Goslar – Northeim – Osterode

Goslar – Northeim – Osterode 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 52. It is located in southern Lower Saxony, comprising most of the districts of Goslar, Northeim, and the former Osterode (now part of Göttingen district).[1]

52 Goslar – Northeim – Osterode
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Goslar – Northeim – Osterode in 2013
StateLower Saxony
Population255,200 (2015)
Electorate202,963 (2017)
Major settlementsGoslar
Einbeck
Northeim
Area2,121.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberRoy Kühne
Elected2017

Goslar – Northeim – Osterode was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Roy Kühne of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Goslar – Northeim – Osterode is located in southern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Goslar excluding the Samtgemeinde of Lutter am Barenberge and municipalities of Langelsheim, Liebenburg, and Seesen; the district of Northeim excluding the municipalities of Bodenfelde and Uslar and Solling area; and the area of the now-abolished district of Osterode excluding the municipalities of Bad Lauterberg, Bad Sachsa, and Herzberg am Harz (now part of the Göttingen district).[1]

History

Goslar – Northeim – Osterode was created in 1949, then known as Northeim – Einbeck – Duderstadt. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was named Northeim. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was named Northeim – Osterode. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 33 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 55. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 48. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 52. In the 2009 election, it was number 53. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 52.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Northeim, Einbeck, and Duderstadt. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the district of Northeim excluding the Fürstenhagen municipality, as well as the districts of Osterode, Blankenburg, and Zellerfeld. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the district of Northeim and the municipalities of Osterode am Harz and Herzberg am Harz and the Samtgemeinden of Bad Grund and Hattorf from the Osterode district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 33 Northeim – Einbeck – Duderstadt
  • Northeim district
  • Einbeck district
  • Duderstadt district
1953 55
1957
1961
1965 48 Northeim
  • Northeim district (excluding Fürstenhagen municipality)
  • Osterode district
  • Blankenburg district
  • Zellerfeld district
1969
1972
1976
1980 Northeim – Osterode
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 52 Goslar – Northeim – Osterode
2005
2009 53
2013 52
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since 1949. Its first representative was Martin Schmidt of the SPD, who served from 1949 to 1957. Karl Hackethal of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won the constituency in 1957 and served a single term. Former member Schmidt returned in 1961 and served until 1987. He was succeeded by Edith Niehuis, who served until 2002. Wilhelm Priesmeier was then representative until 2017. In 2017, Roy Kühne of the CDU was elected representative.

Election Member Party %
1949 Martin Schmidt SPD 30.4
1953 30.7
1957 Karl Hackethal CDU 46.4
1961 Martin Schmidt SPD 40.4
1965 48.6
1969 52.3
1972 56.9
1976 52.7
1980 54.1
1983 48.7
1987 Edith Niehuis SPD 49.2
1990 46.8
1994 49.3
1998 56.8
2002 Wilhelm Priesmeier SPD 52.4
2005 50.5
2009 39.1
2013 42.4
2017 Roy Kühne CDU 39.8

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Goslar – Northeim – Osterode[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 Roy Kühne 59,391 39.8 2.3 48,131 32.1 5.7
SPD Marcus Seidel 51,953 34.8 7.6 48,016 32.1 6.0
AfD Jens Kestner 13,937 9.3 15,132 10.1 6.2
Left Lukas David Jacobs 8,525 5.7 1.1 9,521 6.4 1.3
Green Viola von Cramon-Taubadel 8,128 5.4 0.1 9,929 6.6 0.3
FDP Nicole Langer 7,438 5.0 3.4 13,734 9.2 5.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,512 1.0 0.3
PARTEI   1,246 0.8
NPD   595 0.4 0.6
FW   513 0.3 0.2
Pirates   426 0.3 1.2
DM 329 0.2
BGE   199 0.1
DiB 173 0.1
V-Partei³ 169 0.1
ÖDP   102 0.1
MLPD   36 0.0 0.0
DKP   27 0.0
Informal votes 1,605 1,187
Total Valid votes 149,372 149,790
Turnout 150,977 74.4 2.7
CDU gain from SPD Majority 7,438 5.0

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Goslar – Northeim – Osterode[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 % ±%
SPD Y Wilhelm Priesmeier 62,209 42.4 3.2 55,985 38.0 5.0
CDU Roy Kühne 61,723 42.0 6.6 55,775 37.9 7.9
Green Viola von Cramon-Taubadel 7,833 5.3 0.9 10,141 6.9 1.5
Left Michael Ohse 6,805 4.6 4.5 7,475 5.1 4.6
AfD   5,733 3.9
Pirates Meinhart Ramaswamy 2,373 1.6 2,141 1.5 0.4
FDP Olaf Torsten Franz 2,249 1.5 6.7 6,099 4.1 9.8
NPD Michael Ellies 1,967 1.3 0.4 1,493 1.0 0.5
FW Georg Sponfeldner 1,402 1.0 835 0.6
Tierschutzpartei   1,086 0.7 0.1
Independent Lothar Baumelt 269 0.2
PRO 241 0.2
PBC 134 0.1
REP   93 0.1
MLPD   33 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,599 2,165
Total Valid votes 146,830 147,264
Turnout 149,429 71.7 1.2
SPD hold Majority 486 0.4 3.3

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Goslar – Northeim – Osterode[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 % ±%
SPD Y Wilhelm Priesmeier 60,107 39.1 11.4 50,912 33.0 12.9
CDU Hans Georg Faust 54,451 35.5 1.3 46,256 30.0 1.3
Left Rüdiger Wohltmann 14,083 9.2 4.9 14,988 9.7 4.8
FDP Christian Eberl 12,719 8.3 4.3 21,481 13.9 4.5
Green Viola von Cramon-Taubadel 9,624 6.3 3.3 12,983 8.4 2.7
Pirates   2,787 1.8
NPD Patrick Kallweit 2,599 1.7 0.3 2,352 1.5 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,247 0.8 0.2
RRP 866 0.6
ÖDP   144 0.1
DVU   131 0.1
MLPD   27 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,638 2,047
Total Valid votes 153,583 154,174
Turnout 156,221 72.9 6.2
SPD hold Majority 5,656 3.7 10.0

References
  1. "Constituency Goslar – Northeim – Osterode". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Goslar – Northeim – Osterode". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Goslar – Northeim – Osterode
  4. Results for Goslar – Northeim – Osterode
  5. Results for Goslar – Northeim – Osterode
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