Hannover-Land I 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 43. It is located in central Lower Saxony, comprising the northern part of the Hanover Region.
Hannover-Land I was created for the 1980 federal election. From 2021 to 2025, it has been represented by Rebecca Schamber of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Since 2025 it has been represented by Hendrik Hoppenstedt of the CDU.
Geography Hannover-Land I is located in central Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the northern part of the Hanover Region, specifically the municipalities of Burgdorf, Burgwedel, Garbsen, Isernhagen, Langenhagen, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Wedemark, and Wunstorf.
History Hannover-Land I was created in 1980 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Hannover III, Schaumburg, Celle, and Gifhorn. From the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was number 38. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 43. In the 2009 election, it was number 44. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 43.
Originally, the constituency comprised the municipalities of Burgdorf, Burgwedel, Garbsen, Isernhagen, Langenhagen, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Wedemark, Lehrte, and Uetze from the now-abolished Landkreis Hannover district. In the 2002 election, it lost the municipalities of Lehrte and Uetze while gaining Wunstorf.
Election Name Borders 1980 38 Hannover-Land I Landkreis Hannover district (only Burgdorf, Burgwedel, Garbsen, Isernhagen, Langenhagen, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Wedemark, Lehrte, and Uetze municipalities) 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 43 Hanover Region (only Burgdorf, Burgwedel, Garbsen, Isernhagen, Langenhagen, Neustadt am Rübenberge, Wedemark, and Wunstorf municipalities) 2005 2009 44 2013 43 2017 2021 2025
Members The constituency was first held by future Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schröder, a member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), who served from 1980 to 1983. Dietmar Kansy of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 1983 and served until 1998. SPD candidate Monika Ganseforth won in 1998 and served a single term, before being succeeded by party fellow Caren Marks in 2002. In 2013, Hendrik Hoppenstedt of the CDU was elected representative. Rebecca Schamber regained the constituency for the SPD in 2021.
Election Member Party % 1980 Gerhard Schröder SPD 50.0 1983 Dietmar Kansy CDU 49.0 1987 45.0 1990 46.3 1994 46.5 1998 Monika Ganseforth SPD 53.3 2002 Caren Marks SPD 52.8 2005 49.9 2009 38.7 2013 Hendrik Hoppenstedt CDU 44.3 2017 40.1 2021 Rebecca Schamber SPD 33.7 2025 Hendrik Hoppenstedt CDU 34.8
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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