Hannover-Land I

Hannover-Land 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 43. It is located in central Lower Saxony, comprising the northern part of the Hanover Region.[1]

43 Hannover-Land I
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Hannover-Land I in 2013
StateLower Saxony
Population303,000 (2015)
Electorate232,926 (2017)
Major settlementsGarbsen
Langenhagen
Neustadt am Rübenberge
Area1,131.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1980
PartyCDU
MemberHendrik Hoppenstedt
Elected2013, 2017

Hannover-Land I was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Hendrik Hoppenstedt of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Hannover-Land I is located in central Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the northern part of the Hanover Region, specifically the municipalities of Burgdorf, Burgwedel, Garbsen, Isernhagen, Langenhagen, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Wedemark, and Wunstorf.[1]

History

Hannover-Land I was created in 1980 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Hannover III, Schaumburg, Celle, and Gifhorn. From the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 38. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 43. In the 2009 election, it was number 44. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 43.

Originally, the constituency comprised the municipalities of Burgdorf, Burgwedel, Garbsen, Isernhagen, Langenhagen, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Wedemark, Lehrte, and Uetze from the now-abolished Landkreis Hannover district. In the 2002 election, it lost the municipalities of Lehrte and Uetze while gaining Wunstorf.

Election No. Name Borders
1980 38 Hannover-Land I
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 43
2005
2009 44
2013 43
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first held by future Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schröder, a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), who served from 1980 to 1983. Dietmar Kansy of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 1983 and served until 1998. SPD candidate Monika Ganseforth won in 1998 and served a single term, before being succeeded by party fellow Caren Marks in 2002. In 2013, Hendrik Hoppenstedt of the CDU was elected representative. He was re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1980 Gerhard Schröder SPD 50.0
1983 Dietmar Kansy CDU 49.0
1987 45.0
1990 46.3
1994 46.5
1998 Monika Ganseforth SPD 53.3
2002 Caren Marks SPD 52.8
2005 49.9
2009 38.7
2013 Hendrik Hoppenstedt CDU 44.3
2017 40.1

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Hannover-Land I[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 % ±%
CDU Y Hendrik Hoppenstedt 72,282 40.1 4.2 62,828 34.8 6.4
SPD Caren Marks 59,552 33.1 5.5 48,783 27.0 6.0
AfD Dietmar Friedhoff 17,217 9.6 6.5 18,366 10.2 6.2
Green Eike Lengemann 10,725 6.0 1.0 14,335 7.9 0.2
FDP Grigorios Aggelidis 9,325 5.2 2.6 18,869 10.5 5.5
Left Diether Dehm 8,958 5.0 1.4 10,890 6.0 1.5
FW Markus Moschner 2,037 1.1 0.5 830 0.5 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,516 0.8 0.1
PARTEI   1,450 0.8
Pirates   653 0.4 1.1
DM 463 0.3
NPD   406 0.2 0.6
BGE   250 0.1
V-Partei³ 249 0.1
DiB 228 0.1
ÖDP   154 0.1
MLPD   59 0.0 0.0
DKP   47 0.0
Informal votes 1,554 1,274
Total Valid votes 180,096 180,376
Turnout 181,650 78.0 2.1
CDU hold Majority 12,730 7.0 1.2

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Hannover-Land I[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 % ±%
CDU Hendrik Hoppenstedt 77,509 44.3 6.1 72,286 41.3 7.8
SPD N Caren Marks 67,440 38.5 0.2 57,922 33.1 2.5
Green Wolf von Nordheim 8,735 5.0 1.7 14,308 8.2 1.6
Left Diether Dehm 6,220 3.6 2.9 7,931 4.5 2.7
AfD Hans-Peter Wendt 5,393 3.1 7,038 4.0
FDP Philipp Rösler 4,504 2.6 5.8 8,725 5.0 9.1
Pirates Walter Naumann 2,232 1.3 2,516 1.4 0.4
NPD Christina Krieger 1,619 0.9 0.6 1,487 0.8 0.5
Tierschutzpartei   1,346 0.8 0.0
FW Gerriet Kohls 1,109 0.6 937 0.5
BIG Üsler Ünsal 252 0.1
PBC 213 0.1
PRO 210 0.1
REP   185 0.1
MLPD   37 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,658 1,530
Total Valid votes 175,013 175,141
Turnout 176,671 75.8 0.2
CDU gain from SPD Majority 10,069 5.8

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Hannover-Land I[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 Caren Marks 67,178 38.7 11.2 53,236 30.6 14.0
CDU Sebastian Lechner 66,311 38.2 0.0 58,219 33.5 1.0
FDP Thomas Iseke 14,560 8.4 4.1 24,492 14.1 4.3
Green Detlef Knauer 11,642 6.7 3.4 16,993 9.8 2.7
Left Brigitta Runge 11,173 6.4 3.5 12,601 7.2 3.7
Pirates   3,137 1.8
NPD Andreas Büschleb 2,642 1.5 0.2 2,288 1.3 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,362 0.8 0.2
RRP 1,139 0.7
ÖDP   301 0.2
DVU   179 0.1
MLPD   46 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,251 1,764
Total Valid votes 173,506 173,993
Turnout 175,757 75.7 5.6
SPD hold Majority 867 0.5 11.2

References
  1. "Constituency Hannover-Land I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Hannover-Land I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Hannover-Land I
  4. Results for Hannover-Land I
  5. Results for Hannover-Land I

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