Nordfriesland – Dithmarschen Nord (

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: North Frisia – Dithmarschen North) is an electoral constituency (

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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the

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. It elects one member via

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. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 2. It is located in northwestern

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, comprising the Nordfriesland district and the northern part of the

Dithmarschen Dithmarschen (, Low Saxon: ; archaic English: ''Ditmarsh''; da, Ditmarsken; la, label=Medieval Latin, Tedmarsgo) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Nordfriesland, Schle ...

district. Nordfriesland – Dithmarschen Nord was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Astrid Damerow of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

Nordfriesland – Dithmarschen Nord is located in northwestern

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Nordfriesland and the northern part of the Dithmarschen district, specifically the urban municipality of

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and the Ämter of

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, and Heider Umland.

History

Nordfriesland – Dithmarschen Nord was created in 1965, then known as ''Husum''. It contained parts of the abolished constituencies of ''Husum – Südtondern – Eiderstedt'' and ''Norder- und Süderdithmarschen''. Until 1972, it was constituency 3 in the numbering system. From 1972 until 2002, its name contained a

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between "Dithmarschen" and "Nord". In the elections of 1965 and 1969, ''Husum'' consisted of the districts of Husum, Südtondern, Eiderstedt, and Norderdithmarschen. After reform of the administrative divisions in Schleswig-Holstein, the constituency acquired its current name and configuration, containing Nordfriesland and the northern part of Dithmarschen.

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation in 1965. Its first representative was the CDU's Hermann Glüsing (1965–72), followed by Willi-Peter Sick (1972–80). It was won by the

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(SPD) in 1980, and represented by Wolfgang Rayer for a single term, before returning to the CDU in 1983. Between then and 1998, it was represented by future Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein

Peter Harry Carstensen Peter Harry Carstensen (born 12 March 1947) is a German politician, in the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. From 2005 to 2012 he was Minister President of the state of Schleswig-Holstein, serving as President of the Bundesrat in 2005/ ...

. The constituency was won by the SPD's Manfred Opel in 1998, but again returned to the CDU in 2002, and was represented by Carstensen for another term. He was succeeded by

Ingbert Liebing Ingbert Liebing (born 11 May 1963) is a German lobbyist and former politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He served as a member of the Bundestag from 2005 until 2017, where he represented Nordfriesland – Dithmarschen Nord. From 20 ...

in 2005, who was in turn succeeded by Astrid Damerow in 2017. She was re-elected in 2021.

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

2005 election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nordfriesland - Dithmarschen Nord Federal electoral districts in Schleswig-Holstein Nordfriesland Dithmarschen