percent = 0.1
|party change = {{steady}} 0.0
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 1,663
|party votes = 1,166
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 161,226
|party votes = 161,723
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 162,889
|percentage = 80.5
|change = {{increase}} 9.1
}}
{{MMP election box majority gain|
|winner = Alternative for Germany
|loser = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|votes = 24,762
|percent = 15.4
|change = N/A
}}
=2021 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=Federal election (2021): Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I[https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/bundestagswahlen/2021/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-13/wahlkreis-13.html Results for Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I]
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Frank Junge
|votes = 50,736
|percentage = 35.2
|change = {{increase}} 11.3
|party votes = 46,846
|party percent = 32.5
|party change = {{increase}} 15.3
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Simone Borchardt
|votes = 26,208
|percentage = 18.2
|change = {{decrease}} 11.8
|party votes = 24,621
|party percent = 17.1
|party change = {{decrease}} 16.6
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alternative for Germany
|candidate = Andreas-Michael Mrachacz
|votes = 24,760
|percentage = 17.2
|change = {{decrease}} 0.2
|party votes = 24,673
|party percent = 17.1
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.6
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Judith Keller
|votes = 14,949
|percentage = 10.4
|change = {{decrease}} 5.8
|party votes = 14,979
|party percent = 10.4
|party change = {{decrease}} 6.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Daniel Bohl
|votes = 10,322
|percentage = 7.2
|change = {{increase}} 1.4
|party votes = 11,638
|party percent = 8.1
|party change = {{increase}} 1.9
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Martin Mölau
|votes = 8,163
|percentage = 5.7
|change = {{increase}} 1.6
|party votes = 10,147
|party percent = 7.0
|party change = {{increase}} 3.2
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Voters
|candidate = Torsten Neitzel
|votes = 3,531
|percentage = 2.5
|change = {{increase}} 0.7
|party votes = 2,384
|party percent = 1.7
|party change = {{increase}} 0.8
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Stephanie Zajonc
|votes = 2,796
|percentage = 1.9
|change =
|party votes = 2,610
|party percent = 1.8
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
|candidate = Rainer Löwe
|votes = 2,581
|percentage = 1.8
|change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Human Environment Animal Protection
|party votes = 2,562
|party percent = 1.8
|party change = {{increase}} 0.5
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Die PARTEI
|party votes = 1,019
|party percent = 0.7
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.1
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = National Democratic Party of Germany
|party votes = 889
|party percent = 0.6
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.5
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Pirate Party Germany
|party votes = 624
|party percent = 0.4
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Team Todenhöfer
|party votes = 332
|party percent = 0.2
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Volt Germany
|party votes = 254
|party percent = 0.2
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Ecological Democratic Party
|party votes = 195
|party percent = 0.1
|party change = {{unchanged}} 0.0
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Party of Humanists
|party votes = 157
|party percent = 0.1
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = German Communist Party
|party votes = 109
|party percent = 0.1
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany
|party votes = 65
|party percent = 0.0
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.1
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 2,316
|party votes = 2,258
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 144,046
|party votes = 144,104
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 146,362
|percentage = 71.4
|change = {{increase}} 0.1
}}
{{MMP election box majority gain|
|winner = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|loser = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 24,528
|percent = 17.0
|change =
}}
=2017 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=Federal election (2017): Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I[https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/bundestagswahlen/2017/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-13/wahlkreis-13.html Results for Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I]
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Karin Strenz
|votes = 43,453
|percentage = 30.0
|change = {{decrease}} 13.0
|party votes = 48,841
|party percent = 33.7
|party change = {{decrease}} 8.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Frank Junge
|votes = 34,705
|percentage = 24.0
|change = {{increase}} 1.2
|party votes = 25,029
|party percent = 17.2
|party change = {{decrease}} 2.5
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alternative for Germany
|candidate = Christoph Grimm
|votes = 25,262
|percentage = 17.4
|change =
|party votes = 25,688
|party percent = 17.7
|party change = {{increase}} 12.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Horst Krumpen
|votes = 23,433
|percentage = 16.2
|change = {{decrease}} 6.7
|party votes = 24,409
|party percent = 16.8
|party change = {{decrease}} 4.5
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Chris Rehhagen
|votes = 8,290
|percentage = 5.7
|change = {{increase}} 4.1
|party votes = 9,008
|party percent = 6.2
|party change = {{increase}} 4.0
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Claudia Schulz
|votes = 5,858
|percentage = 4.0
|change = {{increase}} 0.6
|party votes = 5,521
|party percent = 3.8
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.2
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Voters
|candidate = Gustav Graf von Westarp
|votes = 2,573
|percentage = 1.8
|change = {{increase}} 0.7
|party votes = 1,216
|party percent = 0.8
|party change = {{steady}} 0.0
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Human Environment Animal Protection
|party votes = 1,807
|party percent = 1.2
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = National Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Rainer Schütt
