Hildesheim (electoral district)
Hildesheim 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 is coterminous with the county of Hildesheim.[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 48.
The constituency was created as Hildesheim-Stadt und Land for the 1949 election, the first election in West Germany after World War II. It assumed its current name for the 1965 election. After wins for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the early elections, it was gained by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) at the 1969 election. At the 2013 election, the CDU candidate Ute Bertram gained the constituency.[2] This was the CDU's first win in the constituency since 1965.
Boundaries
The district's boundaries have remained relatively stable throughout its existence. The Hildesheim-Stadt und Land constituency consisted of the Hildesheim-Marienburg county and the city of Hildesheim. In 1974 these were combined to form the current Hildesheim county. For the 1976 election the Nordstemmen municipality was removed. Since the 1980 election the constituency has been coterminous with Hildesheim county.
2013 election result
| Party | Constituency results | List results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % share | +/- | Votes | % share | +/- | ||
| Christian Democratic Union | Ute Bertram | 68,653 | 42.3 | +5.8 | 63,041 | 38.7 | +6.8 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | Bernd Westphal | 66,986 | 41.3 | +2.2 | 59,319 | 36.4 | +3.5 | |
| Alliance '90/The Greens | Brigitte Pothmer | 13,771 | 8.5 | -0.5 | 14,587 | 8.9 | -1.5 | |
| The Left | Lars Leopold | 7,909 | 4.9 | -2.0 | 8,120 | 5.0 | -3.1 | |
| National Democratic Party of Germany | Kerstin Breckel | 2,537 | 1.6 | -0.0 | 1,482 | 0.9 | -0.6 | |
| Free Democratic Party | Bernd Fell | 2,489 | 1.5 | -4.7 | 5,589 | 3.4 | -7.9 | |
| Alternative for Germany | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5,601 | 3.4 | N/A | |
| Pirate Party | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2,937 | 1.8 | -0.1 | |
| Human Environment Animal Protection | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1,208 | 0.7 | -0.1 | |
| Free Voters | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 455 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Others | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 658 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Source:[3]
List of district representatives
| Election | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Heinrich-Wilhelm Ruhnke | SPD |
| 1953 | Adolf Cillien | CDU |
| 1957 | Theodor Oberländer | CDU |
| 1961 | Friedrich Kühn | CDU |
| 1965 | Friedrich Kühn | CDU |
| 1969 | Joachim Raffert | SPD |
| 1972 | Hermann Rappe | SPD |
| 1976 | Hermann Rappe | SPD |
| 1980 | Hermann Rappe | SPD |
| 1983 | Hermann Rappe | SPD |
| 1987 | Hermann Rappe | SPD |
| 1990 | Hermann Rappe | SPD |
| 1994 | Hermann Rappe | SPD |
| 1998 | Bernhard Brinkmann | SPD |
| 2002 | Bernhard Brinkmann | SPD |
| 2005 | Bernhard Brinkmann | SPD |
| 2009 | Bernhard Brinkmann | SPD |
| 2013 | Ute Bertram | CDU |
References
- ↑ Constituency boundaries, bundeswahlleiter.de, accessed 2 May 2015
- ↑ Bertram schreibt Geschichte: CDU holt Direktmandat, Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung, 23 September 2013
- ↑ 2013 constituency results, bundeswahlleiter.de, accessed 2 May 2015
Coordinates: 52°05′N 9°55′E / 52.08°N 9.92°E