Braunschweig (electoral district)

Braunschweig 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 50. It is located in southeastern Lower Saxony, comprising the city of Braunschweig.[1]

50 Braunschweig
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Braunschweig in 2013
StateLower Saxony
Population251,400 (2015)
Electorate192,041 (2017)
Major settlementsBraunschweig
Area192.2 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberVacant
ElectedN/A

Braunschweig was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since November 2017, the constituency has been vacant. It was last represented by Carola Reimann of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 2002 to 2017.[2]

Geography

Braunschweig is located in southeastern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Braunschweig.[1]

History

Braunschweig was created in 1949, then known as Stadt Braunschweig. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 28 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 50. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 45. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 50. In the 2009 election, it was number 51. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 50. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 28 Stadt Braunschweig
1953 50
1957
1961
1965 45 Braunschweig
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 50
2005
2009 51
2013 50
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first held by Otto Arnholz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), who served from 1949 to 1957. Hermann Koch of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won in 1957 and served a single term. Walter Schmidt of the SPD then served from 1961 to 1972, followed by Hermann Oetting for a single term. Klaus-Dieter Kühbacher was elected in 1976 and served two terms. In 1983, Joachim Clemens of the CDU was elected representative, and served until 1994. Leyla Onur regained the constituency for the SPD in 1994, and was re-elected in 1998. Carola Reimann won in 2002, and was re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017. She resigned in November 2017 after being appointed to the state government of Lower Saxony.

Election Member Party %
1949 Otto Arnholz SPD 39.9
1953 37.1
1957 Hermann Koch CDU 42.0
1961 Walter Schmidt SPD 45.2
1965 47.0
1969 54.1
1972 Hermann Oetting SPD 58.6
1976 Klaus-Dieter Kühbacher SPD 51.0
1980 51.5
1983 Joachim Clemens CDU 46.7
1987 43.8
1990 44.3
1994 Leyla Onur SPD 44.6
1998 55.8
2002 Carola Reimann SPD 54.1
2005 51.5
2009 38.7
2013 43.6
2017 38.0

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Braunschweig[3]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Y Carola Reimann 55,641 38.0 5.6 38,695 26.4 7.2
CDU Carsten Müller 45,881 31.4 3.6 42,534 29.0 5.0
Green Juliane Krause 11,761 8.0 0.9 17,295 11.8 0.6
AfD Mirco Hanker 11,377 7.8 5.0 12,268 8.4 4.8
Left Cihane Gürtas-Yildirim 11,145 7.6 2.6 13,673 9.3 2.6
FDP Ingo Schramm 7,877 5.4 3.1 14,684 10.0 5.6
PARTEI   2,698 1.8
Independent Peter Rosenbaum 2,324 1.6
Tierschutzpartei   1,423 1.0 0.1
Pirates   905 0.6 2.3
FW   413 0.3 0.2
BGE   394 0.3
DiB 390 0.3
NPD   308 0.2 0.5
DM 298 0.2
V-Partei³ 296 0.2
ÖDP   223 0.2
MLPD Paul Deutsch 344 0.2 130 0.1 0.0
DKP   30 0.0
Informal votes 1,362 1,055
Total Valid votes 146,350 146,657
Turnout 147,712 76.9 2.7
SPD hold Majority 9,760 6.6 2.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Braunschweig[4]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Y Carola Reimann 61,952 43.6 4.8 47,741 33.6 4.8
CDU Carsten Müller 49,710 35.0 0.6 48,419 34.0 5.0
Green Gesche Hand 10,117 7.1 1.6 17,614 12.4 1.9
Left André Patrick Fricke 7,119 5.0 2.8 9,527 6.7 3.2
Pirates Jens-Wolfhard Schicke-Uffmann 4,012 2.8 0.2 4,169 2.9 0.7
AfD Klaus Harig 3,894 2.7 5,092 3.6
FDP Florian Bernschneider 3,243 2.3 3.1 6,214 4.4 7.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,295 0.9 0.1
NPD Eckhard Aden 1,032 0.7 0.2 1,038 0.7 0.2
FW Stefan Roßmann 908 0.6 724 0.5
PBC 128 0.1
PRO 127 0.1
MLPD Paul Deutsch 116 0.1 0.0 100 0.1 0.0
REP   97 0.1
Informal votes 1,649 1,467
Total Valid votes 142,103 142,285
Turnout 143,752 74.2 0.5
SPD hold Majority 12,242 8.6 4.4

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Braunschweig[5]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Y Carola Reimann 53,572 38.8 12.7 39,774 28.7 15.7
CDU Carsten Müller 47,584 34.4 0.9 40,135 29.0 0.1
Green Helmut Blöcker 12,012 8.7 4.1 19,831 14.3 4.4
Left Thomas Röver 10,801 7.8 3.4 13,763 9.9 4.4
FDP Florian Bernschneider 7,507 5.4 2.4 15,845 11.4 3.0
Pirates Jens-Wolfhard Schicke 4,214 3.0 4,962 3.6
NPD Andreas Wolf 1,310 0.9 0.1 1,324 1.0 0.1
RRP 1,270 0.9
Tierschutzpartei   1,114 0.8 0.1
Independent Frank Thomas 802 0.6
Independent Horst Dauter 294 0.2
ÖDP   184 0.1
DVU   134 0.1
MLPD Paul Deutsch 118 0.1 0.1 77 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 1,736 1,535
Total Valid votes 138,212 138,413
Turnout 139,948 73.7 4.8
SPD hold Majority 5,988 4.3 11.9

References
  1. "Constituency Braunschweig". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Braunschweig". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Braunschweig
  4. Results for Braunschweig
  5. Results for Braunschweig

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