Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg
Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg 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 Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg.[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 37.
The constituency has existed under different names since the 1949 election, the first election in West Germany after World War II. It has been held by both major German parties, the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since then. At the 2013 election, CDU candidate Eckhard Pols was re-elected to a second term.[2]
Historic boundaries
| Election | District number and name | Areas covered |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 13 Lüneburg – Dannenberg | The city of Lüneburg. The counties of Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg. |
| 1953–1961 | 35 Lüneburg – Dannenberg | |
| 1965–1976 | 31 Lüneburg – Lüchow-Dannenberg | The city of Lüneburg. The counties of Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg. The county of Uelzen with the exception of the town of Uelzen and the collective municipalities of Altes Amt Ebstorf and Suderburg. |
| 1980–1998 | 31 Lüneburg – Lüchow-Dannenberg | The counties of Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg. |
| 2002–2005 | 37 Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg | The counties of Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg. From Harburg county, the collective municipalities of Hanstedt and Salzhausen. From Heidekreis, the town of Munster |
| 2009 | 38 Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg | The counties of Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg. |
| 2013 | 37 Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg |
2013 election result
| Party | Constituency results | List results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % share | +/- | Votes | % share | +/- | ||
| Christian Democratic Union | Eckhard Pols | 52,644 | 39.8 | +6.5 | 48,756 | 36.8 | +8.2 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | Hiltrud Lotze | 44,491 | 33.7 | +2.5 | 38,415 | 29.0 | +4.2 | |
| Alliance '90/The Greens | Julia Verlinden | 15,918 | 12.0 | -3.1 | 18,892 | 14.3 | -3.8 | |
| The Left | Johanna Voß | 7,784 | 5.9 | -3.3 | 9,202 | 6.9 | -3.2 | |
| Alternative for Germany | Michael Recha | 4,925 | 3.7 | N/A | 5,852 | 4.4 | N/A | |
| Pirate Party | Olaf Forberger | 2,879 | 2.2 | N/A | 3,000 | 2.3 | +0.1 | |
| Free Democratic Party | Tobias Debuch | 2,112 | 1.6 | -7.1 | 5,281 | 4.0 | -8.6 | |
| National Democratic Party of Germany | Manfred Börm | 1,240 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 1,145 | 0.9 | -0.4 | |
| Party of Bible-abiding Christians | Sonni Tonne | 206 | 0.2 | N/A | 177 | 0.1 | N/A | |
| Human Environment Animal Protection | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,081 | 0.8 | +0.0 | |
| Others | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 615 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Source:[3]
List of district representatives
| Election | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Friedrich Nowack | SPD |
| 1953 | Willi Koops | CDU |
| 1957 | Lambert Huys | CDU |
| 1961 | Lambert Huys | CDU |
| 1965 | Lambert Huys | CDU |
| 1969 | Lambert Huys | CDU |
| 1972 | Horst Schröder | CDU |
| 1976 | Horst Schröder | CDU |
| 1980 | Horst Schröder | CDU |
| 1983 | Horst Schröder | CDU |
| 1987 | Klaus Harries | CDU |
| 1990 | Klaus Harries | CDU |
| 1994 | Kurt-Dieter Grill | CDU |
| 1998 | Arne Fuhrmann | SPD |
| 2002 | Hedi Wegener | SPD |
| 2005 | Hedi Wegener | SPD |
| 2009 | Eckhard Pols | CDU |
| 2013 | Eckhard Pols | CDU |
References
- ↑ Constituency boundaries, bundeswahlleiter.de, accessed 29 June 2014
- ↑ Die Sieger haben wenig Grund zu jubeln, Hamburger Abendblatt, 29 September 2009
- ↑ 2013 constituency results, bundeswahlleiter.de, accessed 29 June 2014