Oldenburg – Ammerland


OldenburgAmmerland is one of the 299 single member constituencies used for the German parliament, the Bundestag. The constituency elects one representative under the mixed member proportional representation system. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 27.
The constituency was created for the 1949 election, the first election in West Germany after World War II. After wins for the Free Democratic Party and the Christian Democratic Union in the early elections, it was gained by the Social Democratic Party at the 1969 election and held it until the 2005 election. At the 2009 election, the CDU candidate gained the constituency. In 2013, it was regained by the SPD.

Overview

Located in Lower Saxony, the constituency consists of the independent cities of Oldenburg and Ammerland.

History

Upon creation for the 1949 election, the district was called Oldenburg with constituency number 8.
ElectionConstituency No.Constituency Name
19498Oldenburg
1953-6130Oldenburg
1965-7622Oldenburg
1980-9822Oldenburg – Ammerland
2002-0928Oldenburg – Ammerland
201327Oldenburg – Ammerland
--Oldenburg – Ammerland

Members of the Bundestag