|votes = 1,264
|percentage = 0.9
|change = {{decrease}} 2.3
|party votes = 1,642
|party percent = 1.1
|party change = {{decrease}} 1.4
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Die PARTEI
|party votes = 1,188
|party percent = 0.8
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Basic Income Alliance
|party votes = 355
|party percent = 0.2
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Ecological Democratic Party
|party votes = 213
|party percent = 0.1
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany
|party votes = 194
|party percent = 0.1
|party change = {{steady}} 0.0
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 1,930
|party votes = 1,657
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 144,838
|party votes = 145,111
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 146,768
|percentage = 71.3
|change = {{increase}} 5.7
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 8,748
|percent = 6.0
|change = {{decrease}} 14.1
}}
=2013 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=Federal election (2013): Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I[https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/bundestagswahlen/2013/ergebnisse/bund-99/land-13/wahlkreis-13.html Results for Ludwigslust-Parchim II – Nordwestmecklenburg II – Landkreis Rostock I]
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Karin Strenz
|votes = 57,917
|percentage = 43.0
|change = {{increase}} 9.4
|party votes = 56,922
|party percent = 42.1
|party change = {{increase}} 9.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Martina Bunge
|votes = 30,812
|percentage = 22.9
|change = {{decrease}} 6.8
|party votes = 28,803
|party percent = 21.3
|party change = {{decrease}} 7.3
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Frank Junge
|votes = 30,711
|percentage = 22.8
|change = {{increase}} 1.9
|party votes = 26,641
|party percent = 19.7
|party change = {{increase}} 1.3
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Alternative for Germany
|party votes = 7,138
|party percent = 5.3
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Ulrike Seemann-Katz
|votes = 4,641
|percentage = 3.4
|change = {{decrease}} 1.4
|party votes = 5,448
|party percent = 4.0
|party change = {{decrease}} 1.2
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = National Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Stefan Köster
|votes = 4,244
|percentage = 3.1
|change = {{steady}} 0.0
|party votes = 3,465
|party percent = 2.6
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.3
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Pirate Party Germany
|candidate = Dennis Klüver
|votes = 2,964
|percentage = 2.2
|change =
|party votes = 2,126
|party percent = 1.6
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = René Domke
|votes = 2,125
|percentage = 1.6
|change = {{decrease}} 5.9
|party votes = 3,006
|party percent = 2.2
|party change = {{decrease}} 7.5
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Voters
|candidate = Gustav Graf von Westarp
|votes = 1,398
|percentage = 1.0
|change =
|party votes = 1,106
|party percent = 0.8
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = PRO
|color = grey
|party votes = 291
|party percent = 0.2
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany
|party votes = 153
|party percent = 0.1
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.1
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = The Republicans (Germany)
|party votes = 86
|party percent = 0.1
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.1
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 2,359
|party votes = 1,986
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 134,812
|party votes = 135,185
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 137,171
|percentage = 65.6
|change = {{increase}} 2.2
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 27,105
|percent = 20.1
|change = {{increase}} 16.5
}}
=2009 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=Federal election (2009): Wismar – Nordwestmecklenburg – Parchim[https://web.archive.org/web/20110616120922/http://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/de/bundestagswahlen/BTW_BUND_09/ergebnisse/wahlkreisergebnisse/l13/wk012/ Results for Wismar – Nordwestmecklenburg – Parchim]
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Karin Strenz
|votes = 45,383
|percentage = 33.7
|change = {{increase}} 4.7
|party votes = 44,340
|party percent = 32.9
|party change = {{increase}} 4.8
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Martina Bunge
|votes = 40,419
|percentage = 30.1
|change = {{increase}} 8.2
|party votes = 38,466
|party percent = 28.5
|party change = {{increase}} 6.5
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Stephan Bliemel
|votes = 27,590
|percentage = 20.5
|change = {{decrease}} 17.2
|party votes = 25,047
|party percent = 18.6
|party change = {{decrease}} 16.6
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Martin Broziat
|votes = 9,969
|percentage = 7.4
|change = {{increase}} 2.2
|party votes = 12,865
|party percent = 9.5
|party change = {{increase}} 3.3
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Ulrike Seemann-Katz
|votes = 6,520
|percentage = 4.8
|change = {{increase}} 2.0
|party votes = 7,139
|party percent = 5.3
|party change = {{increase}} 1.1
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = National Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Stefan Köster
|votes = 3,976
|percentage = 3.0
|change = {{decrease}} 0.4
|party votes = 3,766
|party percent = 2.8
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.3
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Pirate Party Germany
|party votes = 2,745
|party percent = 2.0
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
|candidate = Lutz Kind
|votes = 618
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany
|party votes = 246
|party percent = 0.2
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.1
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = The Republicans (Germany)
|party votes = 195
|party percent = 0.1
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 2,448
|party votes = 2,114
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 134,475
|party votes = 134,809
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 136,923
|percentage = 63.2
|change = {{decrease}} 8.1
}}
{{MMP election box majority gain|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|loser = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|votes = 4,964
|percent = 3.7
|change =
}}
References
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