Osnabrück-Land

Osnabrück-Land 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 38. It is located in western Lower Saxony, comprising most of the district of Osnabrück.

38 Osnabrück-Land
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Osnabrück-Land in 2025
State	Lower Saxony
Population	265,000 (2019)
Electorate	199,960 (2021)
Major settlements	Melle Bramsche
Area	1,916.3 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1980
Party	CDU
Member	André Berghegger
Elected	2013, 2017, 2021

Osnabrück-Land was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by André Berghegger of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

Osnabrück-Land is located in western Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Osnabrück district with the exception of the municipalities of Belm, Georgsmarienhütte, Hagen am Teutoburger Wald, Hasbergen, and Wallenhorst.

History

Osnabrück-Land was created in 1980 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Lingen, Osnabrück, and Nienburg. Until 1998, it was constituency 32 in the number system. In the 2002 and 2005 election, it was constituency 38. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 39. It has been constituency 38 since the 2013 election. 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 Reinhard Freiherr von Schorlemer, who served from 1980 to 2002. He was succeeded by Georg Schirmbeck, who served until 2013. André Berghegger has been representative since the 2013 election.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1980	Reinhard Freiherr von Schorlemer	CDU	47.1
	1983			54.5
	1987			49.4
	1990			51.1
	1994			50.8
	1998			45.9
	2002	Georg Schirmbeck	CDU	45.6
	2005			43.8
	2009			44.2
	2013	André Berghegger	CDU	53.1
	2017			45.6
	2021			36.2

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Osnabrück-Land
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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y André Berghegger		54,535	36.2	9.3	42,864	28.5	11.9
	SPD	Anke Hennig		44,709	29.7	1.4	48,352	32.1	6.5
	Greens	Filiz Polat		22,011	14.6	6.9	22,160	14.7	6.5
	FDP	Matthias Seestern-Pauly		13,006	8.6	2.3	16,653	11.1	1.3
	AfD	Roland Lapinskas		9,418	6.3	0.4	10,069	6.7	0.6
	Left	Swen Adams		3,596	2.4	2.9	3,870	2.6	3.5
	dieBasis	Jürgen Wehlburg		2,049	1.4		1,760	1.2
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,397	0.9	0.3
	PARTEI						1,090	0.7	0.1
	FW	Josef Vagedes		1,262	0.8		824	0.5	0.3
	Pirates						403	0.3	0.1
	Team Todenhöfer						300	0.2
	Volt						207	0.1
	NPD						123	0.1	0.1
	ÖDP						88	0.1	0.0
	Humanists						89	0.1
	V-Partei3						85	0.1	0.0
	du.						65	0.0
	DKP						31	0.0	0.0
	LKR						16	0.0
	MLPD						12	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,251			1,379
Total valid votes				150,586			150,458
Turnout				151,837	76.9	0.0
	CDU hold		Majority	9,826	6.5	10.8

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Osnabrück-Land
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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y André Berghegger		68,379	45.6	7.5	60,737	40.4	7.5
	SPD	Rainer Spiering		42,438	28.3	4.0	38,529	25.7	3.7
	Greens	Filiz Polat		11,613	7.7	1.9	12,346	8.2	0.5
	AfD	Waldemar Herdt		9,934	6.6		10,940	7.3	4.5
	FDP	Matthias Seestern-Pauly		9,576	6.4	4.6	14,603	9.7	5.1
	Left	Josef Riepe		7,908	5.3	1.7	9,156	6.1	2.1
	Human Environment Animal Protection						958	0.6	0.1
	PARTEI						902	0.6
	Pirates						490	0.3	1.2
	FW						381	0.3	0.1
	NPD						322	0.2	0.5
	BGE						205	0.1
	DM						168	0.1
	V-Partei³						151	0.1
	DiB						140	0.1
	ÖDP						119	0.1
	DKP						29	0.0
	MLPD						19	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,226			1,107
Total valid votes				150,076			150,195
Turnout				151,302	76.0	2.6
	CDU hold		Majority	25,941	17.3	3.5

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Osnabrück-Land
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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	André Berghegger		76,179	53.1	8.9	68,972	48.0	9.2
	SPD	Rainer Spiering		46,365	32.3	0.1	42,214	29.4	2.9
	Greens	Florian Zimmeck		8,330	5.8	1.5	11,046	7.7	1.5
	Left	Bernhard Rohe		5,162	3.6	2.7	5,783	4.0	3.1
	FDP	Matthias Seestern-Pauly		2,546	1.8	7.3	6,599	4.6	10.1
	AfD						4,060	2.8
	Pirates	Katharina Nocun		2,526	1.8		2,188	1.5	0.1
	NPD	Dirk Heimsoth		1,135	0.8	0.2	968	0.7	0.2
	FW	Jörg Grunert		816	0.6		478	0.3
	Human Environment Animal Protection						801	0.6	0.0
	PBC	Anton Fischer		404	0.3		444	0.3
	PRO						121	0.1
	REP						36	0.0
	MLPD						23	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,390			1,120
Total valid votes				143,463			143,733
Turnout				144,853	73.3	0.0
	CDU hold		Majority	29,814	20.8	8.8

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Osnabrück-Land
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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Georg Schirmbeck		63,175	44.2	2.6	55,599	38.8	1.8
	SPD	Rainer Spiering		46,028	32.2	8.3	37,936	26.5	10.9
	FDP	Matthias Seestern-Pauly		12,940	9.1	4.7	21,117	14.7	4.7
	Greens	Arnulf Nüßlein		10,393	7.3	2.8	13,227	9.2	2.6
	Left	Manfred Brauner		9,006	6.3	3.5	10,211	7.1	3.8
	Pirates						2,268	1.6
	NPD	Dirk Heimsoth		1,382	1.0	0.0	1,243	0.9	0.1
	Human Environment Animal Protection						854	0.6	0.1
	RRP						486	0.3
	ÖDP						190	0.1
	DVU						120	0.1
	MLPD						26	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,706			1,353
Total valid votes				142,924			143,277
Turnout				144,630	73.4	6.1
	CDU hold		Majority	17,147	12.0	5.7