Cloppenburg – Vechta

Cloppenburg – Vechta 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 32. It is located in northwestern Lower Saxony, comprising the Cloppenburg and Vechta districts.[1]

32 Cloppenburg – Vechta
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Cloppenburg – Vechta in 2013
StateLower Saxony
Population313,500 (2019)
Electorate223,948 (2021)
Major settlementsCloppenburg
Vechta
Lohne
Area2,234.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberSilvia Breher
Elected2017, 2021

Cloppenburg – Vechta was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Silvia Breher of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2] It is considered one of the safest seats for the CDU, which often receives an absolute majority of the popular vote. This is partly due to the region being very catholic in an otherwise majority-Protestant state.

Geography

Cloppenburg – Vechta is located in northwestern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Cloppenburg and Vechta districts.[1]

History

Cloppenburg – Vechta was created in 1949, then known as Vechta – Cloppenburg. From 1965 to 1980, it was named Cloppenburg. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 9 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 31. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 27. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 33. Since 2013, it has been constituency 32.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Cloppenburg and Vechta, as well as the municipalities of Großenkneten, Hatten, Wardenburg, and Wüsting from the Landkreis Oldenburg district. Since the 1965 election, it has comprised only the districts of Cloppenburg and Vechta.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 9 Vechta – Cloppenburg
1953 31
1957
1961
1965 27 Cloppenburg
1969
1972
1976
1980 Cloppenburg – Vechta
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 33
2005
2009
2013 32
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It is a traditional stronghold of the CDU, frequently the party's safest constituency. Its first representative was Georg Kühling, who served a single term from 1949 to 1953. He was succeeded by Kurt Schmücker, who served five terms. Manfred Carstens then represented it for nine terms from 1972 to 2005. Franz-Josef Holzenkamp served until 2017. Silvia Breher won the constituency in 2017, and was re-elected in 2021.

Election Member Party  %
1949 Georg Kühling CDU 45.9
1953 Kurt Schmücker CDU 77.7
1957 77.2
1961 81.9
1965 79.4
1969 73.9
1972 Manfred Carstens CDU 70.8
1976 72.7
1980 71.5
1983 74.8
1987 70.0
1990 71.8
1994 67.7
1998 61.9
2002 62.2
2005 Franz-Josef Holzenkamp CDU 64.4
2009 62.3
2013 66.3
2017 Silvia Breher CDU 57.7
2021 49.1

Election results

2021 election
Federal election (2021): Cloppenburg – Vechta[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 % ±%
CDU Green tickY Silvia Breher 80,134 49.1 Decrease 8.6 62,837 38.5 Decrease 14.6
SPD Alexander Bartz[lower-alpha 1] 33,825 20.7 Increase 0.4 40,212 24.6 Increase 6.9
Greens Tanja Meyer 17,366 10.6 Increase 6.3 18,093 11.1 Increase 6.0
FDP Carolin Abeln 14,397 8.8 Increase 3.7 19,747 12.1 Increase 2.7
AfD Waldemar Herdt 12,674 7.8 Decrease 0.1 12,772 7.8 Decrease 0.3
Left Tom Dobrowolski 3,542 2.2 Decrease 1.9 3,549 2.2 Decrease 2.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,579 1.0 Increase 0.5
PARTEI   1,093 0.7 Increase 0.1
dieBasis Melanie Lorenz 1,248 0.8 1,088 0.7
FW   792 0.5 Increase 0.2
Pirates   474 0.3 Increase 0.1
Volt   323 0.2
Team Todenhöfer   268 0.2
NPD   104 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Humanists   104 0.1
du.   92 0.1
ÖDP   80 0.0 Steady 0.0
V-Partei3   67 0.0 Steady 0.0
LKR   49 0.0
DKP   17 0.0
MLPD   12 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,321 1,155
Total Valid votes 163,486 163,652
Turnout 164,507 73.5 Decrease 0.9
CDU hold Majority 46,309 28.4 Decrease 8.9

