Harburg (electoral district)

Harburg 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 36. It is located in northern Lower Saxony, comprising the district of Harburg.[1]

36 Harburg
Former electoral district
for the Bundestag
Harburg in 2013
StateLower Saxony
Population248,100 (2015)
Electorate199,081 (2017)
Major settlementsBuchholz in der Nordheide
Winsen (Luhe)
Area1,245.0 km2
Former electoral district
Created1980
2009 (re-established)
Abolished2002
PartyCDU
MemberMichael Grosse-Brömer
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Harburg was created for the 1980 federal election. It was abolished in 2002 and re-established in the 2009 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Michael Grosse-Brömer of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Harburg is located in northern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Harburg district.[1]

History

Harburg was created in 1980 and contained parts of the abolished constituency of Harburg – Soltau. In its first incarnation, it was constituency 35 in the numbering system, and comprised the Harburg district. It was abolished in the 2002 election, and divided between the new constituencies of Soltau-Fallingbostel – Winsen Luhe and Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg.

The constituency was re-established in the 2009 election. It was constituency number 37. Since the 2013 election, it has been constituency number 36. Its borders have not changed since its re-establishment.

Members

The constituency was first held by Herbert Helmrich of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), who served from 1980 until 1994. He was succeeded by fellow CDU member Rudolf Meyer, who served until 1998. In 1998, Monika Griefahn of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the constituency, serving until its abolition in the next Bundestag term. After its re-establishment in the 2009 election, Michael Grosse-Brömer of the CDU won the constituency. He was re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1980 Herbert Helmrich CDU 44.2
1983 54.6
1987 50.3
1990 49.2
1994 Rudolf Meyer CDU 48.2
1998 Monika Griefahn SPD 46.6
Abolished (2002–2009)
2009 Michael Grosse-Brömer CDU 40.6
2013 45.2
2017 40.6

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Harburg[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 Michael Grosse-Brömer 65,223 40.6 4.6 57,815 35.9 6.9
SPD Svenja Stadler 44,017 27.4 4.2 35,377 22.0 6.3
AfD Roderik Pfreundschuh 14,826 9.2 3.5 16,047 10.0 4.0
Green Nadja Weippert 14,565 9.1 2.0 16,410 10.2 0.9
FDP Wolfgang Knobel 10,458 6.5 3.1 18,839 11.7 6.8
Left Joachim Kotteck 8,638 5.4 1.8 10,117 6.3 1.8
FW Timo Röntsch 2,785 1.7 0.7 1,340 0.8 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,632 1.0 0.1
PARTEI   1,238 0.8
Pirates   475 0.3 1.4
NPD   358 0.2 0.6
V-Partei³ 293 0.2
DiB 240 0.1
BGE   209 0.1
DM 201 0.1
ÖDP   198 0.1
MLPD   35 0.0 0.0
DKP   31 0.0
Informal votes 1,325 982
Total Valid votes 160,512 160,855
Turnout 161,837 81.3 2.9
CDU hold Majority 21,206 13.2 0.4

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Harburg[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 Y Michael Grosse-Brömer 68,458 45.2 4.6 64,905 42.8 8.8
SPD Svenja Stadler 47,908 31.6 1.0 42,915 28.3 3.8
Green Martina Lammers 10,754 7.1 2.3 14,078 9.3 2.9
AfD Bernd Lucke 8,704 5.7 9,069 6.0
Left Michèl Pauly 5,472 3.6 2.9 6,641 4.4 3.0
FDP Nicole Bracht-Bendt 5,110 3.4 7.4 7,382 4.9 12.1
Pirates Robert Geislinger 2,376 1.6 2,499 1.6 0.4
FW Willy Klingenberg 1,509 1.0 1,145 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,366 0.9 0.1
NPD Ulrich Heim 1,112 0.7 0.6 1,193 1.8 0.3
PBC 159 0.1
PRO 141 0.1
REP   74 0.0
MLPD   33 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,416 1,219
Total Valid votes 151,403 151,600
Turnout 152,819 78.4 0.5
CDU hold Majority 20,550 13.6 3.6

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Harburg[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 % ±%
CDU Michael Grosse-Brömer 59,657 40.6 3.3 50,104 34.0 2.6
SPD Monika Griefahn 45,002 30.6 11.7 36,139 24.5 12.3
FDP Nicole Bracht-Bendt 15,812 10.8 6.4 24,967 16.9 5.5
Green Hans-Christian Friedrichs 13,772 9.4 4.7 18,002 12.2 3.5
Left Herbert Schui 9,611 6.5 3.3 10,825 7.3 3.6
Pirates   2,963 2.0
NPD Sebastian Stöber 1,935 1.3 0.1 1,636 1.1 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,132 0.8 0.1
RRP Richard Tiede 1,153 0.8 1,150 0.8
ÖDP   238 0.1
DVU   177 0.1
MLPD   33 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,976 1,552
Total Valid votes 146,942 147,366
Turnout 148,918 77.9 5.1
CDU win new seat Majority 14,655 10.0

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

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