Hildesheim (electoral district)

Hildesheim 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 48. It is located in southern Lower Saxony, comprising the district of Hildesheim.[1]

48 Hildesheim
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Hildesheim in 2013
StateLower Saxony
Population277,100 (2015)
Electorate218,349 (2017)
Major settlementsHildesheim
Area1,206.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberBernd Westphal
Elected2017

Hildesheim was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Bernd Westphal of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Hildesheim is located in southern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Hildesheim.[1]

History

Hildesheim was created in 1949, then known as Hildesheim-Stadt und -Land. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 26 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 48. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 43. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 48. In the 2009 election, it was number 49. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 48.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Hildesheim and the district of Hildesheim-Marienburg. In the 1976 election, it compromised the district of Hildesheim without the municipality of Nordstemmen. Since the 1980 election, it has comprised the entirety of the district of Hildesheim.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 26 Hildesheim-Stadt und -Land
1953 48
1957
1961
1965 43 Hildesheim
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 48
2005
2009 49
2013 48
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first held by Heinrich-Wilhelm Ruhnke of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), who served from 1949 to 1953. Adolf Cillien of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won it in 1953 and served a single term. He was succeeded by fellow CDU member Theodor Oberländer, who also served a single term. Friedrich Kühn of the CDU was elected in 1961 and re-elected in 1965. Joachim Raffert regained the constituency for the SPD in 1969. In 1972, he was succeeded by Hermann Rappe. He served until 1998, when fellow SPD member Bernhard Brinkmann was elected. He served four terms as representative. In 2013, Ute Bertram of the CDU was elected. In 2017, Bernd Westphal regained the constituency for the SPD.

Election Member Party %
1949 Heinrich-Wilhelm Ruhnke SPD 31.1
1953 Adolf Cillien CDU 45.7
1957 Theodor Oberländer CDU 46.2
1961 Friedrich Kühn CDU 41.0
1965 46.5
1969 Joachim Raffert SPD 48.2
1972 Hermann Rappe SPD 54.3
1976 49.3
1980 53.4
1983 48.4
1987 49.0
1990 47.4
1994 50.0
1998 Bernhard Brinkmann SPD 54.3
2002 53.5
2005 51.0
2009 39.0
2013 Ute Bertram CDU 42.3
2017 Bernd Westphal SPD 37.2

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Hildesheim[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 % ±%
SPD Bernd Westphal 62,448 37.2 4.1 52,077 30.9 5.4
CDU N Ute Bertram 60,457 36.0 6.3 54,871 32.6 6.1
AfD Claus Grugelke 14,433 8.6 15,695 9.3 5.9
Green Ottmar von Holtz 12,691 7.6 0.9 14,806 8.8 0.2
FDP Henrik Jacobs 9,330 5.6 4.0 13,876 8.2 4.8
Left Orhan Kara 8,502 5.1 0.2 10,932 6.5 1.5
Tierschutzpartei   1,693 1.0 0.3
PARTEI   1,445 0.9
Pirates   593 0.4 1.4
NPD   468 0.3 0.6
FW   453 0.3 0.0
BGE   320 0.2
DM 305 0.2
DiB 304 0.2
V-Partei³ 221 0.1
ÖDP   150 0.1
MLPD   56 0.0 0.0
DKP   32 0.0
Informal votes 1,752 1,316
Total Valid votes 167,861 168,297
Turnout 169,613 77.7 2.6
SPD gain from CDU Majority 1,991 1.2

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Hildesheim[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 % ±%
CDU Ute Bertram 68,653 42.3 5.8 63,041 38.7 6.8
SPD Bernd Westphal 66,986 41.3 2.2 59,319 36.4 3.5
Green Brigitte Pothmer 13,771 8.5 0.5 14,587 8.9 1.5
Left Lars Leopold 7,909 4.9 2.0 8,120 5.0 3.1
AfD   5,601 3.4
NPD Kerstin Breckel 2,537 1.6 0.0 1,482 0.9 0.6
FDP Bernd Fell 2,489 1.5 4.7 5,589 3.4 7.9
Pirates   2,937 1.8 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,208 0.7 0.1
FW   455 0.3
PRO 384 0.2
PBC 151 0.1
REP   92 0.1
MLPD   31 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,451 1,799
Total Valid votes 162,345 162,997
Turnout 164,796 75.1 0.1
CDU gain from SPD Majority 1,667 1.0

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Hildesheim[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 Bernhard Brinkmann 64,555 39.0 11.9 54,487 32.9 14.1
CDU Eckart von Klaeden 60,376 36.5 0.3 52,747 31.8 0.6
Green Brigitte Pothmer 14,856 9.0 4.2 17,360 10.5 3.4
Left Michael Huffer 11,402 6.9 3.8 13,429 8.1 4.3
FDP Bernd Fell 10,231 6.2 3.4 18,752 11.3 4.1
Pirates   3,191 1.9
NPD Ricarda Riefling 2,606 1.6 0.3 2,452 1.5 0.2
RRP Wolfgang Weinsziehr 1,293 0.8 1,520 0.9
Tierschutzpartei   1,405 0.8 0.3
ÖDP   171 0.1
DVU   152 0.1
MLPD   52 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,201 1,802
Total Valid votes 165,319 165,718
Turnout 167,520 75.2 6.3
SPD hold Majority 4,179 2.5 11.6

References
  1. "Constituency Hildesheim". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Hildesheim". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Hildesheim
  4. Results for Hildesheim
  5. Results for Hildesheim

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