Bergedorf constituency

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The constituency 15 Bergedorf is a constituency for the election of the Hamburg citizenship and the district assembly in the Bergedorf district . According to Hamburg's electoral law, it is a multi-mandate constituency in which five members of the parliament are elected by direct election or according to constituency lists.

Constituency 15: Bergedorf
Map: Location of the constituency of Bergedorf in Hamburg.
Country Germany
state Hamburg
district Bergedorf
Constituency number 15th
Residents 118,942
Eligible voters 91,626
voter turnout 52.7%
Election date February 15, 2015
MPs

The boundaries of the constituency are identical to the district boundaries of Bergedorf. The constituency is located in the south-east of Hamburg and borders Schleswig-Holstein in the east and Lower Saxony in the south and west . The only neighboring constituency is Billstedt-Wilhelmsburg-Finkenwerder in the north and north-west. Bergedorf is the constituency with the largest area.

Structural data

The constituency of Bergedorf has almost 119,000 inhabitants. With a good 91,500 eligible voters, it is one of the largest constituencies. The voter turnout in the last state elections in 2015 was 52.7 percent, below the total turnout in Hamburg of 56.5 percent.

With 769 inhabitants / km² the constituency has the lowest population density in Hamburg (2294 inhabitants / km²). The reason for this are the Vier- und Marschlande , the largest rural area in Hamburg. Only the districts of Bergedorf and Lohbrügge have an urban character. The under 18-year-olds make up 19.3 percent of the total population (Hamburg 15.7 percent), the over 65-year-olds 18.2 percent (15.7 percent). At 9.6 percent, the proportion of foreigners in the constituency is well below the Hamburg average of 14.8 percent. The proportion of foreign students is 9.3 percent compared to an average of 15.6 percent in Hamburg.

In terms of social structure , the constituency of the beneficiaries according to Book Two of the Social Code ( unemployment benefit II , so-called Hartz IV) and the unemployment rate correspond to the Hamburg average. In terms of housing stock, the constituency is characterized by an above-average proportion of social housing . 19.2 percent of all apartments are social housing (Hamburg 13.2 percent). Each resident has a living space of 35.4 square meters (Hamburg 36.5 square meters), the apartments are on average 78.9 square meters (71.8 square meters). The share of employees subject to social security contributions was 48.1 percent in 2006, slightly above the Hamburg average of 47.3 percent. The unemployment rate in September of the same year was 7.6 percent, roughly equivalent to the rate of 7.8 percent in the whole of Hamburg. A large proportion of the unemployed receive benefits under the Social Security Code II (Hartz IV); in June 2006 it was 5.5 percent of the population in the constituency area, and an average of 5.7 percent in Hamburg. Of the total population of the constituency, almost one in nine received Hartz IV benefits (11.6 percent) in September 2006, which corresponded to the average of 11.9 percent in Hamburg.

The crime rate is below the Hamburg average. The total number of crimes per 1000 inhabitants is 98 (Hamburg 137 per 1000 inhabitants), the number of violent crimes four (Hamburg five) and the number of thefts 49 per 1000 inhabitants (Hamburg 63).

elections

Citizenship election 2015

For the Hamburg state election, 2015 occurred in the constituency Bergedorf nine parties with their own constituency lists. A total of 44 candidates applied for a mandate (order as on the voting slip).

91,626 people were eligible to vote. Each voter had five votes for the state list and five votes for the constituency lists. These votes could be distributed arbitrarily to the candidates and overall lists of the parties. The turnout was 52.7 percent. 3.1 percent of the voting slips submitted for the state list and 3.0 percent of the voting slips for the constituency lists were invalid. 231,429 valid votes were cast for the state list, and 230,643 for the constituency lists.

Elected MPs:

Result of the citizenship election 2015 in constituency 15 Bergedorf
Political party Country list of
party votes
in percent 		Constituency list
in percent 		Country list of
party votes 		Country
list list votes 		Country list
personality voices 		Constituency list
SPD 49.7 44.9 114.916 47,609 67,307 103,498
CDU 18.0 23.0 41,694 21,281 20,413 52,954
The left 6.8 7.5 15,742 9,795 5,947 17,218
FDP 5.7 3.9 13,263 7.177 6,086 9,023
Green 8.5 9.7 19,752 12,613 7.139 22,475
AfD 7.5 7.7 17,326 12,521 4,805 17,705
Pirates 1.1 1.4 2,546 1,898 648 3,283
NPD 0.5 0.6 1,176 921 255 1,347
ödp 0.8 1.4 1,778 1,162 616 3,140

The state lists of the parties without their own constituency lists accounted for 1.4 percent of the valid votes cast.

State election 2011

For the Hamburg state election, 2011 occurred in the constituency mountain village seven parties with their own constituency lists and a total of 47 candidates.

88,117 people were eligible to vote. The turnout was 53.8 percent. 3.3 percent of the voting slips cast for the state list and 3.9 percent of the voting slips for the constituency lists were invalid. For the state list, 226,347 valid votes were cast, for the constituency lists a total of 223,802.

