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Nienburg II – Schaumburg

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40 Nienburg II – Schaumburg
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Nienburg II – Schaumburg in 2025
StateLower Saxony
Population248,400 (2019)
Electorate193,863 (2021)
Major settlementsNienburg
Rinteln
Stadthagen
Area1,576.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberMarja-Liisa Völlers
Elected2021

Nienburg II – Schaumburg 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 40. It is located in central Lower Saxony, comprising the district of Schaumburg and most of the district of Nienburg.[1]

Nienburg II – Schaumburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Marja-Liisa Völlers of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

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Nienburg II – Schaumburg is located in central Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Schaumburg and the district of Nienburg with the exception of the Samtgemeinden of Uchte and Grafschaft Hoya.[1]

History

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Nienburg II – Schaumburg was created in 1949, then known as Nienburg – Schaumburg-Lippe. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was simply named Schaumburg. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was named Nienburg – Schaumburg. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 22 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 44. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 35. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 34. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 40. In the 2009 election, it was number 41. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 40.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Schaumburg-Lippe and Nienburg excluding the Samtgemeinde of Uchte. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the entirety of the districts of Schaumburg-Lippe, Grafschaft Schaumburg, and Neustadt am Rübenberge. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the entirety of the Schaumburg and Nienburg districts. In the 2002 election, the Samtgemeinden of Uchte and Grafschaft Hoya were transferred away from the constituency.

Election No. Name Borders
1949 22 Nienburg – Schaumburg-Lippe
1953 44
1957
1961
1965 35 Schaumburg
  • Schaumburg-Lippe district
  • Grafschaft Schaumburg district
  • Neustadt am Rübenberge district
1969
1972
1976
1980 34 Nienburg – Schaumburg
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002 40 Nienburg II – Schaumburg
2005
2009 41
2013 40
2017
2021
2025

Members

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The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but three Bundestag terms since 1949. Its first representative was Otto Heinrich Greve of the SPD, who served from 1949 to 1961. Future President of Germany Gustav Heinemann served one term as representative from 1961 to 1965. Friedrich Blume then served from 1965 to 1969. Friedel Schirmer was representative from 1969 to 1983, when the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) candidate Helmut Rode won the constituency. Ernst Kastning of the SPD won in 1987, but Rode won again in 1990. Kastning returned in 1994 and served a single term. Sebastian Edathy was elected in 1998, and served until his resignation in 2014. In 2017, the CDU won the constituency for only the third time in its history; Maik Beermann served as representative. Marja-Liisa Völlers regained it for the SPD in 2021.

Election Member Party %
1949 Otto Heinrich Greve SPD 35.7
1953 35.6
1957 39.2
1961 Gustav Heinemann SPD 44.3
1965 Friedrich Blume SPD 47.4
1969 Friedel Schirmer SPD 52.4
1972 56.8
1976 52.0
1980 52.3
1983 Helmut Rode CDU 48.2
1987 Ernst Kastning SPD 45.9
1990 Helmut Rode CDU 45.5
1994 Ernst Kastning SPD 47.1
1998 Sebastian Edathy SPD 51.8
2002 53.9
2005 51.6
2009 41.4
2013 44.6
2017 Maik Beermann CDU 40.6
2021 Marja-Liisa Völlers SPD 35.3

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Nienburg II – Schaumburg[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 Marja-Liisa Völlers 50,017 35.3 Increase 2.6 49,553 34.9 Increase 5.2
CDU Red XN Maik Beermann 43,817 30.9 Decrease 9.7 33,968 24.0 Decrease 10.3
Greens Katja Keul 18,094 12.8 Increase 5.1 19,968 14.1 Increase 5.0
AfD Thorsten Althaus 11,695 8.3 Decrease 0.9 12,434 8.8 Decrease 1.5
FDP Anton van der Born 8,804 6.2 Increase 1.7 14,213 10.0 Increase 1.5
Left Lennart Dahms 3,070 2.2 Decrease 2.3 3,842 2.7 Decrease 3.0
Tierschutzpartei Gabriele Tautz 2,800 2.0 2,078 1.5 Increase 0.5
FW Sabine Hartung 1,746 1.2 1,335 0.9 Increase 0.6
dieBasis Rainer Schippers 1,382 1.0 1,457 1.0
PARTEI   1,211 0.9 Increase 0.1
Pirates   552 0.4 Steady 0.0
Team Todenhöfer   352 0.2
Volt   250 0.2
Independent Heinz Josef Weich 222 0.2
NPD   154 0.1 Decrease 0.2
Humanists   108 0.1
V-Partei3   97 0.1 Decrease 0.1
du.   79 0.1
ÖDP   72 0.1 Steady 0.0
LKR   32 0.0
DKP   21 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   16 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,248 1,103
Total valid votes 141,647 141,792
Turnout 142,895 73.7 Decrease 1.6
SPD gain from CDU Majority 6,200 4.4

