Lübeck (electoral district)

Lübeck 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 11. It is located in southern Schleswig-Holstein, comprising the city of Lübeck and parts of the Herzogtum Lauenburg district.[1]

11 Lübeck
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Lübeck in 2013
StateSchleswig-Holstein
Population235,300 (2015)
Electorate181,638 (2017)
Major settlementsLübeck
Area406.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberClaudia Schmidtke
Elected2017

Lübeck was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Claudia Schmidtke of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Lübeck is located in southern Schleswig-Holstein. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the urban district of Lübeck and the Ämter of Berkenthin and former Amt of Sandesneben from the Herzogtum Lauenburg district.[1]

History

Lübeck was created in 1949. Until 1972, it was constituency 9 in the numbering system. In the 1949 and 1953 elections, it covered the entirety of the city of Lübeck with the exception of voting districts 28, 30–33, 35–42, 52–55, 57–59, 140–143, and 151–161). In the 1957 and 1961 elections, it did not cover voting districts 26, 28–33, 35–43, 45–49, 52–57, 145–148, 150–153, 155, 156, 158, and 160. In the 1965 election, it acquired constituency number 11, and its borders were coterminous with the urban district of Lübeck, which remained until the 2002 election. At this election, the Ämter of Berkenthin and Sandesneben were transferred into the Lübeck constituency; the Amt of Sandesneben was abolished in 2008, but the constituency was not geographically affected.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 9 Lübeck
  • Lübeck city (excluding voting districts 28, 30–33, 35–42, 52–55, 57–59, 140–143, and 151–161)
1953
1957
  • Lübeck city (excluding voting districts 26, 28–33, 35–43, 45–49, 52–57, 145–148, 150–153, 155, 156, 158, and 160)
1961
1965 11
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002
2005
2009
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but five Bundestag terms since 1949; it returned a representative from the SPD in every federal election from 1969 through 2013. Its first representative was Paul Bromme of the SPD, who served for a single term. The constituency was won by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1953, and represented by Paul Bock (until 1957) and Helmut Wendelborn. It was won by the SPD in 1969, and represented by future Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein Björn Engholm until 1983. He was succeeded by Reinhold Hiller, who served until 2002. Between then and 2017, it was represented by Gabriele Hiller-Ohm. It was won by Claudia Schmidtke of the CDU in the 2017 federal election.

Election Member Party %
1949 Paul Bromme SPD 35.8
1953 Paul Bock CDU 42.3
1957 Helmut Wendelborn CDU 52.3
1961 43.5
1965 47.7
1969 Björn Engholm SPD 49.9
1972 58.8
1976 54.1
1980 55.7
1983 Reinhold Hiller SPD 48.6
1987 46.3
1990 43.1
1994 45.7
1998 51.3
2002 Gabriele Hiller-Ohm SPD 50.8
2005 49.7
2009 36.7
2013 40.7
2017 Claudia Schmidtke CDU 35.3

Election results

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Lübeck[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 Claudia Schmidtke 45,432 35.3 1.2 38,263 29.5 4.8
SPD N Gabriele Hiller-Ohm 43,578 33.9 6.8 32,919 25.4 8.8
Green Thorsten Fürter 16,785 13.0 5.3 16,568 12.7 1.7
AfD Hans-Eberhard Knust 11,137 8.7 5.3 11,539 8.9 4.6
FDP Timo Jeguschke 8,312 6.5 4.1 14,097 10.9 6.1
Left   12,213 9.4 2.9
FW Ingo Voht 2,535 2.0 1.1 1,091 0.8 0.2
PARTEI   1,850 1.4
MLPD Lüder Möller 954 0.7 162 0.1 0.0
BGE   475 0.4
NPD   351 0.3 0.5
ÖDP   266 0.2
Informal votes 2,228 1,167
Total Valid votes 128,733 129,794
Turnout 130,961 72.1 3.5
CDU gain from SPD Majority 1,854 1.4

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Lübeck[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 Gabriele Hiller-Ohm 50,119 40.7 4.0 42,083 34.1 4.0
CDU Alexandra Dinges-Dierig 44,896 36.5 6.1 42,218 34.2 7.1
Green Spyridon Aslanidis 9,475 7.7 3.9 13,638 11.1 2.8
Left Jens Schulz 6,662 5.4 3.7 7,970 6.5 3.4
AfD Christoph Elfenkämper 4,152 3.4 5,323 4.3
FDP Gerrit Koch 2,958 2.4 8.6 5,857 4.8 9.4
Pirates Moritz von Allwörden 2,825 2.3 2,994 2.4 0.1
FW Thomas Misch 1,113 0.9 781 0.6
NPD Kai Otzen 948 0.8 0.5 974 0.8 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   918 0.7
Rentner 422 0.3 0.6
MLPD   93 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,563 1,440
Total Valid votes 123,148 123,271
Turnout 124,711 68.6 0.5
SPD hold Majority 5,223 4.2 2.2

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Lübeck[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 Gabriele Hiller-Ohm 44,393 36.7 13.0 36,578 30.1 13.2
CDU Anke Eymer 36,745 30.3 5.3 32,970 27.2 4.0
Green Volker Koß 14,098 11.6 7.3 16,764 13.8 4.6
FDP Wilhelm Melchers 13,296 11.0 7.5 17,173 14.2 5.8
Left Sascha Thomas 10,973 9.1 4.9 12,002 9.9 4.3
Pirates   3,010 2.5
NPD Thomas Wulff 1,595 1.3 0.3 1,412 1.2 0.1
Rentner 1,197 1.0
DVU   144 0.1
MLPD   90 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 3,524 3,284
Total Valid votes 121,100 121,340
Turnout 124,624 69.1 4.7
SPD hold Majority 7,648 6.3 7.8

References

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