35 Rotenburg I – Heidekreis
Former electoral district
for the Bundestag
Rotenburg I – Heidekreis in 2013
StateLower Saxony
Population215,800 (2019)
Electorate168,927 (2021)
Major settlementsWalsrode
Soltau
Rotenburg an der Wümme
Area2,734.5 km2
Former electoral district
Created1980
2009 (re-established)
Abolished2002
PartySPD
MemberLars Klingbeil
Elected2017, 2021

Rotenburg I – Heidekreis 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 35. It is located in northern Lower Saxony, comprising the Heidekreis district and the southern part of the Rotenburg district.[1]

Rotenburg I – Heidekreis was created for the 1980 federal election. It was abolished in 2002 and re-established in the 2009 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Lars Klingbeil of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Rotenburg I – Heidekreis is located in northern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Heidekreis district, as well as the municipalities of Rotenburg an der Wümme, Scheeßel, and Visselhövede and the Samtgemeinden of Bothel, Fintel, and Sottrum from the Rotenburg district.[1]

History

Rotenburg I – Heidekreis was created in 1980, then known as Soltau – Rotenburg. In its first incarnation, it was constituency 30 in the numbering system. Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Soltau-Fallingbostel and Rotenburg. In the 1987 election, it was renamed Soltau-Fallingbostel – Rotenburg II. It was abolished in the 2002 election, and divided between the new constituencies of Rotenburg – Verden and Soltau-Fallingbostel – Winsen L.

The constituency was re-established in the 2009 election, acquiring the name Rotenburg I – Soltau-Fallingbostel. It was constituency number 36. In the 2013 election, it was renamed to Rotenburg I – Heidekreis and became constituency number 34. Its borders have not changed since its re-establishment.

Election No. Name Borders
1980 30 Soltau – Rotenburg
  • Soltau-Fallingbostel district
  • Rotenburg district
1983
1987 Soltau-Fallingbostel – Rotenburg II
1990
1994
1998
2002 Abolished
2005
2009 36 Rotenburg I – Soltau-Fallingbostel
2013 34 Rotenburg I – Heidekreis
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first held by Ingeborg Hoffmann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), who served from 1980 until 1990. She was succeeded by fellow CDU member Heinz-Günter Bargfrede, who served until 1998. In 1998, Kurt Palis of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the constituency, serving until its abolition in the next Bundestag term. After its re-establishment in the 2009 election, Reinhard Grindel of the CDU won the constituency and served two terms. In 2017, Lars Klingbeil was elected as representative.

Election Member Party  %
1980 Ingeborg Hoffmann CDU 47.0
1983 53.9
1987 49.2
1990 Heinz-Günter Bargfrede CDU 50.9
1994 49.6
1998 Kurt Palis SPD 47.0
Abolished (2002–2009)
2009 Reinhard Grindel CDU 40.2
2013 44.8
2017 Lars Klingbeil SPD 41.2
2021 47.6

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Rotenburg I – Heidekreis[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 % ±%
SPD Green tickY Lars Klingbeil 59,131 47.6 Increase 6.4 43,196 34.8 Increase 7.6
CDU Carsten Büttinghaus 32,720 26.4 Decrease 9.7 31,119 25.1 Decrease 12.7
Greens Michael Kopatz 10,035 8.1 Increase 3.3 16,857 13.6 Increase 5.6
AfD Volker Körlin 9,182 7.4 Decrease 0.8 9,945 8.0 Decrease 1.2
FDP Alexander Künzle 7,354 5.9 Increase 1.4 12,526 10.1 Increase 1.6
Left Kathrin Otte 3,010 2.4 Decrease 1.7 3,536 2.8 Decrease 3.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,754 1.4 Increase 0.5
FW Günter Scheunemann 2,734 2.2 Increase 1.1 1,433 1.2 Increase 0.5
dieBasis   1,192 1.0
PARTEI   1,057 0.9 Increase 0.2
Pirates   444 0.4 Steady 0.0
Volt   341 0.3
NPD   186 0.1 Decrease 0.2
Team Todenhöfer   180 0.1
ÖDP   107 0.1 Steady 0.0
Humanists   94 0.1
V-Partei3   90 0.1 Steady 0.0
du.   74 0.1
LKR   42 0.0
DKP   17 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   14 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 934 896
Total Valid votes 124,166 124,204
Turnout 125,100 74.1 Decrease 1.5
SPD hold Majority 26,411 21.2 Increase 16.1

