Braunschweig is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 50. It is located in southeastern Lower Saxony, comprising the city of Braunschweig.

Braunschweig was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Christos Pantazis of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

Geography Braunschweig is located in southeastern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Braunschweig.

History Braunschweig was created in 1949, then known as Stadt Braunschweig. It acquired its current name in the 1965 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 28 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 50. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 45. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 50. In the 2009 election, it was number 51. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 50. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Election Name Borders 1949 Stadt Braunschweig Braunschweig city 1953 50 1957 1961 1965 45 Braunschweig 1969 1972 1976 1980 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 50 2005 2009 51 2013 50 2017 2021 2025

Members The constituency was first held by Otto Arnholz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), who served from 1949 to 1957. of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won in 1957 and served a single term. Walter Schmidt of the SPD then served from 1961 to 1972, followed by Hermann Oetting for a single term. Klaus-Dieter Kühbacher was elected in 1976 and served two terms. In 1983, Joachim Clemens of the CDU was elected representative, and served until 1994. Leyla Onur regained the constituency for the SPD in 1994, and was re-elected in 1998. Carola Reimann won in 2002, and was re-elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2017. She resigned in November 2017 after being appointed to the state government of Lower Saxony. Christos Pantazis of the SPD was elected in 2021.

Election Member Party % 1949 Otto Arnholz SPD 39.9 1953 37.1 1957 CDU 42.0 1961 Walter Schmidt SPD 45.2 1965 47.0 1969 54.1 1972 Hermann Oetting SPD 58.6 1976 Klaus-Dieter Kühbacher SPD 51.0 1980 51.5 1983 Joachim Clemens CDU 46.7 1987 43.8 1990 44.3 1994 Leyla Onur SPD 44.6 1998 55.8 2002 Carola Reimann SPD 54.1 2005 51.5 2009 38.7 2013 43.6 2017 38.0 2021 Christos Pantazis SPD 36.7 2025 33.4

Election results 2025 election

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

2005 election

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