Elected MPs:

For Ties Rabe, whose citizenship mandate was suspended after his appointment as Senator, Gert Kekstadt took up the mandate as the next candidate.

Result of the state election 2011 in constituency 15 Bergedorf
Political party Country list
in percent 		Constituency list of
party votes
in percent 		Country list of
party votes 		Country
list list votes 		Country list
personality voices 		Constituency list
CDU 26.2 27.8 59,278 29,906 29,371 62,140
SPD 50.1 48.7 113,409 52,816 60,593 108.923
GREEN / GAL 8.2 9.4 18,508 11,144 7,364 21,067
The left 5.5 6.2 12,529 7,425 5,104 13,804
FDP 5.0 3.6 11,244 6,148 5,096 8,157
Pirates 2.0 2.8 4,620 3,332 1,288 6,348
NPD 1.2 1.5 2,651 1,752 899 3,363

The state lists of the parties without their own constituency lists accounted for 1.8 percent of the valid votes cast.

Election of the district assembly 2011

In the Bergedorf constituency, seven parties with their own constituency lists and a total of 150 candidates ran for the election of the Bergedorf district assembly (sequence as on the ballot).

Citizens of the member states of the European Union were also entitled to vote for the district assembly . The number of those entitled to vote was therefore greater than in the general election at 91,204. Each voter had five votes for the state list and five votes for the constituency lists. These five votes could be distributed arbitrarily to the candidates and overall lists of the parties. The turnout was 53.8 percent. 3.9 percent of the votes cast for the district lists and 4.9 percent of the votes cast for the constituency lists were invalid. A total of 226,465 valid votes for the district lists and 223,510 valid votes for the constituency lists were cast.

Result of the election for the district assembly Bergedorf 2011 in constituency 15 Bergedorf
Political party District list of
party votes
in percent 		Constituency list
in percent 		District list of
party votes 		District
list list votes 		District list
personality voices 		Constituency list
CDU 28.4 28.8 64,270 31,226 33,044 64,268
SPD 47.9 47.3 108,522 57,721 50,801 105,676
The left 6.5 6.6 14,738 7,561 7.177 14,804
GREEN / GAL 9.5 9.5 21,404 13,487 7,917 21,160
Pirates 2.7 2.9 6.215 3,994 2,221 6,398
FDP 3.6 3.5 8,086 5,089 2,997 7,758
NPD 1.4 1.5 3,230 1.996 1,234 3,446

All parties that started with a district list also started with a constituency list.

2008 general election

For the Hamburg state election, 2008 occurred in the constituency mountain village seven parties with their own constituency lists and a total of 32 candidates.

86,567 people were eligible to vote. Each voter had one vote for the state list and five votes for the constituency lists. These five votes could be distributed arbitrarily to the candidates and overall lists of the parties. The turnout for the state lists was 60.1 percent and for the constituency lists 60 percent. 1.2 percent of the voting slips submitted for the state list and 3.4 percent of the voting slips for the constituency lists were invalid. 51,386 valid votes were cast for the state list and a total of 244,862 for the constituency lists.

Elected MPs:

Result of the 2008 state election in the constituency 15 Bergedorf
Political party Country list
in percent 		Constituency list of
party votes
in percent 		Country list Constituency list of
party votes 		Constituency
list list votes 		Constituency list
personality votes
CDU 46.3 43.7 23,811 106,947 60,299 46,648
SPD 34.0 33.9 17,496 83,098 46,988 36,110
GAL 7.0 9.3 3,595 22,654 11.601 11,053
FDP 4.0 4.5 2,046 10,930 5,736 5,194
The left 5.8 6.8 2,982 16,726 8,508 8,218
center 0.2 0.4 110 1,029 396 633
HeimatHamburg 0.7 1.4 355 3,478 2,063 1,415

The state lists of the parties without their own constituency lists accounted for 1.9 percent of the valid votes cast.

Election of the district assembly 2008

Six parties in the constituency with their own constituency lists and one individual applicant competed for the election of the Bergedorf district assembly. A total of 93 candidates applied for a mandate.

  • CDU (26 candidates)
  • SPD (27 candidates)
  • GAL (12 candidates)
  • FDP (10 candidates)
  • The Left (13 candidates)
  • HeimatHamburg (4 candidates)
  • Peter Scholz (individual applicant)

Citizens of the member states of the European Union were also entitled to vote for the district assembly . The number of those entitled to vote was 89,539 people, therefore, greater than in the general election. Each voter had one vote for the state list and five votes for the constituency lists. These five votes could be distributed arbitrarily to the candidates and overall lists of the parties. The turnout for the constituency lists was 58.4 percent. 4.2 percent of the votes cast for the constituency lists were invalid. A total of 246,297 valid votes were cast.

