Nienburg II – Schaumburg
Nienburg II – Schaumburg is one of the 299 single member constituencies (German: Wahlkreis) used for the German parliament, the Bundestag. One of thirty constituencies in the state of Lower Saxony, it contains the district of Schaumburg and the district of Nienburg with the exception of the collective municipalities of Uchte and Grafschaft Hoya.[1] The constituency elects one representative under the mixed member proportional representation (MMP) system. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 40.
The constituency has existed since the 2002 election, when it succeeded the former Nienburg – Schaumburg constituency. From its creation until his resignation in February 2014[2] the constituency was represented by Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) candidate Sebastian Edathy, a minister in the government of Angela Merkel. Edathy resigned, citing health reasons.[2] This followed a scandal in which he was accused of purchasing child pornography,[3][4] an allegation which he denied.[3]
2013 election result
| Party | Constituency results | List results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % share | +/- | Votes | % share | +/- | ||
| Template:German politics/party colours/SPD| | Social Democratic Party of Germany | Sebastian Edathy | 62,641 | 44.6 | +3.3 | 51,043 | 36.3 | +3.3 |
| Template:German politics/party colours/CDU width=3| | Christian Democratic Union | Maik Beermann | 58,349 | 41.6 | +4.4 | 56,279 | 40.0 | +7.8 |
| Template:German politics/party colours/Green| | Alliance '90/The Greens | Katja Keul | 8,173 | 5.8 | -1.4 | 11,370 | 8.1 | -1.6 |
| Template:German politics/party colours/Left| | The Left | Torben Franz | 4,649 | 3.3 | -2.9 | 6,006 | 4.3 | -3.4 |
| Pirate Party | Bernd Riensch | 2,693 | 1.9 | N/A | 2,108 | 1.5 | -0.2 | |
| Template:German politics/party colours/FDP| | Free Democratic Party | Ralf Kirstan | 1,950 | 1.4 | -4.8 | 4,993 | 3.6 | -8.9 |
| National Democratic Party of Germany | Brigitte Kallweit | 1,854 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 1,216 | 0.9 | -0.4 | |
| Template:German politics/party colours/AfD| | Alternative for Germany | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5,514 | 3.9 | N/A |
| Others | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2,008 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Source:[5]
References
- ^ Constituency boundaries, bundeswahlleiter.de, accessed 20 June 2014
- ^ a b Edathy legt Bundestagsmandat nieder, Schaumburger Nachrichten, 8 February 2014
- ^ a b Resignations in Suspected Child Pornography Case Split Merkel’s Coalition, New York Times, 20 February 2014
- ^ German minister quits over child pornography inquiry 'leak', BBC News 14 February 2014
- ^ 2013 constituency results, bundeswahlleiter.de, accessed 20 June 2014