Osnabrück-Land

Federal electoral district of Germany

38 Osnabrück-Land

Electoral district
for the Bundestag

Osnabrück-Land in 2025

State| Lower Saxony
Population| 265,000 (2019)
Electorate| 199,960 (2021)
Major settlements| Melle
Bramsche
Area| 1,916.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created| 1980
Party| CDU
Member| André Berghegger
Elected| 2013, 2017, 2021

Osnabrück-Land 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 38. It is located in western Lower Saxony, comprising most of the district of Osnabrück.[1]

Osnabrück-Land was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by André Berghegger of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

## Geography

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Osnabrück-Land is located in western Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Osnabrück district with the exception of the municipalities of Belm, Georgsmarienhütte, Hagen am Teutoburger Wald, Hasbergen, and Wallenhorst.[1]

## History

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Osnabrück-Land was created in 1980 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Lingen, Osnabrück, and Nienburg. Until 1998, it was constituency 32 in the number system. In the 2002 and 2005 election, it was constituency 38. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 39. It has been constituency 38 since the 2013 election. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

## Members

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The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. Its first representative was Reinhard Freiherr von Schorlemer, who served from 1980 to 2002. He was succeeded by Georg Schirmbeck, who served until 2013. André Berghegger has been representative since the 2013 election.

Election  | Member  | Party  | %

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| 1980 | Reinhard Freiherr von Schorlemer | CDU | 47.1
1983 | 54.5
1987 | 49.4
1990 | 51.1
1994 | 50.8
1998 | 45.9
| 2002 | Georg Schirmbeck | CDU | 45.6
2005 | 43.8
2009 | 44.2
| 2013 | André Berghegger | CDU | 53.1
2017 | 45.6
2021 | 36.2

## Election results

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### 2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Osnabrück-Land[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 André Berghegger | 54,535  | 36.2  |  9.3  | 42,864  | 28.5  |  11.9
| SPD | Anke Hennig | 44,709  | 29.7  |  1.4  | 48,352  | 32.1  |  6.5
| Greens | Filiz Polat | 22,011  | 14.6  |  6.9  | 22,160  | 14.7  |  6.5
| FDP | Matthias Seestern-Pauly | 13,006  | 8.6  |  2.3  | 16,653  | 11.1  |  1.3
| AfD | Roland Lapinskas  | 9,418  | 6.3  |  0.4  | 10,069  | 6.7  |  0.6
| Left | Swen Adams  | 3,596  | 2.4  |  2.9  | 3,870  | 2.6  |  3.5
| dieBasis | Jürgen Wehlburg  | 2,049  | 1.4  |  | 1,760  | 1.2  |
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 1,397  | 0.9  |  0.3
| PARTEI |  | 1,090  | 0.7  |  0.1
| FW | Josef Vagedes  | 1,262  | 0.8  |  | 824  | 0.5  |  0.3
| Pirates |  | 403  | 0.3  |  0.1
| Team Todenhöfer |  | 300  | 0.2  |
| Volt |  | 207  | 0.1  |
| NPD |  | 123  | 0.1  |  0.1
| ÖDP |  | 88  | 0.1  |  0.0
| Humanists |  | 89  | 0.1  |
| V-Partei3 |  | 85  | 0.1  |  0.0
| du. |  | 65  | 0.0  |
| DKP |  | 31  | 0.0  |  0.0
| LKR |  | 16  | 0.0  |
| MLPD |  | 12  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 1,251  |  |  | 1,379  |  |
Total valid votes | 150,586  |  |  | 150,458  |  |
Turnout | 151,837  | 76.9  |  0.0  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 9,826  | 6.5  |  10.8  |

