Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel

Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel 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 49. It is located in southeastern Lower Saxony, comprising the city of Salzgitter, the district of Wolfenbüttel, and northern parts of the district of Goslar.[1]

49 Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel in 2013
StateLower Saxony
Population265,200 (2015)
Electorate206,133 (2017)
Major settlementsSalzgitter
Wolfenbüttel
Area1,235.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberSigmar Gabriel
Elected2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2005, it has been represented by Sigmar Gabriel of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel is located in southeastern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Salzgitter, the entirety of the district of Wolfenbüttel, and the Samtgemeinde of Lutter am Barenberge and municipalities of Langelsheim, Liebenburg, and Seesen from the district of Goslar.[1]

History

Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel was created in 1949, then known as Gandersheim – Salzgitter. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was named Salzgitter. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 27 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 49. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 44. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 49. In the 2009 election, it was number 50. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 49.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Salzgitter, the district of Gandersheim, and the Samtgemeinde of Baddeckenstedt from the Wolfenbüttel district. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the independent city of Salzgitter and district of Wolfenbüttel. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 27 Gandersheim – Salzgitter
1953 49
1957
1961
1965 44 Salzgitter
1969
1972
1976
1980 Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 49
2005
2009 50
2013 49
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 Karl Bielig of the SPD, who served from 1949 to 1953. Wilhelm Höck of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won the constituency in 1953 and was re-elected in 1957. In 1961, Hans-Jürgen Junghans of the SPD was elected. He was succeeded in 1987 by Wilhelm Schmidt, who served until 2005. Sigmar Gabriel has served as representative since 2005; Gabriel served as Vice-Chancellor of Germany from 2013 to 2018.

Election Member Party %
1949 Karl Bielig SPD 35.2
1953 Wilhelm Höck CDU 39.8
1957 48.3
1961 Hans-Jürgen Junghans SPD 46.8
1965 48.3
1969 52.5
1972 59.0
1976 55.0
1980 54.2
1983 47.9
1987 Wilhelm Schmidt SPD 49.2
1990 45.4
1994 49.9
1998 58.9
2002 56.8
2005 Sigmar Gabriel SPD 52.3
2009 44.9
2013 46.6
2017 42.8

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel[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 Sigmar Gabriel 66,587 42.8 3.8 50,482 32.4 6.8
CDU Uwe Lagosky 45,310 29.1 7.9 45,985 29.5 6.2
AfD Manfred Wolfrum 18,564 11.9 8.9 19,115 12.3 8.2
Left Victor Perli 9,290 6.0 1.6 11,266 7.2 1.6
FDP Jens Henry Neubert 7,268 4.7 3.6 12,450 8.0 4.6
Green Ghali El Boustami 6,680 4.3 0.1 10,213 6.6 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,591 1.0 0.2
PARTEI   1,557 1.0
Pirates Jens Golland 1,335 0.9 0.6 684 0.4 1.0
NPD   606 0.4 0.8
FW   531 0.3 0.4
DM 430 0.3
Independent Christiane Jagau 283 0.2
BGE   207 0.1
DiB 197 0.1
V-Partei³ 183 0.1
Independent Niels Salveter 162 0.1
ÖDP   117 0.1
MLPD   74 0.0 0.0
DKP   31 0.0
Informal votes 1,567 1,327
Total Valid votes 155,479 155,719
Turnout 157,046 76.2 3.2
SPD hold Majority 21,277 13.7 4.1

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel[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 Sigmar Gabriel 70,080 46.6 1.7 58,881 39.3 5.1
CDU Uwe Lagosky 55,720 37.1 4.5 53,593 35.7 5.0
Green Sascha Pitkamin 6,630 4.4 1.4 11,013 7.3 1.5
Left Dorothée Menzner 6,524 4.3 3.7 8,461 5.6 4.4
AfD Axel Steinkampf-Sommer 4,548 3.0 5,938 4.0
Pirates Arne Hattendorf 2,119 1.4 2,228 1.5 0.3
NPD Adolf Preuß 1,940 1.3 0.5 1,796 1.2 0.4
FDP Dirk Michaelis 1,582 1.1 5.0 5,142 3.4 7.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,286 0.9 0.0
FW Anke Bastian 1,248 0.8 1,046 0.7
REP   208 0.1
PRO 183 0.1
PBC 167 0.1
MLPD   39 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,208 2,618
Total Valid votes 150,391 149,981
Turnout 152,599 73.0 0.9
SPD hold Majority 14,360 9.5 2.8

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel[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 Sigmar Gabriel 69,631 44.9 7.4 53,144 34.2 13.5
CDU Jochen-Konrad Fromme 50,519 32.6 3.1 47,719 30.7 0.6
Left Hermann Fleischer 12,538 8.1 4.0 15,569 10.0 5.0
FDP Thomas Keller 9,436 6.1 3.5 16,479 10.6 3.2
Green Jürgen Selke-Witzel 9,032 5.8 2.5 13,744 8.8 3.4
Pirates   2,812 1.8
NPD Friedrich-Werner Schulenburg 2,791 1.8 0.2 2,490 1.6 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,334 0.9 0.2
RRP Rolf Vorberger 1,163 0.7 1,771 1.1
ÖDP   129 0.1
DVU   186 0.1
MLPD   34 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 2,468 2,167
Total Valid votes 155,110 155,411
Turnout 157,578 73.9 5.6
SPD hold Majority 19,112 12.3 4.3

References
  1. "Constituency Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel
  4. Results for Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel
  5. Results for Salzgitter – Wolfenbüttel
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