Hamburg-Nord 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 21. It is located in northern
Hamburg, comprising most of the
Hamburg-Nord borough and the northern part of the
Wandsbek borough.
Hamburg-Nord was created for the
1980 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by
Dorothee Martin of the
Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Geography
Hamburg-Nord is located in northern
Hamburg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Hamburg-Nord borough with the exception of the quarters of
Barmbek-Nord
(Northern Barmbek) is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Hamburg-Nord. It is located in the east of Hamburg-Nord, approximately five kilometers from Hamburg city center. Barmbek-Nord is a densely built-up area.
Barmbek-Nord borders ...
,
Barmbek-Süd
(Southern Barmbek) is a quarter of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough of Hamburg-Nord. It is located in the east of Hamburg-Nord, approximately five kilometers from Hamburg city center. Barmbek-Süd is a densely built-up area.
Barmbek-Süd borders ...
,
Dulsberg,
Hohenfelde, and
Uhlenhorst. It also contains the quarters of
Bergstedt,
Duvenstedt,
Hummelsbüttel,
Lemsahl-Mellingstedt,
Poppenbüttel,
Sasel,
Wellingsbüttel and
Wohldorf-Ohlstedt from the Wandsbek borough.
History
Hamburg-Nord was created in 1980 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of ''Hamburg-Nord I'' and ''Hamburg-Nord II''. Through the 1998 election, it was constituency number 15 in the numbering system. From 2002 through 2009, it was constituency 22; since 2013, it has been constituency 21. Its borders have not changed since its creation.
Members
The constituency was held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from its creation in 1980 until 1987, during which time it was represented by
Hans Apel
Hans Eberhard Apel (25 February 1932 – 6 September 2011) was a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). From 1972 to 1974 he was Parliamentary State Secretary to the Foreign Minister. From 1974 to 1978 he was the ...
. It was won by the
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1987, and represented by
Dirk Fischer
A dirk is a long bladed thrusting dagger.Chisholm, Hugh (ed.), ''Dagger'', The Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., Vol. VII, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press (1910), p. 729 Historically, it gained its name from the Highland Dirk (Scot ...
. In 1998, it was won by the SPD's
Anke Hartnagel. She was succeeded by
Christian Carstensen in 2005. Former member Fischer won the constituency again in 2009. He was succeeded by
Christoph Ploß
Christoph Ploß (born 19 July 1985) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hamburg since 2017.
Early life
Ploß completed his abitur at the Gelehrtens ...
in the 2017 election.
Dorothee Martin regained it for the SPD in 2021.
Election results
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
Notes
References
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Federal electoral districts in Hamburg
1980 establishments in West Germany
Constituencies established in 1980