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Rotenburg I – Heidekreis[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 % ±%
SPD Lars Klingbeil 51,938 41.2 Increase 0.6 34,211 27.1 Decrease 4.1
CDU Kathrin Rösel 45,510 36.1 Decrease 8.7 47,558 37.7 Decrease 5.9
AfD Michael Stewart 10,331 8.2 11,671 9.3 Increase 5.5
Greens Ellen Gause 6,053 4.8 Decrease 0.2 10,068 8.0 Decrease 0.5
FDP Hendrik Jürgens 5,659 4.5 Increase 2.8 10,699 8.5 Increase 4.4
Left Agnes Hasenjäger 5,219 4.1 Increase 0.2 7,422 5.9 Increase 1.3
FW Günter Scheunemann 1,387 1.1 Steady 0.0 770 0.6 Steady 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,145 0.9 Increase 0.1
PARTEI   877 0.7
NPD   447 0.4 Decrease 0.7
Pirates   396 0.3 Decrease 1.1
DM 219 0.2
BGE   188 0.1
DiB 138 0.1
V-Partei³ 137 0.1
ÖDP   114 0.1
MLPD   34 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   10 0.0
Informal votes 974 967
Total Valid votes 126,097 126,104
Turnout 127,071 75.6 Increase 2.4
SPD gain from CDU Majority 6,428 5.1

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Rotenburg I – Heidekreis[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 Green tickY Reinhard Grindel 54,448 44.8 Increase 4.6 53,163 43.6 Increase 8.5
SPD Lars Klingbeil 49,301 40.6 Increase 5.3 38,018 31.2 Increase 3.6
Greens Hans-Peter Ludewig 6,026 5.0 Decrease 2.6 10,332 8.5 Decrease 1.6
Left Lennart Onken 4,758 3.9 Decrease 3.0 5,572 4.6 Decrease 3.5
FDP Henrik Schröder 2,097 1.7 Decrease 6.5 4,930 4.0 Decrease 10.0
AfD   4,586 3.8
Pirates Stefan Scharringhausen 1,875 1.5 1,722 1.4 Decrease 0.5
NPD Ingo Rüdiger Helge 1,617 1.3 Decrease 0.4 1,275 1.0 Decrease 0.5
FW Günter Scheunemann 1,384 1.1 796 0.7
Tierschutzpartei   1,028 0.8 Decrease 0.1
PBC 174 0.1
PRO 143 0.1
REP   68 0.1
MLPD   22 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,317 994
Total Valid votes 121,506 121,829
Turnout 122,823 73.2 Increase 0.8
CDU hold Majority 5,147 4.2 Decrease 0.7

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Rotenburg I – Soltau-Fallingbostel[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 Reinhard Grindel 48,344 40.2 Decrease 1.5 42,324 35.1 Decrease 0.7
SPD Lars Klingbeil 42,395 35.3 Decrease 9.3 33,279 27.6 Decrease 13.1
FDP Knuth Uhland 9,895 8.2 Increase 4.0 16,930 14.0 Increase 4.5
Greens Sven-Christian Kindler 9,101 7.6 Increase 3.5 12,155 10.1 Increase 3.1
Left Heinz Kühsel 8,366 7.0 Increase 3.6 9,759 8.1 Increase 4.1
NPD Matthias Behrens 2,138 1.8 Increase 0.1 1,825 1.5 Steady 0.0
Pirates   2,252 1.9
Tierschutzpartei   1,172 1.0 Increase 0.3
RRP 597 0.5
DVU   167 0.1
ÖDP   133 0.1
MLPD   22 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,702 1,326
Total Valid votes 120,239 120,615
Turnout 121,941 72.3 Decrease 6.3
CDU win new seat Majority 5,949 4.9

References

  1. 1 2 "Constituency Rotenburg I – Heidekreis". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Rotenburg I – Heidekreis". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Rotenburg I – Heidekreis
  4. Results for Rotenburg I – Heidekreis
  5. Results for Rotenburg I – Heidekreis
  6. Results for Rotenburg I – Soltau-Fallingbostel
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