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Nienburg II – Schaumburg[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 Maik Beermann 59,128 40.6 Decrease 0.9 49,896 34.3 Decrease 5.8
SPD Marja-Liisa Völlers 47,615 32.7 Decrease 11.9 43,307 29.7 Decrease 6.6
AfD Pascal Stüber 13,292 9.1 14,945 10.3 Increase 6.3
Greens Katja Keul 11,206 7.7 Increase 1.9 11,831 8.1 Steady 0.0
FDP Daniel Winter 6,539 4.5 Increase 3.1 12,430 8.5 Increase 5.0
Left Torben Franz 6,530 4.5 Increase 1.2 8,289 5.7 Increase 1.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,467 1.0 Increase 0.2
Pirates Martina Broschei 1,167 0.8 Decrease 1.1 545 0.4 Decrease 1.1
PARTEI   1,066 0.7
FW   469 0.3 Steady 0.0
NPD   406 0.3 Decrease 0.6
DM 278 0.2
BGE   191 0.1
V-Partei³ 177 0.1
DiB 171 0.1
ÖDP   119 0.1
MLPD   46 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   21 0.0
Informal votes 1,196 1,019
Total valid votes 145,477 145,654
Turnout 146,673 75.3 Increase 2.9
CDU gain from SPD Majority 11,513 7.9

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Nienburg II – Schaumburg[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 % ±%
SPD Green tickY Sebastian Edathy 62,641 44.6 Increase 3.3 51,043 36.3 Increase 3.3
CDU Maik Beermann 58,349 41.6 Increase 4.4 56,279 40.0 Increase 7.8
Greens Katja Keul 8,173 5.8 Decrease 1.4 11,370 8.1 Decrease 1.6
Left Torben Franz 4,649 3.3 Decrease 2.9 6,006 4.3 Decrease 3.4
AfD   5,514 3.9
Pirates Bernd Riensch 2,693 1.9 2,108 1.5 Decrease 0.2
FDP Ralf Kirstan 1,950 1.4 Decrease 4.8 4,993 3.9 Decrease 8.9
NPD Brigitte Kallweit 1,854 1.3 Decrease 0.1 1,216 0.9 Decrease 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   1,129 0.8 Steady 0.0
FW   436 0.3
PBC 211 0.2
PRO 159 0.1
REP   112 0.1
MLPD   41 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,464 1,156
Total valid votes 140,309 140,617
Turnout 141,773 72.4 Increase 0.1
SPD hold Majority 4,292 3.0 Decrease 1.2

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Nienburg II – Schaumburg[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 % ±%
SPD Green tickY Sebastian Edathy 58,639 41.4 Decrease 10.2 46,797 33.0 Decrease 14.0
CDU Christopher Wuttke 52,714 37.2 Increase 0.4 45,750 32.2 Decrease 0.3
Greens Katja Keul 10,217 7.2 Increase 3.9 13,815 9.7 Increase 3.7
Left Dietmar Mattiat 8,797 6.2 Increase 3.2 10,847 7.6 Increase 4.0
FDP Heiner Schülke 8,712 6.1 Increase 2.7 17,698 12.5 Increase 4.4
Pirates   2,454 1.7
NPD Frank Blome 2,036 1.4 Decrease 0.1 1,858 1.3 Decrease 0.2
RRP 1,352 1.0
Tierschutzpartei   1,079 0.8 Increase 0.2
Independent Lino Coscia 567 0.4
ÖDP   183 0.1
DVU   147 0.1
MLPD   42 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 1,706 1,376
Total valid votes 141,692 142,022
Turnout 143,398 72.3 Decrease 6.8
SPD hold Majority 5,935 4.2 Decrease 10.6

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Nienburg II – Schaumburg". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Nienburg II – Schaumburg". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Nienburg II – Schaumburg
  4. ^ Results for Nienburg II – Schaumburg
  5. ^ Results for Nienburg II – Schaumburg
  6. ^ Results for Nienburg II – Schaumburg