Osnabrück-Land is an electoral constituency (
German
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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the
Bundestag
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. It elects one member via
first-past-the-post voting
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
. 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.
Osnabrück-Land was created for the
1980 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by
André Berghegger
André Berghegger (born 5 July 1972) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). From 2006 to 2013, he was mayor of the city of Melle.
Education and early career
From 1978 to 1984, Berghegger attended the elementary school ...
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
Hagen () is the 41st-largest city in Germany. The municipality is located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the south eastern edge of the Ruhr area, 15 km south of Dortmund, where the rivers Lenne and Volme (met by t ...
,
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 Reinhard is a German, Austrian, Danish, and to a lesser extent Norwegian surname (from Germanic ''ragin'', counsel, and ''hart'', strong), and a spelling variant of Reinhardt.
Persons with the given name
*Reinhard of Blankenburg (after 1107 – 11 ...
, 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 results
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
References
{{coord missing, Lower Saxony
Federal electoral districts in Lower Saxony
1980 establishments in West Germany
Constituencies established in 1980