Osnabrück-Land is an electoral constituency (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the

Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet (assembly), Diet") is the lower house of the Germany, German Federalism in Germany, federal parliament. It is the only constitutional body of the federation directly elected by the German people. The Bundestag wa ...

. It elects one member via

first-past-the-post voting First-past-the-post (FPTP)—also called choose-one, first-preference plurality (FPP), or simply plurality—is a single-winner voting rule. Voters mark one candidate as their favorite, or first-preference, and the candidate with more first- ...

. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 38. It is located in western

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...

, comprising most of the district of

Osnabrück Osnabrück (; ; archaic English: ''Osnaburg'') is a city in Lower Saxony in western Germany. It is situated on the river Hase in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest. With a population of 168 ...

. Osnabrück-Land was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2013 to 2025, 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). Since 2025 it is represented by

Lutz Brinkmann Lutz Brinkmann (born 27 December 1975) is a German politician from the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). He was elected as a member of the German Bundestag in the 2025 federal election. He was the direct candidate in the Osnabrück-Lan ...

of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.

Geography

Osnabrück-Land is located in western

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Osnabrück district with the exception of the municipalities of Belm,

Georgsmarienhütte Georgsmarienhütte () is a town in the Osnabrück (district), district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 7 km south of Osnabrück. History In 1856 the company "Georgs-Marien-Bergwerks- ...

, Hagen am Teutoburger Wald,

Hasbergen Hasbergen () is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 7 km west of Osnabrück. Hasbergen consists of Hasbergen proper, Gaste and Ohrbeck. The municipality lie ...

, and

Wallenhorst Wallenhorst is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and t ...

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 results

2025 election

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