Lübeck 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 11. It is located in southern Schleswig-Holstein, comprising the city of Lübeck and parts of the Herzogtum Lauenburg district.
Lübeck was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Tim Klüssendorf of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Geography Lübeck is located in southern Schleswig-Holstein. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the urban district of Lübeck and the Ämter of Berkenthin and former Amt of Sandesneben from the Herzogtum Lauenburg district.
History Lübeck was created in 1949. Until 1972, it was constituency 9 in the numbering system. In the 1949 and 1953 elections, it covered the entirety of the city of Lübeck with the exception of voting districts 28, 30–33, 35–42, 52–55, 57–59, 140–143, and 151–161). In the 1957 and 1961 elections, it did not cover voting districts 26, 28–33, 35–43, 45–49, 52–57, 145–148, 150–153, 155, 156, 158, and 160. In the 1965 election, it acquired constituency number 11, and its borders were coterminous with the urban district of Lübeck, which remained until the 2002 election. At this election, the Ämter of Berkenthin and Sandesneben were transferred into the Lübeck constituency; the Amt of Sandesneben was abolished in 2008, but the constituency was not geographically affected.
Election Name Borders 1949 9 Lübeck Lübeck city (excluding voting districts 28, 30–33, 35–42, 52–55, 57–59, 140–143, and 151–161) 1953 1957 Lübeck city (excluding voting districts 26, 28–33, 35–43, 45–49, 52–57, 145–148, 150–153, 155, 156, 158, and 160) 1961 1965 11 Lübeck city 1969 1972 1976 1980 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 Lübeck city Herzogtum Lauenburg district (only Berkenthin Amt and former Sandesneben Amt) 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Members The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but five Bundestag terms since 1949; it returned a representative from the SPD in every federal election from 1969 through 2013. Its first representative was Paul Bromme of the SPD, who served for a single term. The constituency was won by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1953, and represented by Paul Bock (until 1957) and Helmut Wendelborn. It was won by the SPD in 1969, and represented by future Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein Björn Engholm until 1983. He was succeeded by Reinhold Hiller, who served until 2002. Between then and 2017, it was represented by Gabriele Hiller-Ohm. It was held by Claudia Schmidtke of the CDU for one term before SPD candidate Tim Klüssendorf regained it in 2021.
Election Member Party % 1949 Paul Bromme SPD 35.8 1953 Paul Bock CDU 42.3 1957 Helmut Wendelborn CDU 52.3 1961 43.5 1965 47.7 1969 Björn Engholm SPD 49.9 1972 58.8 1976 54.1 1980 55.7 1983 Reinhold Hiller SPD 48.6 1987 46.3 1990 43.1 1994 45.7 1998 51.3 2002 Gabriele Hiller-Ohm SPD 50.8 2005 49.7 2009 36.7 2013 40.7 2017 Claudia Schmidtke CDU 35.3 2021 Tim Klüssendorf SPD 34.1 2025 28.1
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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