CDU's Jürgen Hardt emerges victorious in the 2025 Bundestag election's constituency 102's direct vote
In the recent 2025 German federal election held on February 23, voters in Bergisches Land constituency 102, which includes Solingen, Remscheid, and Wuppertal, cast their ballots. Despite the statewide trends showing significant shifts in party performances, the region exhibited its own unique voting patterns.
The voter turnout in constituency 102 was comparable to the statewide trends but demonstrated clear regional differences. Nationwide, the formerly governing “Traffic light coalition” parties, including the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens, and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), suffered losses. The SPD dropped to 16.4%, the Greens declined to 12%, and the FDP recorded their worst performance ever with 4.3%, losing all Bundestag representation.
In constituency 102, however, the race was more closely contested. In the first round of voting, the CDU candidate, Jürgen Hardt (61), secured a clear lead with 32.5% of the votes, followed by the SPD's Ingo Schäfer with 27.4% and the AfD's Tobias Montag with 18.5%.
In the second round of voting, Jürgen Hardt's clear victory was confirmed, with the CDU maintaining its lead with 28.5% of the votes, followed by the SPD with 20.1%, the AfD with 18.3%, the Greens with 11.2%, and the Left with 8.4%. The BSW and the FDP each received 4.63% and 4.7% of the second votes, respectively.
Despite the Greens achieving a solid result, they did not manage to surpass the CDU or SPD in the second round. The combined vote share of other parties, including the FDP, was less than 5% in the second round.
The Left party received 8.85% of the votes in the second round, while the AfD performed better in constituency 102 compared to other western regions, coming in third after the CDU and SPD in the second votes. The Greens won 11.2% of the second votes in constituency 102, falling short of their targeted top position.
Jürgen Hardt's clear victory secured another direct mandate for the CDU in constituency 102, ensuring that he will continue to represent the interests of his voters in Berlin. The detailed constituency-level election results for Bergisches Land constituency 102, including a comparative analysis of parties' performance in first and second votes, are not explicitly provided in the available search results.
Official electoral data from the German Federal Returning Officer or local election authorities published after the election would be necessary for a precise comparative analysis of the parties’ performance in first and second votes in Bergisches Land constituency 102 in 2025.
The voter turnout in constituency 102, though comparable to the statewide trends, displayed distinct regional voting patterns, differentiating from the general news and politics of the German federal election. In the second round of voting, the CDU's Jürgen Hardt, despite not achieving the top position in the Greens' target, secured a clear victory, maintaining a lead over the SPD and AfD, with politics in constituency 102 presenting unique voting patterns compared to other regions.
