Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II is an electoral constituency (

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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the

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. It elects one member via

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. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 14. It is located in northern

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; ), also known by its Anglicisation, anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a Federated state, state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's States of Germany, sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpom ...

, comprising the independent city of

Rostock Rostock (; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Roztoc''), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (), is the largest city in the German States of Germany, state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the sta ...

and the northern part of the

Landkreis Rostock Rostock () is a district in the north of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district Nordwestmecklenburg, the Baltic Sea, the district-free city Rostock and the districts Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklen ...

district. Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after

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. From 2021 to 2025, it has been represented by Katrin Zschau of the

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(SPD). Since 2025 it was won by Steffi Burmeister, but the constituency still got ''vacant''.

Geography

Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II is located in northern

. 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 Dummerstorf is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Geography The municipality Dummerstorf is located approximately 10 km in the southeast of Rostock. Districts The municipality is composed since 7 Ju ...

Graal-Müritz Graal-Müritz is a ''Seeheilbad'' (seaside health resort) in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is located in the Rostock district, near Rostock, Ribnitz-Damgarten and Stralsund. Graal-Müritz is among the most popular German destinat ...

, and

Sanitz Sanitz is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Rostock (district), Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Geography Sanitz is located approximately 15 km (9 miles) east of Rostock. It is subdivided into the follo ...

and the

Ämter Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only in Germany, but formerly also common in other countries of Northern Europe. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to ...

of Carbäk,

Rostocker Heide Rostocker Heide is an ''Amt'' in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the ''Amt'' is in Gelbensande. The ''Amt'' Rostocker Heide consists of the following municipalities: # Bentwisch # Blankenhagen # Gelbensa ...

Schwaan Schwaan is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is also the seat of the Schwaan Township, serving another six municipalities. The town is famous for being a traditional art colony. Geography The area a ...

, Tessin, and

Warnow-West Warnow-West is an ''Amt'' in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the ''Amt'' is in Kritzmow. The ''Amt'' Warnow-West consists of the following municipalities: # Elmenhorst/Lichtenhagen # Kritzmow # Lambrechts ...

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 Bad Doberan () is a town in the district of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was the capital of the former district of Bad Doberan. In 2012, its population was 11,427. Geography Bad Doberan is situated just west of Rostock's city c ...

district. In the 2013 election, was further expanded to its current borders and renamed to Rostock – Landkreis Rostock II.

Members

The constituency was held by the

(SPD) from its creation in 1990 until 2009, during which time it was represented by

Christine Lucyga Christine Lucyga (born 6 April 1944) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and former member of the East German Volkskammer (March–October 1990) and the Bundestag (1990–2005). Lucyga was born in Kolberg, Pomerania (to ...

(until 2005) and

Christian Kleiminger Christian Kleiminger (27 December 1965 in Osnabrück) is a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He was a member of The German Bundestag from 2005 until 2009. Education After graduating from the Graf-St ...

. In 2009, it was won by

Steffen Bockhahn Steffen Bockhahn (29 December 1978) is a German politician. He is the Senator for Social Affairs, Youth, Health and Schools of the Hanseatic City of Rostock. From 24 October 2009 to 5 November 2012 he was the state chairman of the Left Party in ...

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 results

2025 election

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

Notes

References

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