Osnabrück-Land

Osnabrück-Land 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 38. It is located in western Lower Saxony, comprising most of the district of Osnabrück.[1]

38 Osnabrück-Land
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Osnabrück-Land in 2013
StateLower Saxony
Population265,600 (2015)
Electorate199,131 (2017)
Major settlementsMelle
Bramsche
Area1,916.1 km2
Current electoral district
Created1980
PartyCDU
MemberAndré Berghegger
Elected2013, 2017

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

Geography

Osnabrück-Land is located in western Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Osnabrück district with the exception of the municipalities of Belm, Georgsmarienhütte, Hagen am Teutoburger Wald, Hasbergen, and Wallenhorst.[1]

History

Osnabrück-Land was created in 1980 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Lingen, Osnabrück, and Nienburg. Until 1998, it was constituency 32 in the number system. In the 2002 and 2005 election, it was constituency 38. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 39. It has been constituency 38 since the 2013 election. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. Its first representative was Reinhard Freiherr von Schorlemer, who served from 1980 to 2002. He was succeeded by Georg Schirmbeck, who served until 2013. André Berghegger has been representative since the 2013 election.

Election Member Party %
1980 Reinhard Freiherr von Schorlemer CDU 47.1
1983 54.5
1987 49.4
1990 51.1
1994 50.8
1998 45.9
2002 Georg Schirmbeck CDU 45.6
2005 43.8
2009 44.2
2013 André Berghegger CDU 53.1
2017 45.6

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Osnabrück-Land[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 André Berghegger 68,379 45.6 7.5 60,737 40.4 7.5
SPD Rainer Spiering 42,438 28.3 4.0 38,529 25.7 3.7
Green Filiz Polat 11,613 7.7 1.9 12,346 8.2 0.5
AfD Waldemar Herdt 9,934 6.6 10,940 7.3 4.5
FDP Matthias Seestern-Pauly 9,576 6.4 4.6 14,603 9.7 5.1
Left Josef Riepe 7,908 5.3 1.7 9,156 6.1 2.1
Tierschutzpartei   958 0.6 0.1
PARTEI   902 0.6
Pirates   490 0.3 1.2
FW   381 0.3 0.1
NPD   322 0.2 0.5
BGE   205 0.1
DM 168 0.1
V-Partei³ 151 0.1
DiB 140 0.1
ÖDP   119 0.1
DKP   29 0.0
MLPD   19 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,226 1,107
Total Valid votes 150,076 150,195
Turnout 151,302 76.0 2.6
CDU hold Majority 25,941 17.3 3.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Osnabrück-Land[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 André Berghegger 76,179 53.1 8.9 68,972 48.0 9.2
SPD Rainer Spiering 46,365 32.3 0.1 42,214 29.4 2.9
Green Florian Zimmeck 8,330 5.8 1.5 11,046 7.7 1.5
Left Bernhard Rohe 5,162 3.6 2.7 5,783 4.0 3.1
FDP Matthias Seestern-Pauly 2,546 1.8 7.3 6,599 4.6 10.1
AfD   4,060 2.8
Pirates Katharina Nocun 2,526 1.8 2,188 1.5 0.1
NPD Dirk Heimsoth 1,135 0.8 0.2 968 0.7 0.2
FW Jörg Grunert 816 0.6 478 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   801 0.6 0.0
PBC Anton Fischer 404 0.3 444 0.3
PRO 121 0.1
REP   36 0.0
MLPD   23 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,390 1,120
Total Valid votes 143,463 143,733
Turnout 144,853 73.3 0.0
CDU hold Majority 29,814 20.8 8.8

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Osnabrück-Land[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 Georg Schirmbeck 63,175 44.2 2.6 55,599 38.8 1.8
SPD Rainer Spiering 46,028 32.2 8.3 37,936 26.5 10.9
FDP Matthias Seestern-Pauly 12,940 9.1 4.7 21,117 14.7 4.7
Green Arnulf Nüßlein 10,393 7.3 2.8 13,227 9.2 2.6
Left Manfred Brauner 9,006 6.3 3.5 10,211 7.1 3.8
Pirates   2,268 1.6
NPD Dirk Heimsoth 1,382 1.0 0.0 1,243 0.9 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   854 0.6 0.1
RRP 486 0.3
ÖDP   190 0.1
DVU   120 0.1
MLPD   26 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,706 1,353
Total Valid votes 142,924 143,277
Turnout 144,630 73.4 6.1
CDU hold Majority 17,147 12.0 5.7

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

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