Hameln-Pyrmont – Holzminden

Location of constituency in Lower Saxony

Hameln-Pyrmont – Holzminden is one of the 299 single member constituencies (German: Wahlkreis) used for the German parliament, the Bundestag. One of thirty constituencies in the state of Lower Saxony, it contains the counties of Hamelin-Pyrmont and Holzminden together with the towns of Bodenfelde and Uslar, both located in the county of Northeim.[1] The constituency elects one representative under the mixed member proportional representation (MMP) system. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 46.

The constituency has existed since the 1980 election, when it largely replaced the former Hameln – Springe constituency. It has been won by the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) since its creation. The current representative is Gabriele Lösekrug-Möller.[2]

List of district representatives

Election Name Party
1980 Brigitte Schulte SPD
1983 Brigitte Schulte SPD
1987 Brigitte Schulte SPD
1990 Brigitte Schulte SPD
1994 Brigitte Schulte SPD
1998 Brigitte Schulte SPD
2002 Brigitte Schulte SPD
2005 Gabriele Lösekrug-Möller SPD
2009 Gabriele Lösekrug-Möller SPD
2013 Gabriele Lösekrug-Möller SPD

References

  1. ↑ Constituency boundaries, bundeswahlleiter.de, accessed 22 June 2014
  2. ↑ Bundestagswahl im Wahlkreis Hameln-Pyrmont-Holzminden: Alle Ergebnisse, alle Infos, Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine, 22 September 2013

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