Hameln-Pyrmont – Holzminden 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 46. It is located in southern Lower Saxony, comprising the Hameln-Pyrmont and Holzminden districts and a small part of the Northeim district.
Hameln-Pyrmont – Holzminden was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Johannes Schraps of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Geography Hameln-Pyrmont – Holzminden is located in eastern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Hameln-Pyrmont and Holzminden, as well as the municipalities of Bodenfelde and Uslar and Solling area from the Northeim district.
History Hameln-Pyrmont – Holzminden was created in 1949, then known as Hameln – Springe. In the 1980 through 1990 elections, it was named Hameln – Holzminden. It acquired its current name in the 1994 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 24 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 46. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 41. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 46. In the 2009 election, it was number 47. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 46.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Hameln and the districts of Hameln-Pyrmont and Springe. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, the constituency comprised the entirety of the Hameln-Pyrmont and Holzminden districts. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Hameln – Springe Hameln city Hameln-Pyrmont district Springe district 1953 46 1957 1961 1965 41 1969 1972 1976 1980 Hameln – Holzminden Hameln-Pyrmont district Holzminden district 1983 1987 1990 1994 Hameln-Pyrmont – Holzminden 1998 2002 46 Hameln-Pyrmont district Holzminden district Northeim (only Bodenfelde and Uslar municipalities and Solling area) 2005 2009 47 2013 46 2017 2021 2025
Members The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but one Bundestag term since its creation. Its first representative was Herbert Kriedemann of the SPD, who served from 1949 to 1953. Alexander Elbrächter of the German Party (DP) won in 1953, but Heinz Frehsee of the SPD was elected in 1957. He was succeeded in 1976 by Brigitte Schulte, who served until 2005. Gabriele Lösekrug-Möller then served from 2005 to 2017. Johannes Schraps has been representative since 2017.
Election Member Party % 1949 Herbert Kriedemann SPD 34.1 1953 Alexander Elbrächter DP 42.3 1957 Heinz Frehsee SPD 37.7 1961 44.6 1965 46.7 1969 49.5 1972 53.6 1976 Brigitte Schulte SPD 49.3 1980 52.1 1983 47.6 1987 47.9 1990 46.0 1994 48.5 1998 55.8 2002 51.5 2005 Gabriele Lösekrug-Möller SPD 50.2 2009 39.6 2013 42.3 2017 Johannes Schraps SPD 39.1 2021 43.2 2025 33.0
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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