Celle – Uelzen 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 44. It is located in eastern Lower Saxony, comprising the districts of Celle and Uelzen.
Celle – Uelzen was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Henning Otte of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography Celle – Uelzen is located in eastern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the districts of Celle and Uelzen.
History Celle – Uelzen was created in 1949, then known as Celle. It acquired its current name in the 1980 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 16 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 38. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 39. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 44. In the 2009 election, it was number 45. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 44.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Celle, the district of Celle, and the municipalities of Burgdorf and Uetze from the Burgdorf district. In the 1965 election, it lost the Uetze municipality while acquiring the rest of the Burgdorf district. For the 1976 election, it comprised the Celle district and the municipalities of Burgdorf, Burgwedel, Isernhagen, Lehrte, Sehnde, and Wedemark from the Landkreis Hannover district. It acquired its current borders in the 1980 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Celle Celle city Celle district Burgdorf district (only Burgdorf and Uetze municipalities) 1953 38 1957 1961 1965 39 Celle city Celle district Burgdorf district (excluding Uetze municipality) 1969 1972 1976 Celle district Landkreis Hannover district (only Burgdorf, Burgwedel, Isernhagen, Lehrte, Sehnde, and Wedemark municipalities) 1980 Celle – Uelzen Celle district Uelzen district 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 44 2005 2009 45 2013 44 2017 2021 2025
Members The constituency was first held by of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), who served from 1949 to 1957. Margot Kalinke of the German Party (DP) won in 1957 and served a single term. She was succeeded by Wilhelm Brese of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), who served 1961 to 1969. Party fellow served from 1969 to 1972, when the SPD won the constituency. served from 1972 to 1976, when Hubrig again won. He served until 1983. of the CDU served from then until 1998, when the SPD's Peter Struck won the constituency. In 2009, Henning Otte of the CDU was elected representative. He was re-elected in 2013, 2017, and 2021.
Election Member Party % 1949 SPD 27.9 1953 25.5 1957 Margot Kalinke DP 39.4 1961 Wilhelm Brese CDU 42.4 1965 49.3 1969 CDU 48.3 1972 SPD 47.6 1976 CDU 49.2 1980 46.9 1983 CDU 53.3 1987 49.4 1990 51.3 1994 49.5 1998 Peter Struck SPD 48.6 2002 50.1 2005 46.7 2009 Henning Otte CDU 44.2 2013 48.5 2017 42.7 2021 32.9 2025 35.2
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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