Braunschweig (electoral district)
Location of the constituency in Lower Saxony
Braunschweig is one of the 299 single member constituencies used for the German parliament, the Bundestag. Located in Lower Saxony, the district was created for the 1949 election, the first election in West Germany after World War II. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 50. The constituency consists of the independent city of Braunschweig.[1] Since 2002, the district representative has been Carola Reimann.
History
The constituency was created as Stadt Braunschweig in 1949. For the 1965 election it was renamed Braunschweig.
List of district representatives
| Election | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Otto Arnholz | SPD |
| 1953 | Otto Arnholz | SPD |
| 1957 | Hermann Koch | CDU |
| 1961 | Walter Schmidt | SPD |
| 1965 | Walter Schmidt | SPD |
| 1969 | Walter Schmidt | SPD |
| 1972 | Hermann Oetting | SPD |
| 1976 | Klaus-Dieter Kühbacher | SPD |
| 1980 | Klaus-Dieter Kühbacher | SPD |
| 1983 | Joachim Clemens | CDU |
| 1987 | Joachim Clemens | CDU |
| 1990 | Joachim Clemens | CDU |
| 1994 | Leyla Onur | SPD |
| 1998 | Leyla Onur | SPD |
| 2002 | Carola Reimann | SPD |
| 2005 | Carola Reimann | SPD |
| 2009 | Carola Reimann | SPD |
| 2013 | Carola Reimann | SPD |
Source:[2]
References
- ↑ Wahlkreis 050 "Braunschweig", bundeswahlleiter.de, accessed 23 September 2013
- ↑ CDU bleibt die stärkste Kraft in Braunschweig (in German), braunschweiger-zeitung.de, accessed 23 September 2013
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