Hildesheim (electoral district)

Federal electoral district of Germany

48 Hildesheim

Electoral district
for the Bundestag

Hildesheim in 2025

State| Lower Saxony
Population| 275,800 (2019)
Electorate| 215,131 (2021)
Major settlements| Hildesheim
Area| 1,208.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created| 1949
Party| SPD
Member| Daniela Rump
Elected| 2025

Hildesheim 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 48. It is located in southern Lower Saxony, comprising the district of Hildesheim.[1]

Hildesheim was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. From 2017-2025, it has been represented by Bernd Westphal of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2] Since 2025 it is been represented by Daniela Rump of the SPD.

## Geography

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Hildesheim is located in southern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Hildesheim.[1]

## History

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Hildesheim was created in 1949, then known as Hildesheim-Stadt und -Land. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 26 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 48. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 43. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 48. In the 2009 election, it was number 49. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 48.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Hildesheim and the district of Hildesheim-Marienburg. In the 1976 election, it compromised the district of Hildesheim without the municipality of Nordstemmen. Since the 1980 election, it has comprised the entirety of the district of Hildesheim.

Election  | No. | Name  | Borders

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1949 | 26 | Hildesheim-Stadt und -Land  |

* Hildesheim city
* Hildesheim-Marienburg district

1953 | 48
1957
1961
1965 | 43  | Hildesheim
1969
1972
1976 |

* Hildesheim (excluding Nordstemmen municipality)

1980 |

* Hildesheim

1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 | 48
2005
2009 | 49
2013 | 48
2017
2021
2025

## Members

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The constituency was first held by Heinrich-Wilhelm Ruhnke of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), who served from 1949 to 1953. Adolf Cillien of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won it in 1953 and served a single term. He was succeeded by fellow CDU member Theodor Oberländer, who also served a single term. Friedrich Kühn of the CDU was elected in 1961 and re-elected in 1965. Joachim Raffert regained the constituency for the SPD in 1969. In 1972, he was succeeded by Hermann Rappe. He served until 1998, when fellow SPD member Bernhard Brinkmann was elected. He served four terms as representative. In 2013, Ute Bertram of the CDU was elected. In 2017, Bernd Westphal regained the constituency for the SPD. In 2025 Westphal did not run for reelection and Daniela Rump, of the SPD, was elected.

Election  | Member  | Party  | %

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| 1949 | Heinrich-Wilhelm Ruhnke | SPD | 31.1
| 1953 | Adolf Cillien | CDU | 45.7
| 1957 | Theodor Oberländer | CDU | 46.2
| 1961 | Friedrich Kühn  | CDU | 41.0
1965 | 46.5
| 1969 | Joachim Raffert | SPD | 48.2
| 1972 | Hermann Rappe | SPD | 54.3
1976 | 49.3
1980 | 53.4
1983 | 48.4
1987 | 49.0
1990 | 47.4
1994 | 50.0
| 1998 | Bernhard Brinkmann | SPD | 54.3
2002 | 53.5
2005 | 51.0
2009 | 39.0
| 2013 | Ute Bertram | CDU | 42.3
| 2017 | Bernd Westphal | SPD | 37.2
2021 | 38.7
| 2025 | Daniela Rump | SPD | 30.7

