Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg

Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg is one of the 299 single member constituencies (German: Wahlkreis) used for the German parliament, the Bundestag. One of thirty constituencies in the state of Lower Saxony, it contains the counties of Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg.[1] The constituency elects one representative under the mixed member proportional representation (MMP) system. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 37.

Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg in Lower Saxony

The constituency has existed under different names since the 1949 election, the first election in West Germany after World War II. It has been held by both major German parties, the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since then. At the 2013 election, CDU candidate Eckhard Pols was re-elected to a second term.[2]

Historic boundaries
Election District number and name Areas covered
1949 13 Lüneburg – Dannenberg The city of Lüneburg. The counties of Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg.
1953–1961 35 Lüneburg – Dannenberg
1965–1976 31 Lüneburg – Lüchow-Dannenberg The city of Lüneburg. The counties of Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg. The county of Uelzen with the exception of the town of Uelzen and the collective municipalities of Altes Amt Ebstorf and Suderburg.
1980–1998 31 Lüneburg – Lüchow-Dannenberg The counties of Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg.
2002–2005 37 Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg The counties of Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg. From Harburg county, the collective municipalities of Hanstedt and Salzhausen. From Heidekreis, the town of Munster
2009 38 Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg The counties of Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg.
2013 37 Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg

2013 election result
Party Constituency results List results
Candidate Votes % share +/- Votes % share +/-
Christian Democratic Union Eckhard Pols 52,644 39.8 +6.5 48,756 36.8 +8.2
Social Democratic Party of Germany Hiltrud Lotze 44,491 33.7 +2.5 38,415 29.0 +4.2
Alliance '90/The Greens Julia Verlinden 15,918 12.0 -3.1 18,892 14.3 -3.8
The Left Johanna Voß 7,784 5.9 -3.3 9,202 6.9 -3.2
Alternative for Germany Michael Recha 4,925 3.7 N/A 5,852 4.4 N/A
Pirate Party Olaf Forberger 2,879 2.2 N/A 3,000 2.3 +0.1
Free Democratic Party Tobias Debuch 2,112 1.6 -7.1 5,281 4.0 -8.6
National Democratic Party of Germany Manfred Börm 1,240 0.9 -0.5 1,145 0.9 -0.4
Party of Bible-abiding Christians Sonni Tonne 206 0.2 N/A 177 0.1 N/A
Human Environment Animal Protection N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,081 0.8 +0.0
Others N/A N/A N/A N/A 615 0.4 N/A

Source:[3]

List of district representatives
Election Name Party
1949 Friedrich Nowack SPD
1953 Willi Koops CDU
1957 Lambert Huys CDU
1961 Lambert Huys CDU
1965 Lambert Huys CDU
1969 Lambert Huys CDU
1972 Horst Schröder CDU
1976 Horst Schröder CDU
1980 Horst Schröder CDU
1983 Horst Schröder CDU
1987 Klaus Harries CDU
1990 Klaus Harries CDU
1994 Kurt-Dieter Grill CDU
1998 Arne Fuhrmann SPD
2002 Hedi Wegener SPD
2005 Hedi Wegener SPD
2009 Eckhard Pols CDU
2013 Eckhard Pols CDU

References
  1. Constituency boundaries Archived 2014-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, bundeswahlleiter.de, accessed 29 June 2014
  2. Die Sieger haben wenig Grund zu jubeln, Hamburger Abendblatt, 29 September 2009
  3. 2013 constituency results Archived 2014-07-02 at Archive.today, bundeswahlleiter.de, accessed 29 June 2014

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