Oldenburg – Ammerland

Oldenburg – Ammerland 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 27. It is located in northwestern Lower Saxony, comprising the city of Oldenburg and the district of Ammerland.[1]

27 Oldenburg – Ammerland
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Oldenburg – Ammerland in 2013
StateLower Saxony
Population285,300 (2015)
Electorate226,253 (2017)
Major settlementsOldenburg
Westerstede
Area831.4 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberDennis Rohde
Elected2013, 2017

Oldenburg – Ammerland was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Dennis Rohde of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Oldenburg – Ammerland is located in northwestern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Oldenburg and the entirety of the district of Ammerland.[1]

History

Oldenburg – Ammerland was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 8. For the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was constituency 30 in the numbering system. From 1965 through 1998, it was constituency 22; from 2002 through 2009, it was constituency 28. Since the 2013 election, it has been constituency 27.

Originally, it comprised the city of Oldenburg and the district of Ammerland. At this time, it was named Oldenburg. In the 1965 election, the constituency gained the municipalities of Bockhorn, Neuenburg, Sande, Varel, Varel-Land, and Zetel. Due to administrative reforms, in the 1976 election, it gained the municipality of Gödens.

In the 1980 election, the constituency was renamed to Oldenburg – Ammerland, and lost the municipality of Sande. The municipalities of Bockhorn, Varel, and Zetel also removed from the constituency in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 8 Oldenburg
1953 30
1957
1961
1965 22
1969
1972
1976
1980 Oldenburg – Ammerland
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 28
2005
2009
2013 27
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was held by the Free Democratic Party (FDP) from its creation in 1949 until 1957, during which time it was represented by Robert Dannemann. It was won by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1957, and represented by Wilhelm Nieberg (until 1965) and Heinz Frieler. In 1969, it was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) candidate Kurt Ross, who served for one term. He was succeeded in 1972 by Walter Polkehn, who served until 1987. Dietmar Schütz was representative from then until 2002, followed by Gesine Multhaupt. Thomas Kossendey of the CDU served a single term from 2009 to 2013. Dennis Rohde of the SPD was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Robert Dannemann FDP 24.8
1953 56.5
1957 Wilhelm Nieberg CDU 35.9
1961 34.9
1965 Heinz Frieler CDU 38.2
1969 Kurt Ross SPD 42.9
1972 Walter Polkehn SPD 52.9
1976 47.7
1980 48.8
1983 45.0
1987 Dietmar Schütz SPD 45.1
1990 43.6
1994 46.5
1998 51.5
2002 Gesine Multhaupt SPD 47.1
2005 44.7
2009 Thomas Kossendey CDU 35.5
2013 Dennis Rohde SPD 37.4
2017 36.3

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Oldenburg – Ammerland[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 Y Dennis Rohde 63,235 36.3 1.1 45,514 26.1 6.5
CDU Stephan Albani 52,598 30.2 6.6 53,417 30.6 4.6
Green Peter Meiwald 19,827 11.4 0.1 21,821 12.5 0.1
Left Amira Mohamed Ali 14,081 8.1 2.6 16,351 9.4 2.9
AfD Andreas Paul 11,592 6.7 3.3 12,625 7.2 3.0
FDP Nils Krummacker 10,635 6.1 3.7 18,136 10.4 5.3
PARTEI   1,837 1.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,457 0.8 0.0
FW Claudia Theis 1,393 0.8 0.1 687 0.4 0.2
ÖDP Ingrid Brettschneider 809 0.5 418 0.2
Pirates   682 0.4 1.4
BGE   372 0.2
NPD   336 0.2 0.5
V-Partei³ 332 0.2
DiB 298 0.2
DM 264 0.2
MLPD   77 0.0 0.0
DKP   57 0.0
Informal votes 1,797 1,286
Total Valid votes 174,170 174,681
Turnout 175,967 77.8 3.6
SPD hold Majority 10,637 6.1 5.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Oldenburg – Ammerland[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 Dennis Rohde 60,547 37.4 6.1 52,856 32.6 5.5
CDU Stephan Albani 59,525 36.8 1.2 57,067 35.2 7.1
Green Peter Meiwald 18,552 11.5 2.4 20,170 12.4 3.0
Left Martin A. Michels 8,794 5.4 3.6 10,523 6.5 3.2
AfD Melanie Wever 5,502 3.4 6,833 4.2
FDP Lübbo Meppen 3,966 2.5 6.4 8,210 5.1 9.5
Pirates Holger Lubitz 2,669 1.6 2,853 1.8 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,308 0.8 0.1
FW Hero Jan Stroman 1,147 0.7 923 0.6
NPD Ulrich Eigenfeld 1,093 0.7 0.3 1,050 0.6 0.2
PBC 132 0.1
PRO 100 0.1
MLPD   62 0.0 0.0
REP   54 0.0
Informal votes 1,748 1,402
Total Valid votes 161,795 162,141
Turnout 163,543 74.2 0.8
SPD gain from CDU Majority 1,022 0.6

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Oldenburg – Ammerland[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 % ±%
CDU Thomas Kossendey 55,610 35.5 0.0 44,090 28.1 0.2
SPD N Gesine Multhaupt 49,020 31.3 13.4 42,551 27.1 16.9
Green Peter Meiwald 21,651 13.8 3.9 24,171 15.4 4.3
Left Iris Gramberg 14,080 9.0 4.1 15,244 9.7 4.5
FDP Christiane Ratjen-Damerau 13,840 8.8 5.0 22,917 14.6 5.3
Pirates   4,000 2.6
NPD Michael Meyer 1,548 1.0 0.0 1,345 0.9 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,349 0.9 0.3
RRP Dieter Zager 707 0.5 821 0.5
ÖDP   192 0.1
DVU   124 0.1
MLPD   53 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,891 1,490
Total Valid votes 156,456 156,857
Turnout 158,347 73.4 5.7
CDU gain from SPD Majority 6,590 4.2

References
  1. "Constituency Oldenburg – Ammerland". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Oldenburg – Ammerland". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Oldenburg – Ammerland
  4. Results for Oldenburg – Ammerland
  5. Results for Oldenburg – Ammerland
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