## Election results

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### 2025 election

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Federal election (2025): Hildesheim[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 | Daniela Rump | 53,925  | 30.7  |  7.9  | 42,610  | 24.2  |  10.5
| CDU | Justus Lüder  | 51,421  | 29.3  |  3.6  | 47,275  | 26.9  |  4.1
| AfD | Thorsten Althaus  | 31,963  | 18.2  |  11.1  | 31,741  | 18.1  |  10.4
| Greens | Ottmar von Holtz  | 16,511  | 9.4  |  4.9  | 20,303  | 11.6  |  5.1
| Left | Maik Brückner  | 12,021  | 6.9  |  3.4  | 14,749  | 8.4  |  5.1
| BSW |  | 6,580  | 3.7  |
| FDP | Tim Heckeroth  | 4,369  | 2.5  |  4.7  | 6,535  | 3.7  |  5.9
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 2,245  | 1.3  |  0.0
| FW | Henrik Bode  | 2,120  | 1.2  |  0.3  | 991  | 0.6  |  0.4
| Independent | Marvin Bellgardt  | 1,630  | 0.9  |  |
| Volt | Sebastian Baacke  | 1,416  | 0.8  |  | 898  | 0.5  |  0.3
| PARTEI |  | 812  | 0.5  |  0.4
| dieBasis |  |  |  |  1.3  | 399  | 0.2  |  0.8
| Pirates |  |  |  |  0.9  | 257  | 0.1  |  0.4
| Humanists |  | 100  | 0.1  |  0.0
| MLPD |  | 33  | 0.0  |  0.0
| Team Todenhöfer |  |  |  |  0.3
| ÖDP |  |  |  |  0.2  |  |  |  0.1
Informal votes  | 1,305  |  |  | 920  |  |
Total valid votes | 175,376  |  |  | 175,761  |  |
Turnout | 176,681  | 83.7  |  8.5  |
| SPD hold | Majority | 2,504  | 1.4  |  |

### 2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Hildesheim[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 Bernd Westphal | 61,857  | 38.7  |  1.5  | 55,439  | 34.7  |  3.8
| CDU | Ute Bertram | 41,230  | 25.8  |  10.2  | 36,504  | 22.8  |  9.8
| Greens | Ottmar von Holtz  | 22,973  | 14.4  |  6.8  | 26,565  | 16.6  |  7.8
| FDP | Henrik Jacobs  | 11,507  | 7.2  |  1.6  | 15,397  | 9.6  |  1.4
| AfD | Frank Rinck | 11,387  | 7.1  |  1.5  | 12,161  | 7.6  |  1.7
| Left | Rita Krüger  | 5,481  | 3.4  |  1.6  | 5,308  | 3.3  |  3.2
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 2,030  | 1.3  |  0.3
| dieBasis | Michael Fritsch  | 2,153  | 1.3  |  | 1,628  | 1.0  |
| PARTEI |  | 1,432  | 0.9  |  0.0
| Pirates | Phil Höfer  | 1,506  | 0.9  |  | 793  | 0.5  |  0.1
| FW | Heinrich Kalvelage  | 1,420  | 0.9  |  | 1,054  | 0.7  |  0.4
| Team Todenhöfer |  | 416  | 0.3  |
| Volt |  | 309  | 0.2  |
| NPD |  | 160  | 0.1  |  0.2
| ÖDP | Henry Kucz  | 264  | 0.2  |  | 143  | 0.1  |  0.0
| Independent | Otwin Herzig  | 201  | 0.1  |  |
| V-Partei3 |  | 125  | 0.1  |  0.1
| du. |  | 115  | 0.1  |
| Humanists |  | 99  | 0.1  |
| DKP |  | 37  | 0.0  |  0.0
| MLPD |  | 32  | 0.0  |  0.0
| LKR |  | 31  | 0.0  |
| Independent | Reinhard Wieczorek  | 30  | 0.0  |  |
Informal votes  | 1,676  |  |  | 1,907  |  |
Total valid votes | 160,009  |  |  | 159,778  |  |
Turnout | 161,685  | 75.2  |  2.5  |
| SPD hold | Majority | 20,627  | 12.9  |  11.7  |