### 2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Osnabrück-Land[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 André Berghegger | 68,379  | 45.6  |  7.5  | 60,737  | 40.4  |  7.5
| SPD | Rainer Spiering | 42,438  | 28.3  |  4.0  | 38,529  | 25.7  |  3.7
| Greens | Filiz Polat | 11,613  | 7.7  |  1.9  | 12,346  | 8.2  |  0.5
| AfD | Waldemar Herdt | 9,934  | 6.6  |  | 10,940  | 7.3  |  4.5
| FDP | Matthias Seestern-Pauly | 9,576  | 6.4  |  4.6  | 14,603  | 9.7  |  5.1
| Left | Josef Riepe  | 7,908  | 5.3  |  1.7  | 9,156  | 6.1  |  2.1
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 958  | 0.6  |  0.1
| PARTEI |  | 902  | 0.6  |
| Pirates |  | 490  | 0.3  |  1.2
| FW |  | 381  | 0.3  |  0.1
| NPD |  | 322  | 0.2  |  0.5
| BGE |  | 205  | 0.1  |
| DM  |  | 168  | 0.1  |
| V-Partei³ |  | 151  | 0.1  |
| DiB |  | 140  | 0.1  |
| ÖDP |  | 119  | 0.1  |
| DKP |  | 29  | 0.0  |
| MLPD |  | 19  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 1,226  |  |  | 1,107  |  |
Total valid votes | 150,076  |  |  | 150,195  |  |
Turnout | 151,302  | 76.0  |  2.6  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 25,941  | 17.3  |  3.5  |

### 2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Osnabrück-Land[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 | André Berghegger | 76,179  | 53.1  |  8.9  | 68,972  | 48.0  |  9.2
| SPD | Rainer Spiering | 46,365  | 32.3  |  0.1  | 42,214  | 29.4  |  2.9
| Greens | Florian Zimmeck  | 8,330  | 5.8  |  1.5  | 11,046  | 7.7  |  1.5
| Left | Bernhard Rohe  | 5,162  | 3.6  |  2.7  | 5,783  | 4.0  |  3.1
| FDP | Matthias Seestern-Pauly  | 2,546  | 1.8  |  7.3  | 6,599  | 4.6  |  10.1
| AfD |  | 4,060  | 2.8  |
| Pirates | Katharina Nocun  | 2,526  | 1.8  |  | 2,188  | 1.5  |  0.1
| NPD | Dirk Heimsoth  | 1,135  | 0.8  |  0.2  | 968  | 0.7  |  0.2
| FW | Jörg Grunert  | 816  | 0.6  |  | 478  | 0.3  |
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 801  | 0.6  |  0.0
| PBC  | Anton Fischer  | 404  | 0.3  |  | 444  | 0.3  |
| PRO |  | 121  | 0.1  |
| REP |  | 36  | 0.0  |
| MLPD |  | 23  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 1,390  |  |  | 1,120  |  |
Total valid votes | 143,463  |  |  | 143,733  |  |
Turnout | 144,853  | 73.3  |  0.0  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 29,814  | 20.8  |  8.8  |

### 2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Osnabrück-Land[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 | Y Georg Schirmbeck  | 63,175  | 44.2  |  2.6  | 55,599  | 38.8  |  1.8
| SPD | Rainer Spiering  | 46,028  | 32.2  |  8.3  | 37,936  | 26.5  |  10.9
| FDP | Matthias Seestern-Pauly  | 12,940  | 9.1  |  4.7  | 21,117  | 14.7  |  4.7
| Greens | Arnulf Nüßlein  | 10,393  | 7.3  |  2.8  | 13,227  | 9.2  |  2.6
| Left | Manfred Brauner  | 9,006  | 6.3  |  3.5  | 10,211  | 7.1  |  3.8
| Pirates |  | 2,268  | 1.6  |
| NPD | Dirk Heimsoth  | 1,382  | 1.0  |  0.0  | 1,243  | 0.9  |  0.1
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 854  | 0.6  |  0.1
| RRP  |  | 486  | 0.3  |
| ÖDP |  | 190  | 0.1  |
| DVU |  | 120  | 0.1  |
| MLPD |  | 26  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 1,706  |  |  | 1,353  |  |
Total valid votes | 142,924  |  |  | 143,277  |  |
Turnout | 144,630  | 73.4  |  6.1  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 17,147  | 12.0  |  5.7  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Constituency Osnabrück-Land". Federal Returning Officer.
2. ^ "Results for Osnabrück-Land". Federal Returning Officer.
3. ^ Results for Osnabrück-Land
4. ^ Results for Osnabrück-Land
5. ^ Results for Osnabrück-Land
6. ^ Results for Osnabrück-Land

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