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Cloppenburg – Vechta[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 Silvia Breher 93,545 57.7 Decrease 8.6 86,301 53.1 Decrease 10.1
SPD Kristian Kater 32,997 20.4 Decrease 0.9 28,870 17.8 Decrease 2.0
AfD Holger Teuteberg 12,683 7.8 Increase 5.7 13,145 8.1 Increase 5.7
FDP Caroline Covolo 8,306 5.1 Increase 3.3 15,298 9.4 Increase 4.8
Greens Julius Flinks 7,034 4.3 Increase 0.6 8,207 5.0 Increase 0.8
Left Daniel Welp 6,640 4.1 Increase 1.6 7,145 4.4 Increase 1.6
FW Michael Osterloh 914 0.6 Decrease 0.4 530 0.3 Decrease 0.2
PARTEI   868 0.5
Tierschutzpartei   803 0.5 Steady 0.0
Pirates   381 0.2 Decrease 1.0
NPD   308 0.2 Decrease 0.4
DM 181 0.1
V-Partei³ 134 0.1
ÖDP   110 0.1
DiB 105 0.1
BGE   91 0.1
MLPD   21 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   18 0.0
Informal votes 1,550 1,153
Total Valid votes 162,119 162,516
Turnout 163,669 74.4 Increase 3.3
CDU hold Majority 60,548 37.3 Decrease 7.7

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Cloppenburg – Vechta[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 Franz-Josef Holzenkamp 101,015 66.3 Increase 4.0 96,401 63.2 Increase 8.7
SPD Gabriele Groneberg[lower-alpha 2] 32,422 21.3 Increase 2.2 30,168 19.8 Increase 3.3
Greens Josef Diersen 5,702 3.7 Decrease 0.7 6,488 4.3 Decrease 1.1
Left Günter Kreßmann 3,821 2.5 Decrease 2.2 4,259 2.8 Decrease 2.3
AfD Holger Teuteberg 3,238 2.1 3,576 2.3
FDP Peter Friedhoff 2,812 1.8 Decrease 6.8 7,073 4.6 Decrease 11.0
Pirates   1,816 1.2 Decrease 0.1
FW Heinrich Luhr 1,451 1.0 799 0.5
FAMILIE André Schäfer 1,022 0.7
NPD Ralf Thomas Taube 870 0.6 Decrease 0.3 877 0.6 Decrease 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   681 0.4 Decrease 0.1
PBC 250 0.2
PRO 104 0.1
REP   51 0.0
MLPD   21 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,416 1,205
Total Valid votes 152,353 152,564
Turnout 153,769 71.1 Increase 1.0
CDU hold Majority 68,593 45.0 Increase 1.8

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Cloppenburg – Vechta[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 Green tickY Franz-Josef Holzenkamp 91,686 62.3 Decrease 2.2 80,355 54.5 Decrease 2.7
SPD Gabriele Groneberg 28,053 19.1 Decrease 7.5 24,358 16.5 Decrease 8.8
FDP Peter Friedhoff 12,700 8.6 Increase 4.7 23,001 15.6 Increase 5.4
Left Markus Schalk 6,927 4.7 Increase 2.8 7,518 5.1 Increase 2.8
Greens Josef Dobelmann 6,575 4.5 Increase 2.1 7,827 5.3 Increase 2.0
Pirates   1,953 1.3
NPD Cora Meyer 1,286 0.9 Increase 0.1 1,132 0.8 Steady 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   766 0.5 Increase 0.1
RRP 372 0.3
ÖDP   108 0.1
DVU   85 0.0
MLPD   35 0.0
Informal votes 1,708 1,425
Total Valid votes 147,227 147,510
Turnout 148,935 70.1 Decrease 7.6
CDU hold Majority 63,633 43.2 Increase 5.3

Notes
  1. Bartz entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the resignation of Falko Mohrs in November 2022.
  2. Groneberg entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the resignation of Sebastian Edathy in February 2014.

References
  1. "Constituency Cloppenburg – Vechta". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Cloppenburg – Vechta". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Cloppenburg – Vechta
  4. Results for Cloppenburg – Vechta
  5. Results for Cloppenburg – Vechta
  6. Results for Cloppenburg – Vechta

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