36 Harburg
Former electoral district
for the Bundestag
Harburg in 2013
StateLower Saxony
Population254,400 (2019)
Electorate201,740 (2021)
Major settlementsBuchholz in der Nordheide
Winsen (Luhe)
Area1,248.5 km2
Former electoral district
Created1980
2009 (re-established)
Abolished2002
PartySPD
MemberSvenja Stadler
Elected2021

Harburg 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 36. It is located in northern Lower Saxony, comprising the district of Harburg.[1]

Harburg was created for the 1980 federal election. It was abolished in 2002 and re-established in the 2009 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Svenja Stadler of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

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

History

Harburg was created in 1980 and contained parts of the abolished constituency of Harburg – Soltau. In its first incarnation, it was constituency 35 in the numbering system, and comprised the Harburg district. It was abolished in the 2002 election, and divided between the new constituencies of Soltau-Fallingbostel – Winsen Luhe and Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg.

The constituency was re-established in the 2009 election. It was constituency number 37. Since the 2013 election, it has been constituency number 36. Its borders have not changed since its re-establishment.

Members

The constituency was first held by Herbert Helmrich of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), who served from 1980 until 1994. He was succeeded by fellow CDU member Rudolf Meyer, who served until 1998. In 1998, Monika Griefahn of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the constituency, serving until its abolition in the next Bundestag term. After its re-establishment in the 2009 election, Michael Grosse-Brömer of the CDU won the constituency. Svenja Stadler regained it for the SPD in 2021.

Election Member Party  %
1980 Herbert Helmrich CDU 44.2
1983 54.6
1987 50.3
1990 49.2
1994 Rudolf Meyer CDU 48.2
1998 Monika Griefahn SPD 46.6
Abolished (2002–2009)
2009 Michael Grosse-Brömer CDU 40.6
2013 45.2
2017 40.6
2021 Svenja Stadler SPD 31.0

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Harburg[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Svenja Stadler 49,773 31.0 Increase 3.6 46,765 29.1 Increase 7.1
CDU Red XN Michael Grosse-Brömer 46,711 29.1 Decrease 11.5 39,850 24.8 Decrease 11.2
Greens Nadja Weippert 24,120 15.0 Increase 6.0 26,777 16.7 Increase 6.5
FDP Nino Ruschmeyer 14,395 9.0 Increase 2.5 20,426 12.7 Increase 1.0
AfD Henning Schwieger 11,007 6.9 Decrease 2.4 11,671 7.3 Decrease 2.7
Left Joachim Kotteck 4,230 2.6 Decrease 2.7 4,682 2.9 Decrease 3.4
Tierschutzpartei Mona Jonas-Tadjik 3,561 2.2 2,360 1.5 Increase 0.5
FW Willy Klingenberg 3,515 2.2 Increase 0.5 2,404 1.5 Increase 0.7
dieBasis Christian Bahr 2,850 1.8 2,452 1.5
PARTEI   1,193 0.7 Steady 0.0
Pirates   568 0.4 Increase 0.1
Team Todenhöfer   433 0.3
Volt   347 0.2
LKR Hans-Christian Schröder 351 0.2 151 0.1
ÖDP   141 0.1 Steady 0.0
NPD   138 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Humanists   130 0.1
V-Partei3   113 0.1 Decrease 0.1
du.   95 0.1
MLPD   23 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   23 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,122 893
Total Valid votes 160,513 160,742
Turnout 161,635 80.1 Decrease 1.2
SPD gain from CDU Majority 3,062 1.9

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Harburg[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Michael Grosse-Brömer 65,223 40.6 Decrease 4.6 57,815 35.9 Decrease 6.9
SPD Svenja Stadler 44,017 27.4 Decrease 4.2 35,377 22.0 Decrease 6.3
AfD Roderik Pfreundschuh 14,826 9.2 Increase 3.5 16,047 10.0 Increase 4.0
Greens Nadja Weippert 14,565 9.1 Increase 2.0 16,410 10.2 Increase 0.9
FDP Wolfgang Knobel 10,458 6.5 Increase 3.1 18,839 11.7 Increase 6.8
Left Joachim Kotteck 8,638 5.4 Increase 1.8 10,117 6.3 Increase 1.8
FW Timo Röntsch 2,785 1.7 Increase 0.7 1,340 0.8 Increase 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,632 1.0 Increase 0.1
PARTEI   1,238 0.8
Pirates   475 0.3 Decrease 1.4
NPD   358 0.2 Decrease 0.6
V-Partei³ 293 0.2
DiB 240 0.1
BGE   209 0.1
DM 201 0.1
ÖDP   198 0.1
MLPD   35 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   31 0.0
Informal votes 1,325 982
Total Valid votes 160,512 160,855
Turnout 161,837 81.3 Increase 2.9
CDU hold Majority 21,206 13.2 Decrease 0.4

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Harburg[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Michael Grosse-Brömer 68,458 45.2 Increase 4.6 64,905 42.8 Increase 8.8
SPD Svenja Stadler 47,908 31.6 Increase 1.0 42,915 28.3 Increase 3.8
Greens Martina Lammers 10,754 7.1 Decrease 2.3 14,078 9.3 Decrease 2.9
AfD Bernd Lucke 8,704 5.7 9,069 6.0
Left Michèl Pauly 5,472 3.6 Decrease 2.9 6,641 4.4 Decrease 3.0
FDP Nicole Bracht-Bendt 5,110 3.4 Decrease 7.4 7,382 4.9 Decrease 12.1
Pirates Robert Geislinger 2,376 1.6 2,499 1.6 Decrease 0.4
FW Willy Klingenberg 1,509 1.0 1,145 0.8
Tierschutzpartei   1,366 0.9 Increase 0.1
NPD Ulrich Heim 1,112 0.7 Decrease 0.6 1,193 1.8 Decrease 0.3
PBC 159 0.1
PRO 141 0.1
REP   74 0.0
MLPD   33 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,416 1,219
Total Valid votes 151,403 151,600
Turnout 152,819 78.4 Increase 0.5
CDU hold Majority 20,550 13.6 Increase 3.6

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Harburg[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Michael Grosse-Brömer 59,657 40.6 Decrease 3.3 50,104 34.0 Decrease 2.6
SPD Monika Griefahn 45,002 30.6 Decrease 11.7 36,139 24.5 Decrease 12.3
FDP Nicole Bracht-Bendt 15,812 10.8 Increase 6.4 24,967 16.9 Increase 5.5
Greens Hans-Christian Friedrichs 13,772 9.4 Increase 4.7 18,002 12.2 Increase 3.5
Left Herbert Schui 9,611 6.5 Increase 3.3 10,825 7.3 Increase 3.6
Pirates   2,963 2.0
NPD Sebastian Stöber 1,935 1.3 Increase 0.1 1,636 1.1 Steady 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,132 0.8 Increase 0.1
RRP Richard Tiede 1,153 0.8 1,150 0.8
ÖDP   238 0.1
DVU   177 0.1
MLPD   33 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,976 1,552
Total Valid votes 146,942 147,366
Turnout 148,918 77.9 Decrease 5.1
CDU win new seat Majority 14,655 10.0

References

  1. 1 2 "Constituency Harburg". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Harburg". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Harburg
  4. Results for Harburg
  5. Results for Harburg
  6. Results for Harburg

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