Unterems (electoral district)

Unterems 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 25. It is located in northwestern Lower Saxony, comprising the district of Leer and the northern part of the district of Emsland.[1]

25 Unterems
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Unterems in 2013
StateLower Saxony
Population321,300 (2019)
Electorate238,506 (2021)
Major settlementsPapenburg
Leer
Haren
Area2,597.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created1980
PartyCDU
MemberGitta Connemann
Elected2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021

Unterems was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Gitta Connemann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Unterems is located in northwestern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the district of Leer and the northern part of the district of Emsland, specifically the municipalities of Haren, Papenburg, Rhede, and Twist and the Samtgemeinden of Dörpen, Lathen, Nordhümmling, Sögel, and Werlte.[1]

History

Unterems was created in 1980 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Emden – Leer and Emsland. Originally, it was constituency 20 in the number system. From the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was constituency 26. Since the 2013 election, it has been constituency 25. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. Its first representative was Rudolf Seiters, who served from 1980 to 2002. Since 2002, it has been represented by Gitta Connemann.

Election Member Party  %
1980 Rudolf Seiters CDU 51.0
1983 56.8
1987 51.3
1990 56.6
1994 56.7
1998 49.4
2002 Gitta Connemann CDU 47.4
2005 47.1
2009 45.2
2013 54.7
2017 50.0
2021 44.4

Election results

2021 election
Federal election (2021): Unterems[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 Gitta Connemann 77,143 44.4 Decrease 5.6 52,067 29.9 Decrease 12.6
SPD Anja Troff-Schaffarzyk 49,440 28.5 Increase 0.4 59,229 34.0 Increase 6.4
Greens Julian Pahlke 16,434 9.5 Increase 4.7 18,576 10.7 Increase 4.8
AfD Holger Kühnlenz 13,584 7.8 Increase 0.2 14,248 8.2 Decrease 0.2
FDP Ferhat Asi 10,763 6.2 Increase 1.8 17,671 10.1 Increase 2.3
Left Kai Jesiek 4,358 2.5 Decrease 1.9 4,650 2.7 Decrease 2.7
Tierschutzpartei   2,044 1.2 Increase 0.5
PARTEI   1,649 0.9 Increase 0.2
dieBasis Rafael Gil Brand 1,866 1.1 1,619 0.9
FW   856 0.5 Increase 0.3
Pirates   534 0.3 Steady 0.0
Volt   334 0.2
Team Todenhöfer   211 0.1
NPD   161 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Independent Siegfried Balzer 159 0.1
Humanists   103 0.1
V-Partei3   97 0.1 Steady 0.0
du.   92 0.1
ÖDP   58 0.0 Steady 0.0
LKR   31 0.0
DKP   28 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   18 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,079 1,550
Total Valid votes 173,747 174,276
Turnout 175,826 73.7 Decrease 1.2
CDU hold Majority 27,703 15.9 Decrease 6.1

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Unterems[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 Gitta Connemann 87,406 50.0 Decrease 4.7 74,173 42.4 Decrease 6.4
SPD Markus Paschke[lower-alpha 1] 48,959 28.0 Decrease 3.2 48,194 27.5 Decrease 3.4
AfD Christoph Merkel 13,387 7.7 14,620 8.4 Increase 5.4
Greens Harald Kleem 8,255 4.7 Decrease 0.4 10,258 5.9 Increase 0.1
FDP Marion Terhalle 7,758 4.4 Increase 1.8 13,629 7.8 Increase 3.8
Left Bettina Kubiak 7,726 4.4 Increase 0.5 9,459 5.4 Increase 1.3
PARTEI Marius Wolters 1,298 0.7 1,359 0.8
Pirates   491 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   1,185 0.7 Steady 0.0
NPD   421 0.2 Decrease 0.6
FW   413 0.2 Decrease 0.2
BGE   159 0.1
DiB 147 0.1
DM 144 0.1
ÖDP   127 0.1
V-Partei³ 122 0.1
MLPD   30 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   21 0.0
Informal votes 1,553 1,390
Total Valid votes 174,789 174,952
Turnout 176,342 75.0 Increase 3.2
CDU hold Majority 38,447 22.0 Decrease 1.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Unterems[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 Gitta Connemann 90,236 54.7 Increase 9.5 80,616 48.8 Increase 9.7
SPD Markus Paschke 51,409 31.2 Increase 1.9 51,079 30.9 Increase 3.3
Greens Harald Kleem 8,441 5.1 Decrease 2.3 9,506 5.8 Decrease 1.8
Left Charlotte Lenzen 6,426 3.9 Decrease 3.5 6,771 4.1 Decrease 4.7
FDP Hans-Michael Goldmann 4,288 1.6 Decrease 6.9 6,537 4.0 Decrease 8.8
AfD   4,870 2.9
Pirates   2,218 1.3 Decrease 0.4
FW Ingo Tonsor 1,280 1.1 747 0.5
NPD Albert Wille 1,656 1.0 Decrease 0.1 1,339 0.8 Decrease 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   1,070 0.6 Decrease 0.1
Independent Ralf Lükensmeier 587 0.4
PBC 281 0.2
PRO 165 0.1
REP   91 0.1
MLPD   24 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,096 1,645
Total Valid votes 164,863 165,314
Turnout 166,959 71.7 Increase 0.5
CDU hold Majority 38,827 23.5 Increase 7.6

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Unterems[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 Gitta Connemann 73,405 45.2 Decrease 1.9 63,545 39.1 Decrease 1.4
SPD Keno Borde 47,481 29.3 Decrease 10.5 44,913 27.6 Decrease 13.5
FDP Hans-Michael Goldmann 15,470 9.5 Increase 4.8 20,731 12.8 Increase 5.0
Left Franziska Junker 12,062 7.4 Increase 4.2 14,219 8.7 Increase 4.7
Greens Tammo Lenger 11,981 7.4 Increase 3.8 12,222 7.5 Increase 3.4
Pirates   2,899 1.8
NPD Wilhelm Sudmann 1,862 1.1 Increase 0.1 1,707 1.1 Steady 0.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,149 0.7 Decrease 0.2
RRP 648 0.4
ÖDP   304 0.2
DVU   152 0.1
MLPD   28 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,392 2,136
Total Valid votes 162,261 162,517
Turnout 164,653 71.3 Decrease 6.9
CDU hold Majority 25,924 16.0 Increase 8.7

Notes
  1. Paschke entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the resignation of Sigmar Gabriel in November 2019.

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

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