Mittelems (electoral district)

Mittelems 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 31. It is located in western Lower Saxony, comprising the Grafschaft Bentheim district and the southern part of the Emsland district.[1]

31 Mittelems
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Mittelems in 2013
StateLower Saxony
Population308,200 (2015)
Electorate230,151 (2017)
Major settlementsLingen
Nordhorn
Meppen
Area2,351.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created1980
PartyCDU
MemberAlbert Stegemann
Elected2013, 2017

Mittelems was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Albert Stegemann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Mittelems is located in western Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Grafschaft Bentheim district and the southern part of the Emsland district, specifically the municipalities of Emsbüren, Geeste, Haselünne, Lingen, Meppen, and Salzbergen, as well as the Samtgemeinden of Freren, Herzlake, Lengerich, and Spelle.[1]

History

Mittelems was created in 1980 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Emsland and Lingen. Until the 2002 election, it was constituency number 26. From then until 2013, it was constituency 32. Since 2013, it has been constituency 31. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. Its first representative was Burkhard Ritz, who served a single term. He was succeeded by Hans-Gerd Strube, who served until 1994, followed by Hermann Kues. In 2013, Albert Stegemann was elected representative. He was re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1980 Burkhard Ritz CDU 54.4
1983 Hans-Gerd Strube CDU 60.0
1987 54.8
1990 57.2
1994 Hermann Kues CDU 57.0
1998 53.3
2002 53.3
2005 55.6
2009 54.6
2013 Albert Stegemann CDU 59.0
2017 53.6

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Mittelems[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 Albert Stegemann 95,815 53.6 5.4 88,310 49.4 6.7
SPD Daniela De Ridder 47,107 26.4 2.6 41,983 23.5 2.6
FDP Jens Beeck 10,089 5.6 4.1 16,181 9.0 4.9
AfD Danny Meiners 8,949 5.0 2.8 9,701 5.4 2.9
Green Reinhard Prüllage 8,900 5.0 0.0 10,803 6.0 0.6
Left Roberto Linguari 6,813 3.8 1.1 8,167 4.6 1.5
PARTEI Harald Nützel 951 0.5 984 0.6
Tierschutzpartei   939 0.5 0.1
Pirates   385 0.2 1.2
NPD   285 0.2 0.3
FW   271 0.2 0.0
ÖDP   238 0.1
DM 146 0.1
BGE   136 0.1
DiB 134 0.1
V-Partei³ 127 0.1
MLPD   35 0.0 0.0
DKP   27 0.0
Informal votes 1,187 959
Total Valid votes 178,624 178,852
Turnout 179,811 78.1 3.4
CDU hold Majority 48,708 27.2 2.8

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Mittelems[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 Albert Stegemann 99,705 59.0 4.4 94,923 56.1 8.9
SPD Daniela De Ridder 48,903 29.0 3.0 44,069 26.0 2.7
Green Birgit Kemmer 8,393 5.0 0.9 9,160 5.4 1.4
Left Heinz Georg von Wensiersky 4,543 2.7 2.2 5,107 3.0 2.5
AfD Martina Härting 3,777 2.2 4,331 2.6
FDP Manuel Nehmer 2,673 1.6 6.4 7,032 4.2 10.0
Pirates   2,456 1.5 0.1
NPD Tobias Richter 879 0.5 0.2 790 0.5 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   767 0.5 0.1
FW   285 0.2
PRO 136 0.1
PBC 114 0.1
REP   48 0.0
MLPD   20 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,571 1,206
Total Valid votes 168,873 169,238
Turnout 170,444 74.7 0.2
CDU hold Majority 50,802 30.0 1.4

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Mittelems[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 Y Hermann Kues 91,378 54.6 1.0 79,052 47.2 1.5
SPD Dieter Steinecke 43,503 26.0 8.5 39,085 23.3 10.6
FDP Norbert Brüggemann 13,278 7.9 4.5 23,749 14.2 5.7
Green Michael Fuest 9,819 5.9 2.6 11,357 6.8 2.2
Left Jörg-Friedrich Küster 8,195 4.9 2.5 9,169 5.5 2.7
Pirates   2,347 1.4
NPD Malte Holzer 1,130 0.7 0.0 1,014 0.6 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   853 0.5 0.1
RRP 642 0.4
ÖDP   158 0.1
DVU   78 0.0
MLPD   24 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,775 1,550
Total Valid votes 167,303 167,528
Turnout 169,078 74.5 6.2
CDU hold Majority 47,875 28.6 7.5

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

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