Result of the election for the district assembly Bergedorf 2008 in the constituency 15 Bergedorf
Political party Seats Constituency list of
party votes
in percent 		Constituency list of
party votes 		Constituency
list list votes 		Constituency list
personality votes
CDU 12 43.1 106.213 58,793 47,420
SPD 9 34.6 85.157 42,553 42,604
GAL 3 9.7 23,837 12,813 11,024
FDP 1 4.2 10,445 5.116 5,329
The left 2 6.7 16,541 7,750 8,791
HeimatHamburg 0 1.5 3,758 2,358 1,400
Peter Scholz 0 0.1 346 143 203

Citizenship elections 1966–2015

Up to and including 2004, the state elections were pure list elections without constituencies. Therefore, the election results in the Bergedorf district are shown for the period from 1966 to 2004 (6th – 18th electoral period). For the years from 2008 the result of the state list, which is decisive for the majority in the citizenship, is given. Only those parties are listed that were able to collect more than five percent of the valid votes cast in at least one district of the constituency in the period shown. In total, the result of an election can therefore be less than 100 percent. All results are given in percent.

Election results in the Bergedorf constituency from 1966 to 2015
Political party 1966 1970 1974 1978 6/1982 12/1982 1986 1987 1991 1993 1997 2001 2004 2008 2011 2015
SPD 56.5 55.3 45.0 52.0 43.8 51.8 42.1 45.2 48.9 41.6 36.8 36.6 30.8 34.0 50.1 49.7
CDU 33.4 35.1 42.2 39.0 44.4 40.4 43.8 42.1 36.4 27.0 32.5 29.0 51.1 46.3 26.2 18.0
Green 6.1 5.2 8.7 5.5 5.9 10.4 10.8 5.8 8.1 7.0 8.2 8.5
AfD 7.5
The left 5.8 5.5 6.8
FDP 6.6 5.6 10.1 4.5 4.5 2.0 4.1 6.4 5.1 3.7 2.9 3.9 2.7 4.0 5.0 5.7
DVU 3.2 5.2 0.8 1.1
Per DM / Schill 0.1 3.5
Schill / Offensive D 21.1 0.4
INSTEAD OF 5.9 4.0 0.4
REP 1.3 4.8 3.1 0.1

supporting documents

Structural data
  • Bergedorf constituency . In: Statistical Office for Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (Hrsg.): Election for Hamburg citizenship 2008, structural data of the constituencies . ( statistik-nord.de [PDF; 68 kB ]).
elections
  • Statistical Office for Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein: State election. In: Election database since 1965. Retrieved January 1, 2008 .
  • Constituency 15 Bergedorf. State list votes compared to the 2004 state election . In: Statistical Office for Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (ed.): Final result of the Hamburg state election 2008 . March 6, 2008 ( statistik-nord.de [PDF; 4 kB ]).
  • Constituency 15 Bergedorf. Party votes . In: Statistical Office for Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (ed.): Final result of the Hamburg state election 2008 . March 6, 2008 ( statistik-nord.de [PDF; 9 kB ]).
  • Constituency 15 Bergedorf. Party votes . In: Statistical Office for Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein (Ed.): Final result of the 2008 district assembly election . ( statistik-nord.de [PDF; 39 kB ]).
  • Election to the citizenry and the elections to the district assemblies on February 24, 2008 . In: Justice Authority of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (ed.): Official Gazette. Part II of the Hamburg Law and Ordinance Gazette. Notices . No. 21 , March 14, 2008, p. 661–662, 675–676 ( fhh.hamburg.de [PDF; 200 kB ]).
  • Election to the citizenship and the election to the district assemblies on February 24, 2008. In: Judicial Authority of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (Ed.): Official Anzeiger. Part II of the Hamburg Law and Ordinance Gazette. Notices . No. 22 , March 18, 2008, p. 700–701 ( fhh.hamburg.de [PDF; 296 kB ]).

References and comments

  1. ↑ a b Annex to § 18 Paragraph 8. In: Law on the election to Hamburg citizenship. July 28, 2007, accessed February 18, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e Party votes are the sum of list votes and personality votes. List votes were cast for a party's constituency list. Personality votes were given for individual candidates. Each voter had five votes that could be freely distributed.
  3. ↑ Election to the citizenship and the election to the district assemblies on February 20, 2011. In: Justice Authority of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (Ed.): Official Anzeiger. Part II of the Hamburg Law and Ordinance Gazette. Notices . No. 22 , March 18, 2011, p. 756, 778-779 ( hamburg.de [PDF; 633 kB ]).
  4. ↑ a b § 4. In: Law on the election to the district assemblies. July 5, 2004, accessed February 18, 2016 .
  5. ↑ a b Admission of the nominations for the election to the citizenship and the election to the district assemblies on February 24, 2008 . In: Justice Authority of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (ed.): Official Gazette. Part II of the Hamburg Law and Ordinance Gazette . No. 10 , February 5, 2008, p. 3, 5, 38–39, 101–104 ( fhh.hamburg.de [PDF; 1.6 MB ]).