Nienburg II – Schaumburg 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 40. It is located in central Lower Saxony, comprising the district of Schaumburg and most of the district of Nienburg.
Nienburg II – Schaumburg was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Marja-Liisa Völlers of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Geography Nienburg II – Schaumburg is located in central Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Schaumburg and the district of Nienburg with the exception of the Samtgemeinden of Uchte and Grafschaft Hoya.
History Nienburg II – Schaumburg was created in 1949, then known as Nienburg – Schaumburg-Lippe. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was simply named Schaumburg. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was named Nienburg – Schaumburg. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 22 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 44. From 1965 through 1976, it was number 35. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 34. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 40. In the 2009 election, it was number 41. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 40.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Schaumburg-Lippe and Nienburg excluding the Samtgemeinde of Uchte. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the entirety of the districts of Schaumburg-Lippe, Grafschaft Schaumburg, and Neustadt am Rübenberge. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the entirety of the Schaumburg and Nienburg districts. In the 2002 election, the Samtgemeinden of Uchte and Grafschaft Hoya were transferred away from the constituency.
Election Name Borders 1949 Nienburg – Schaumburg-Lippe Schaumburg-Lippe district Nienburg district (excluding Uchte Samtgemeinde) 1953 44 1957 1961 1965 35 Schaumburg Schaumburg-Lippe district Grafschaft Schaumburg district Neustadt am Rübenberge district 1969 1972 1976 1980 34 Nienburg – Schaumburg Schaumburg district Nienburg district 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 40 Nienburg II – Schaumburg Schaumburg district Nienburg district (excluding Uchte and Grafschaft Hoya Samegemeinden) 2005 2009 41 2013 40 2017 2021 2025
Members The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but three Bundestag terms since 1949. Its first representative was Otto Heinrich Greve of the SPD, who served from 1949 to 1961. Future President of Germany Gustav Heinemann served one term as representative from 1961 to 1965. Friedrich Blume then served from 1965 to 1969. Friedel Schirmer was representative from 1969 to 1983, when the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) candidate Helmut Rode won the constituency. Ernst Kastning of the SPD won in 1987, but Rode won again in 1990. Kastning returned in 1994 and served a single term. Sebastian Edathy was elected in 1998, and served until his resignation in 2014. In 2017, the CDU won the constituency for only the third time in its history; Maik Beermann served as representative. Marja-Liisa Völlers regained it for the SPD in 2021.
Election Member Party % 1949 Otto Heinrich Greve SPD 35.7 1953 35.6 1957 39.2 1961 Gustav Heinemann SPD 44.3 1965 Friedrich Blume SPD 47.4 1969 Friedel Schirmer SPD 52.4 1972 56.8 1976 52.0 1980 52.3 1983 Helmut Rode CDU 48.2 1987 Ernst Kastning SPD 45.9 1990 Helmut Rode CDU 45.5 1994 Ernst Kastning SPD 47.1 1998 Sebastian Edathy SPD 51.8 2002 53.9 2005 51.6 2009 41.4 2013 44.6 2017 Maik Beermann CDU 40.6 2021 Marja-Liisa Völlers SPD 35.3 2025 31.7
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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