Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd

Federal electoral district of Germany

3 Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd

Electoral district
for the Bundestag

Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd in 2025

State| Schleswig-Holstein
Population| 221,000 (2019)
Electorate| 176,899 (2021)
Major settlements| Itzehoe
Husum
Heide
Area| 2,000.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created| 1965
Party| CDU
Member| Mark Helfrich
Elected| 2013, 2017, 2021

Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd (English: Steinburg – Dithmarschen South) 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 3. It is located in central western Schleswig-Holstein, comprising the Steinburg district, the southern part of the Dithmarschen district, and part of the Segeberg district.[1]

Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Mark Helfrich of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

## Geography

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Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd is located in central western Schleswig-Holstein. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Steinburg, the southern part of the Dithmarschen district (specifically the urban municipality of Brunsbüttel, and the Ämter of Burg-Sankt Michaelisdonn, Marne-Nordsee, and Mitteldithmarschen), and the urban district of Bad Bramstedt and Amt of Bad Bramstedt-Land from the Segeberg district.[1]

## History

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Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd was created in 1965, then known as Steinburg – Süderdithmarschen. It contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Steinburg and Norder- und Süderdithmarschen. Until 1972, it was constituency 4 in the numbering system. From 1972 until 2002, its name contained a hyphen between "Dithmarschen" and "Süd".

In the elections of 1965 and 1969, Steinburg – Süderdithmarschen consisted of the districts of Steinburg and Süderdithmarschen. After reform of the administrative divisions in Schleswig-Holstein, the constituency acquired its current name and configuration, containing Steinburg and the southern part of Dithmarschen. In 2002, Bad Bramstedt and Bad Bramstedt-Land became part of Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd.

Election  | No. | Name  | Borders

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1965 | 4  | Steinburg – Süderdithmarschen  |

* Steinburg district
* Süderdithmarschen district

1969
1972 | 3  | Steinburg – Dithmarschen-Süd  |

* Steinburg district
* Dithmarschen district (only Brunsbüttel municipality, Burg-Sankt Michaelisdonn Amt, Marne-Nordsee Amt, and Mitteldithmarschen Amt)

1976
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 | Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd  |

* Steinburg district
* Dithmarschen district (only Brunsbüttel municipality, Burg-Sankt Michaelisdonn Amt, Marne-Nordsee Amt, and Mitteldithmarschen Amt)
* Segeberg district (only Bad Bramstedt municipality Bad Bramstedt-Land Amt)

2005
2009
2013
2017
2021
2025

## Members

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The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but three Bundestag terms since its creation in 1965. Its first representative was the CDU's Kai-Uwe von Hassel, who served from 1965 until 1980, when the constituency was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD). It was then represented by Kurt Leuschner for a single term, before returning to the CDU in 1983. Between then and 1998, it was represented by Dietrich Austermann. The constituency was won by the SPD's Cornelie Sonntag-Wolgast in 1998. She was re-elected in 2002, but the constituency again returned to the CDU in 2002. It was then represented by Rolf Koschorrek until 2013. He was succeeded by Mark Helfrich, who was re-elected in 2017 and 2021.

Election  | Member  | Party  | %

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| 1965 | Kai-Uwe von Hassel | CDU | 52.2
1969 | 50.8
1972 | 48.9
1976 | 48.4
| 1980 | Kurt Leuschner | SPD | 48.1
| 1983 | Dietrich Austermann | CDU | 51.4
1987 | 47.4
1990 | 48.3
1994 | 47.4
| 1998 | Cornelie Sonntag-Wolgast | SPD | 48.8
2002 | 45.8
| 2005 | Rolf Koschorrek | CDU | 44.9
2009 | 39.8
| 2013 | Mark Helfrich | CDU | 45.4
2017 | 41.9
2021 | 29.2

## Election results

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### 2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd[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 Mark Helfrich | 39,431  | 29.2  |  12.7  | 32,842  | 24.3  |  11.9
| SPD | Karin Thissen  | 39,379  | 29.2  |  3.0  | 37,468  | 27.7  |  5.0
| FDP | Wolfgang Kubicki | 19,315  | 14.3  |  3.3  | 18,492  | 13.7  |  0.5
| Greens | Ingrid Nestle | 16,686  | 12.4  |  5.6  | 19,237  | 14.2  |  4.3
| AfD | Jan Voigt  | 10,429  | 7.7  |  0.1  | 11,303  | 8.4  |  0.2
| Left | Michael Schilke  | 4,339  | 3.2  |  2.3  | 4,524  | 3.3  |  3.3
| SSW |  | 3,366  | 2.5  |
| Human Environment Animal Protection |  | 1,719  | 1.3  |
| FW | Jens Köster  | 2,566  | 1.9  |  0.9  | 1,713  | 1.3  |  0.5
| dieBasis | Stefan Habermann  | 2,040  | 1.5  |  | 1,712  | 1.3  |
| PARTEI |  | 1,346  | 1.0  |  0.1
| Team Todenhöfer |  | 283  | 0.2  |
| V-Partei3 | Robert Pilgrim  | 581  | 0.4  |  | 250  | 0.2  |
| Volt |  | 226  | 0.2  |
| NPD |  | 190  | 0.1  |  0.2
| Humanists |  | 118  | 0.1  |
| ÖDP |  | 105  | 0.1  |  0.1
| LKR | Mark Riemann  | 214  | 0.2  |  | 84  | 0.1  |
| du. |  | 77  | 0.1  |
| DKP |  | 29  | 0.0  |
| MLPD |  | 25  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 1,319  |  |  | 1,190  |  |
Total valid votes | 134,980  |  |  | 135,109  |  |
Turnout | 136,299  | 77.0  |  2.3  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 52  | 0.0  |  15.8  |

