Oldenburg – Ammerland

Oldenburg – Ammerland is one of the 299 single member constituencies used for the German parliament, the Bundestag. The constituency elects one representative under the mixed member proportional representation (MMP) system. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 27.[1]

27 Oldenburg – Ammerland
electoral district
for the Bundestag
StateLower Saxony
CountryGermany
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
Current MemberDennis Rohde
Elected Year2017
Most Successful PartySPD (13 times)

The constituency was created for the 1949 election, the first election in West Germany after World War II. After wins for the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the early elections, it was gained by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) at the 1969 election and held it until the 2005 election. At the 2009 election, the CDU candidate gained the constituency. In 2013, it was regained by the SPD.

Overview

Located in Lower Saxony, the constituency consists of the independent cities of Oldenburg and Ammerland.[2]

History

Upon creation for the 1949 election, the district was called Oldenburg with constituency number 8.[3]

ElectionConstituency No.Constituency Name
19498Oldenburg
1953-6130
1965-7622
1980-98Oldenburg – Ammerland
2002-0928
201327

Members of the Bundestag
ElectionMemberVote share %PartySourceNote
1949 Robert Dannemann 24.8 Free Democratic Party [3] 1st election after the division of the country
1953 56.5 [3] Dannemann was the common candidate of the CDU-FDP-DP alliance[4]
1957 Wilhelm Nieberg 35.9 Christian Democratic Union of Germany [3]
1961 34.9 [3]
1965 Heinz Frieler 38.2 [3]
1969 Kurt Ross 42.9 Social Democratic Party of Germany [3]
1972 Walter Polkehn 52.9 [3]
1976 47.7 [3]
1980 48.8 [3]
1983 45.0 [3]
1987 Dietmar Schütz 45.1 [3]
1990 43.6 [3] 1st election of the re-united Germany
1994 46.5 [3]
1998 51.5 [3]
2002 Gesine Multhaupt 47.1 [3]
2005 44.7 [5]
2009 Thomas Kossendey 35.5 Christian Democratic Union of Germany [6]
2013 Dennis Rohde 37.4 Social Democratic Party of Germany [7]
2017 36.3 [8]

References
  1. Officer, The Federal Returning. "Results Oldenburg – Ammerland - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiter.de. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. Officer, The Federal Returning. "Delimitation of constituency boundaries Oldenburg – Ammerland - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiter.de. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  3. Vierhaus, Rudolf (2002-01-01). Biographisches Handbuch der Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages 1949-2002 (in German). Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110969054.
  4. 2018-01-26, Deutsche Welle. "Germany: Angela Merkel's conservatives and SPD open grand coalition talks". DW.COM. Retrieved 2018-02-06.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. "NIEDERSACHSEN BUNDESTAG ELECTIONS 2005 September 18 GERMANY ELECTIONS ARCHIVE". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 2006-06-21. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  6. "Endgültiges Ergebnis - Landeswahlleiter Niedersachsen" (PDF). landeswahlleiter.niedersachsen.de. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  7. Officer, The Federal Returning. "Elected candidates by Land lists in Lower Saxony - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiter.de. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  8. Officer, The Federal Returning. "Elected candidates by Land lists in Niedersachsen - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiter.de. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
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