Osterholz – Verden

Osterholz – Verden 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 34. It is located in northern Lower Saxony, comprising the districts of Osterholz and Verden.[1]

34 Osterholz – Verden
Former electoral district
for the Bundestag
Osterholz – Verden in 2013
StateLower Saxony
Population248,200 (2015)
Electorate196,136 (2017)
Major settlementsAchim
Osterholz-Scharmbeck
Verden an der Aller
Area1,438.8 km2
Former electoral district
Created1949
2009 (re-established)
Abolished2002
PartyCDU
MemberAndreas Mattfeldt
Elected2009, 2013, 2017

Osterholz – Verden was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. It was abolished in 2002 and re-established in the 2009 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Andreas Mattfeldt of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Osterholz – Verden is located in northern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the districts of Osterholz and Verden.[1]

History

Osterholz – Verden was created in 1949, then known as Verden – Rotenburg – Osterholz. In the 1965 through 1983 elections, it was named Verden. From 1987 until its abolition, it was named Verden – Osterholz. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 12 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 34. From 1965 until its abolition, it was number 29. Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Verden, Osterholz, and Rotenburg. In the 1980 election, the district of Rotenburg was transferred away. Verden – Osterholz was abolished in the 2002 election, and was divided between the new constituencies of Cuxhaven – Osterholz and Rotenburg – Verden.

The constituency was re-established in the 2009 election, acquiring the name Osterholz – Verden. It was constituency number 35, then number 34 since the 2013 election. Its borders have not changed since its re-establishment.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 12 Verden – Rotenburg – Osterholz
1953 45
1957
1961
1965 29 Verden
1969
1972
1976
1980
1983
1987 Verden – Osterholz
1990
1994
1998
2002 Abolished
2005
2009 35 Osterholz – Verden
2013 34
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first held by Hans-Joachim von Merkatz of the German Party (DP), who served from 1949 until 1961. In 1961, Karl Ravens of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the constituency. In the 1965 election, von Merkatz regained his seat, now as a candidate of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Ravens won the constituency again in 1969, and served until 1980. He was succeeded by fellow SPD member Arne Börnsen, who served a single term before Martin Oldenstädt of the CDU won the constituency in 1983. In the 1987 election, Börnsen returned as representative. He served until 1998, when he was succeeded by fellow SPD member Joachim Stünker, who served a single term before the constituency was abolished in 2002. Upon its re-establishment, it was won by the CDU's Andreas Mattfeldt. He was re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1949 Hans-Joachim von Merkatz DP 32.7
1953 47.3
1957 47.8
1961 Karl Ravens SPD 36.9
1965 Hans-Joachim von Merkatz CDU 51.8
1969 Karl Ravens SPD 46.8
1972 53.1
1976 48.5
1980 Arne Börnsen SPD 50.6
1983 Martin Oldenstädt CDU 46.6
1987 Arne Börnsen SPD 46.4
1990 44.6
1994 47.6
1998 Joachim Stünker SPD 53.4
Abolished (2002–2009)
2009 Andreas Mattfeldt CDU 37.1
2013 44.0
2017 39.2

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Osterholz – Verden[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 Y Andreas Mattfeldt 59,560 39.2 4.8 53,035 34.9 5.0
SPD Christina Jantz-Herrmann 48,505 32.0 5.5 40,047 26.4 6.7
AfD Jochen Rohrberg 12,995 8.6 5.4 14,675 9.7 5.8
Left Herbert Behrens 10,714 7.1 2.0 11,055 7.3 1.7
Green Monika Geils 10,146 6.7 0.1 14,052 9.3 0.3
FDP Gero Hocker 8,273 5.5 4.5 13,464 8.9 5.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,445 1.0 0.1
PARTEI   1,252 0.8
FW Ingo Lesch 1,072 0.7 631 0.4 0.1
Pirates   560 0.4 1.5
Independent Susanne Hirsch-Sternberg 503 0.3
NPD   354 0.2 0.7
BGE   343 0.2
DM 284 0.2
DiB 228 0.2
V-Partei³ 194 0.1
ÖDP   125 0.1
MLPD   35 0.0 0.0
DKP   19 0.0
Informal votes 1,268 1,238
Total Valid votes 151,768 151,798
Turnout 153,036 78.0 3.2
CDU hold Majority 11,055 7.2 0.6

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Osterholz – Verden[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 Y Andreas Mattfeldt 63,174 44.0 7.0 57,243 40.0 8.0
SPD Christina Jantz 53,660 37.4 0.8 47,413 33.1 3.9
Green Erich von Hofe 9,729 6.8 1.8 13,708 9.6 2.3
Left Herbert Behrens 7,195 5.0 3.5 8,008 5.6 4.0
AfD Thomas Hochrainer 4,499 3.1 5,487 3.8
Pirates Ole Schwettmann 2,516 1.8 2,655 1.9 0.2
FDP Cédrik Kamlah 1,359 0.9 6.6 5,235 3.7 8.8
NPD Claus Oeltjen 1,289 0.9 0.8 1,321 0.9 0.5
Tierschutzpartei   1,250 0.9 0.0
FW   392 0.3
PBC 190 0.1
PRO 165 0.1
REP   90 0.1
MLPD   58 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,502 1,708
Total Valid votes 143,421 143,215
Turnout 144,923 74.8 0.5
CDU hold Majority 9,514 6.6 6.1

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Osterholz – Verden[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 Andreas Mattfeldt 53,070 37.1 2.5 45,908 32.0 2.1
SPD N Joachim Stünker 52,397 36.6 11.9 41,979 29.2 14.4
Green Heiner Haase 12,318 8.6 2.1 17,053 11.9 2.8
Left Herbert Behrens 12,242 8.5 4.4 13,830 9.6 4.6
FDP Tim Schardelmann 10,787 7.5 2.9 17,889 12.5 3.3
NPD Rigolf Hennig 2,417 1.7 0.0 1,981 1.4 0.2
Pirates   2,339 1.6
Tierschutzpartei   1,228 0.9 0.2
RRP 976 0.7
DVU   187 0.1
ÖDP   152 0.1
MLPD   24 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,642 1,337
Total Valid votes 143,241 143,546
Turnout 144,883 75.3 4.8
CDU win new seat Majority 683 0.5

References
  1. "Constituency Osterholz – Verden". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Osterholz – Verden". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Osterholz – Verden
  4. Results for Osterholz – Verden
  5. Results for Osterholz – Verden
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