### 2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Hildesheim[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 | Bernd Westphal | 62,448  | 37.2  |  4.1  | 52,077  | 30.9  |  5.4
| CDU | N Ute Bertram  | 60,457  | 36.0  |  6.3  | 54,871  | 32.6  |  6.1
| AfD | Claus Grugelke  | 14,433  | 8.6  |  | 15,695  | 9.3  |  5.9
| Greens | Ottmar von Holtz | 12,691  | 7.6  |  0.9  | 14,806  | 8.8  |  0.2
| FDP | Henrik Jacobs  | 9,330  | 5.6  |  4.0  | 13,876  | 8.2  |  4.8
| Left | Orhan Kara  | 8,502  | 5.1  |  0.2  | 10,932  | 6.5  |  1.5
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 1,693  | 1.0  |  0.3
| PARTEI |  | 1,445  | 0.9  |
| Pirates |  | 593  | 0.4  |  1.4
| NPD |  | 468  | 0.3  |  0.6
| FW |  | 453  | 0.3  |  0.0
| BGE |  | 320  | 0.2  |
| DM  |  | 305  | 0.2  |
| DiB |  | 304  | 0.2  |
| V-Partei³ |  | 221  | 0.1  |
| ÖDP |  | 150  | 0.1  |
| MLPD |  | 56  | 0.0  |  0.0
| DKP |  | 32  | 0.0  |
Informal votes  | 1,752  |  |  | 1,316  |  |
Total valid votes | 167,861  |  |  | 168,297  |  |
Turnout | 169,613  | 77.7  |  2.6  |
| SPD gain from CDU | Majority | 1,991  | 1.2  |  |

### 2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Hildesheim[6]

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 | Ute Bertram | 68,653  | 42.3  |  5.8  | 63,041  | 38.7  |  6.8
| SPD | Bernd Westphal | 66,986  | 41.3  |  2.2  | 59,319  | 36.4  |  3.5
| Greens | Brigitte Pothmer  | 13,771  | 8.5  |  0.5  | 14,587  | 8.9  |  1.5
| Left | Lars Leopold  | 7,909  | 4.9  |  2.0  | 8,120  | 5.0  |  3.1
| AfD |  | 5,601  | 3.4  |
| NPD | Kerstin Breckel  | 2,537  | 1.6  |  0.0  | 1,482  | 0.9  |  0.6
| FDP | Bernd Fell  | 2,489  | 1.5  |  4.7  | 5,589  | 3.4  |  7.9
| Pirates |  | 2,937  | 1.8  |  0.1
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 1,208  | 0.7  |  0.1
| FW |  | 455  | 0.3  |
| PRO |  | 384  | 0.2  |
| PBC  |  | 151  | 0.1  |
| REP |  | 92  | 0.1  |
| MLPD |  | 31  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 2,451  |  |  | 1,799  |  |
Total valid votes | 162,345  |  |  | 162,997  |  |
Turnout | 164,796  | 75.1  |  0.1  |
| CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 1,667  | 1.0  |  |

### 2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Hildesheim[7]

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 Bernhard Brinkmann | 64,555  | 39.0  |  11.9  | 54,487  | 32.9  |  14.1
| CDU | Eckart von Klaeden | 60,376  | 36.5  |  0.3  | 52,747  | 31.8  |  0.6
| Greens | Brigitte Pothmer  | 14,856  | 9.0  |  4.2  | 17,360  | 10.5  |  3.4
| Left | Michael Huffer  | 11,402  | 6.9  |  3.8  | 13,429  | 8.1  |  4.3
| FDP | Bernd Fell  | 10,231  | 6.2  |  3.4  | 18,752  | 11.3  |  4.1
| Pirates |  | 3,191  | 1.9  |
| NPD | Ricarda Riefling  | 2,606  | 1.6  |  0.3  | 2,452  | 1.5  |  0.2
| RRP  | Wolfgang Weinsziehr  | 1,293  | 0.8  |  | 1,520  | 0.9  |
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 1,405  | 0.8  |  0.3
| ÖDP |  | 171  | 0.1  |
| DVU |  | 152  | 0.1  |
| MLPD |  | 52  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 2,201  |  |  | 1,802  |  |
Total valid votes | 165,319  |  |  | 165,718  |  |
Turnout | 167,520  | 75.2  |  6.3  |
| SPD hold | Majority | 4,179  | 2.5  |  11.6  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Constituency Hildesheim". Federal Returning Officer.
2. ^ "Results for Hildesheim". Federal Returning Officer.
3. ^ Results for Hildesheim
4. ^ Results for Hildesheim
5. ^ Results for Hildesheim
6. ^ Results for Hildesheim
7. ^ Results for Hildesheim

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