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Osnabrück-Land

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38 Osnabrück-Land
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Osnabrück-Land in 2025
StateLower Saxony
Population265,000 (2019)
Electorate199,960 (2021)
Major settlementsMelle
Bramsche
Area1,916.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created1980
PartyCDU
MemberAndré Berghegger
Elected2013, 2017, 2021

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]

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

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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

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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

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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
2021 36.2

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY André Berghegger 54,535 36.2 Decrease 9.3 42,864 28.5 Decrease 11.9
SPD Anke Hennig 44,709 29.7 Increase 1.4 48,352 32.1 Increase 6.5
Greens Filiz Polat 22,011 14.6 Increase 6.9 22,160 14.7 Increase 6.5
FDP Matthias Seestern-Pauly 13,006 8.6 Increase 2.3 16,653 11.1 Increase 1.3
AfD Roland Lapinskas 9,418 6.3 Decrease 0.4 10,069 6.7 Decrease 0.6
Left Swen Adams 3,596 2.4 Decrease 2.9 3,870 2.6 Decrease 3.5
dieBasis Jürgen Wehlburg 2,049 1.4 1,760 1.2
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,397 0.9 Increase 0.3
PARTEI   1,090 0.7 Increase 0.1
FW Josef Vagedes 1,262 0.8 824 0.5 Increase 0.3
Pirates   403 0.3 Decrease 0.1
Team Todenhöfer   300 0.2
Volt   207 0.1
NPD   123 0.1 Decrease 0.1
ÖDP   88 0.1 Steady 0.0
Humanists   89 0.1
V-Partei3   85 0.1 Steady 0.0
du.   65 0.0
DKP   31 0.0 Steady 0.0
LKR   16 0.0
MLPD   12 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,251 1,379
Total valid votes 150,586 150,458
Turnout 151,837 76.9 Steady 0.0
CDU hold Majority 9,826 6.5 Decrease 10.8

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY André Berghegger 68,379 45.6 Decrease 7.5 60,737 40.4 Decrease 7.5
SPD Rainer Spiering 42,438 28.3 Decrease 4.0 38,529 25.7 Decrease 3.7
Greens Filiz Polat 11,613 7.7 Increase 1.9 12,346 8.2 Increase 0.5
AfD Waldemar Herdt 9,934 6.6 10,940 7.3 Increase 4.5
FDP Matthias Seestern-Pauly 9,576 6.4 Increase 4.6 14,603 9.7 Increase 5.1
Left Josef Riepe 7,908 5.3 Increase 1.7 9,156 6.1 Increase 2.1
Human Environment Animal Protection   958 0.6 Increase 0.1
PARTEI   902 0.6
Pirates   490 0.3 Decrease 1.2
FW   381 0.3 Decrease 0.1
NPD   322 0.2 Decrease 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 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,226 1,107
Total valid votes 150,076 150,195
Turnout 151,302 76.0 Increase 2.6
CDU hold Majority 25,941 17.3 Decrease 3.5

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

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

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Osnabrück-Land[6]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Georg Schirmbeck 63,175 44.2 Decrease 2.6 55,599 38.8 Decrease 1.8
SPD Rainer Spiering 46,028 32.2 Decrease 8.3 37,936 26.5 Decrease 10.9
FDP Matthias Seestern-Pauly 12,940 9.1 Increase 4.7 21,117 14.7 Increase 4.7
Greens Arnulf Nüßlein 10,393 7.3 Increase 2.8 13,227 9.2 Increase 2.6
Left Manfred Brauner 9,006 6.3 Increase 3.5 10,211 7.1 Increase 3.8
Pirates   2,268 1.6
NPD Dirk Heimsoth 1,382 1.0 Steady 0.0 1,243 0.9 Decrease 0.1
Human Environment Animal Protection   854 0.6 Increase 0.1
RRP 486 0.3
ÖDP   190 0.1
DVU   120 0.1
MLPD   26 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,706 1,353
Total valid votes 142,924 143,277
Turnout 144,630 73.4 Decrease 6.1
CDU hold Majority 17,147 12.0 Increase 5.7

References

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  1. ^ a b "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
  6. ^ Results for Osnabrück-Land