### 2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd[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 Mark Helfrich | 54,812  | 41.9  |  3.5  | 47,366  | 36.2  |  5.7
| SPD | Karin Thissen  | 34,219  | 26.1  |  7.9  | 29,756  | 22.7  |  7.3
| FDP | Wolfgang Kubicki | 14,440  | 11.0  |  6.0  | 17,298  | 13.2  |  7.1
| AfD | Rolf von Rhein  | 10,006  | 7.6  |  4.1  | 11,180  | 8.5  |  4.1
| Greens | Ingrid Nestle | 8,791  | 6.7  |  1.6  | 12,960  | 9.9  |  2.3
| Left | Björn Thoroe  | 7,176  | 5.5  |  1.6  | 8,732  | 6.7  |  1.6
| PARTEI |  | 1,445  | 1.1  |
| FW | Helmut Unger  | 1,278  | 1.0  |  | 1,002  | 0.8  |  0.1
| BGE |  | 415  | 0.3  |
| NPD |  | 471  | 0.4  |  0.5
| ÖDP |  | 191  | 0.1  |
| MLPD | Christian Kölle  | 161  | 0.1  |  | 62  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 1,134  |  |  | 1,139  |  |
Total valid votes | 130,883  |  |  | 130,878  |  |
Turnout | 132,017  | 74.7  |  3.2  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 20,593  | 15.8  |  4.4  |

### 2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd[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 | Mark Helfrich | 56,669  | 45.4  |  5.5  | 52,408  | 41.9  |  7.2
| SPD | Karin Thissen[a] | 42,476  | 34.0  |  4.2  | 37,502  | 30.0  |  5.0
| Greens | Eka von Kalben  | 6,386  | 5.1  |  3.4  | 9,485  | 7.6  |  2.7
| FDP | Wolfgang Kubicki | 6,324  | 5.1  |  7.8  | 7,689  | 6.2  |  11.4
| Left | Marcel Mansouri  | 4,909  | 3.9  |  3.2  | 6,286  | 5.0  |  2.8
| AfD | Ulrike Trebesius  | 4,468  | 3.6  |  | 5,492  | 4.4  |
| Pirates | Patrick Breyer | 2,674  | 2.1  |  | 2,709  | 2.2  |  0.1
| NPD | Hans-Günther Adler  | 980  | 0.8  |  0.5  | 1,038  | 0.8  |  0.4
| Human Environment Animal Protection |  | 930  | 0.7  |
| FW |  | 869  | 0.7  |
| Rentner  |  | 516  | 0.4  |  0.9
| MLPD |  | 34  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 1,523  |  |  | 1,451  |  |
Total valid votes | 124,886  |  |  | 124,958  |  |
Turnout | 126,409  | 71.5  |  0.7  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 14,193  | 11.4  |  1.4  |

### 2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd[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 Rolf Koschorrek | 49,779  | 39.8  |  5.1  | 43,480  | 34.7  |  4.3
| SPD | Jörn Thießen  | 37,277  | 29.8  |  11.4  | 31,282  | 25.0  |  11.3
| FDP | Jürgen Koppelin  | 16,037  | 12.8  |  8.4  | 21,970  | 17.5  |  6.8
| Greens | Bernd Voß  | 10,665  | 8.5  |  5.3  | 12,899  | 10.3  |  3.7
| Left | Dieter Cwielong  | 8,896  | 7.1  |  3.5  | 9,808  | 7.8  |  3.2
| Pirates |  | 2,549  | 2.0  |
| Rentner  |  | 1,604  | 1.3  |
| NPD | Helmut Günter Radunski  | 1,603  | 1.3  |  0.2  | 1,512  | 1.2  |  0.0
| Independent | Jürgen Peter  | 715  | 0.6  |  |
| DVU |  | 142  | 0.1  |
| MLPD |  | 44  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 3,348  |  |  | 3,030  |  |
Total valid votes | 124,972  |  |  | 125,290  |  |
Turnout | 128,320  | 72.3  |  6.2  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 12,502  | 10.0  |  6.3  |

### 2005 election

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Federal election (2005): Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd[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  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Rolf Koschorrek | 61,471  | 44.9  |  1.9  | 53,340  | 39.0  |  0.4
| SPD |  | 56,428  | 41.2  |  4.6  | 49,715  | 36.3  |  4.9
| FDP |  | 6,024  | 4.4  |  1.6  | 14,701  | 10.7  |  1.9
| Left |  | 4,899  | 3.6  |  2.3  | 6,288  | 4.6  |  3.3
| Greens |  | 4,480  | 3.3  |  0.6  | 8,979  | 6.6  |  1.1
| Familie |  | 2,143  | 1.6  |  | 2,129  | 1.6  |
| NPD |  | 1,471  | 1.1  |  | 1,665  | 1.2  |  0.9
| MLPD |  | 89  | 0.1  |
Informal votes  | 2,098  |  |  | 2,108  |  |
Total valid votes | 136,916  |  |  | 136,906  |  |
Turnout | 139,014  | 78.5  |  1.4  |
| CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 5,043  | 3.7  |  |

## Notes

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1. ^ Thissen entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the resignation of Hans-Peter Bartels in May 2015.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Constituency Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd". Federal Returning Officer.
2. ^ "Results for Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd". Federal Returning Officer.
3. ^ Results for Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd
4. ^ Results for Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd
5. ^ Results for Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd
6. ^ Results for Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd
7. ^ Final results by constituency for the 2005 Bundestag election

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