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Herne – Bochum II is one of the 299 single member constituencies (German: Wahlkreis) used for the German parliament, the Bundestag. It is one of sixty four electoral districts in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The constituency elects one representative under the mixed member proportional representation (MMP) system. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 141. The constituency contains the whole of the municipality of Herne and the northern and eastern districts of Bochum.
The constituency was created for the 2002 election, expanding the whole of the former Herne – Bochum III constituency. Like its predecessor, it has been won by the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) at every election since its creation. The current representative is Michelle Müntefering, who was first elected at the 2013 election
2013 election result
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