Segeberg – Stormarn-Mitte 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 8. It is located in south central

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, comprising most of the

Segeberg Segeberg (; frr, Segebärj) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of Pinneberg, Steinburg and Rendsburg-Eckernförde, the city of Neumünster, the districts of Plön, Osthol ...

district and northwestern parts of the Stormarn district. Segeberg – Stormarn-Mitte was created for the 1976 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by

Bengt Bergt Bengt Axel Bergt (born 7 May 1982) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who was elected the member of the Bundestag for Segeberg – Stormarn-Mitte in the 2021 German federal election. Early life and career Bergt was born ...

of the

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(SPD).

Geography

Segeberg – Stormarn-Mitte is located in south central

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises most of the Segeberg district (with the exception of the urban municipality of

Bad Bramstedt Bad Bramstedt () is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 40 km north of Hamburg. It is famous for its statue of Roland and its rheumatism clinic. Geography and transport Bad ...

and the Ämter of

Bad Bramstedt-Land Bad Bramstedt-Land is an ''Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Bad Bramstedt Bad Bramstedt () is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, ...

and Boostedt-Rickling) and northwestern parts of the Stormarn district (specifically the urban municipalities of

Ammersbek Ammersbek is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately northwest of Ahrensburg, and northeast of Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 ...

Bad Oldesloe Bad Oldesloe () is a town located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the capital of the district of Stormarn. The area has been inhabited since Mesolithic times. The flint tools found here from that era (6000–4500 BC) a ...

Bargteheide Bargteheide (West Low German: ''Bartheil'') is a town in the district of Stormarn, Schleswig-Holstein state, Germany. It is situated between the cities of Ahrensburg and Bad Oldesloe, on the Hamburg to Lübeck rail line and is part of the Hambu ...

, the Ämter of

Bad Oldesloe-Land Bad Oldesloe-Land is an ''Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated around Bad Oldesloe, which is the seat of the ''Amt'', but not part of it. The ''Amt'' Bad Oldesloe-Land consi ...

and Bargteheide-Land, and the municipality of

Tangstedt Tangstedt is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately northwest of Ahrensburg, and northeast of Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 ...

History

Segeberg – Stormarn-Mitte was created in 1976, then known as ''Segeberg – Stormarn-Nord''. It contained parts of the abolished constituencies of ''Segeberg – Eutin'' and ''Stormarn – Herzogtum Lauenburg''. Originally, it covered the entirety of the Segeberg district; however, the Ämter of Bad Bramstedt-Land and Boostedt-Rickling were transferred to different constituencies in the 2002 election. In addition, the municipality of Reinfeld and the Amt of Nordstormarn were originally part of Segeberg – Stormarn-Nord; they were transferred to ''Ostholstein'' constituency in the 1998 election. Conversely, the municipality of Ammersbek was transferred to Segeberg – Stormarn-Nord from ''Herzogtum Lauenburg – Stormarn-Süd'' in the 2002 election. The constituency acquired its current name in the 2013 election.

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1976 until 1980, during which time it was represented by Peter Kurt Würzbach. It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1980, and represented by

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for a single term. Former member Würzbach regained the constituency in 1983, and represented it until 1998. From 1998 to 2005, it was held by the SPD and its member was

Franz Thönnes Franz Thönnes (born 16 September 1954 in Essen) is a German politician (SPD) who was member of the Bundestag, the German parliament, from 1994 to 2017. Life From 1994 to 2017 Thönnes was a member of the German Bundestag. From November 2000 ...

Gero Storjohann Gero Storjohann (born 12 February 1958 in Bad Segeberg) is a German politician. He is a member of the CDU party. Since 2002 he has been a member of the German Bundestag as the representative for the constituency of Segeberg – Stormarn-Mitte. S ...

of the CDU was elected in 2005, and re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017. Bengt Bergt won the constituency for the SPD in 2021.

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Segeberg - Stormarn-Mitte Federal electoral districts in Schleswig-Holstein 2002 establishments in Germany Constituencies established in 2002 Stormarn (district) Segeberg