Elbe state electoral district

Constituency 48: Elbe
Country	Germany
state	Lower Saxony
Constituency number	48
Eligible voters	83.271
voter turnout	64.6%
Election date	15th October 2017
Constituency representative
Surname	Uwe Dorendorf
Political party	CDU
Voting share	34.0%

The Elbe constituency is a constituency for the election of the Lower Saxony State Parliament , established by law in 2004, first election in 2008.

It is the electoral district with the largest area and is located in the northeast of Lower Saxony . The constituency includes the district of Lüchow-Dannenberg and, from the district of Lüneburg, the town of Bleckede , the communities of Adendorf and Amt Neuhaus and the joint communities of Dahlenburg , Ostheide and Scharnebeck . In the 2008 state elections , instead of the municipality of Adendorf, the municipality of Ilmenau was part of the constituency. The district of Lüchow-Dannenberg belonged to the dissolved constituency 59 Lüchow until 2008, the areas in the district of Lüneburg belonged to the dissolved constituency 60 of Lüneburg-Land.

The restructuring of the Lower Saxony state electoral districts and the formation of constituency 48 Elbe go back to a law passed by the Lower Saxony state parliament on December 14, 2004, which regulates the reduction of the state parliament from 155 to 135 members and the reduction of the electoral districts from 100 to 87.

State election 2017

For the early state election in Lower Saxony in 2017 , six direct candidates ran in the Elbe constituency. The directly elected MP is Uwe Dorendorf ( CDU ). Miriam Staudte ( Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen ) also entered the Lower Saxony state parliament via the state list .

Official final result of the election to the 18th Lower Saxony State Parliament on October 15, 2017 in constituency 48 Elbe
(results in percent of the valid votes)
Political party	Direct candidate	First votes	Second votes
CDU	Uwe Dorendorf	34.0	31.8
SPD	Barbara Beenen	33.0	32.1
Alliance 90 / The Greens	Miriam Staudte	14.7	13.1
FDP	Klaus Petrasek	5.8	7.3
THE LEFT	Matthias Georg Wiedenlübbert	6.0	6.3
AfD	Patricia Allgayer-Reetze	6.5	6.6
UBI			0.4
DM			0.1
FW			0.3
LKR			0.0
ÖDP			0.1
The party			0.5
Animal welfare party			0.9
Pirate party			0.2
V party³			0.5

The turnout of 64.6% was above the national average for this election.

State election 2013

State election 2013 - WK Elbe

(in %)

%

40

30th

20th

10

0

33.5

26.1

20.4

8.8

5.9

5.3

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 2008

% p

8th

6th

4th

2

0

-2

-4

-6

-8th

-7.1

+0.9

+7.3

+1.5

-3.5

+0.9

Otherwise.

For the state election in Lower Saxony in 2013 , eight direct candidates ran in the Elbe constituency. Karin Bertholdes-Sandrock ( CDU ) is directly elected MP . Miriam Staudte ( Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen ) also entered the Lower Saxony state parliament via the state list .

Official final result of the election to the 17th Lower Saxony State Parliament on January 20, 2013 in constituency 048 Elbe
(results in percent of the valid votes)
Political party	Direct candidate	First votes	Second votes
CDU	Karin Bertholdes-Sandrock	38.4	33.5
SPD	Franz-Josef Kamp	33.1	26.1
Alliance 90 / The Greens	Miriam Staudte	15.0	20.4
FDP	Holger Mertins	4.1	8.8
The left	Kerstin Rudek	5.3	5.9
Pirate party	Torbjörn Bartels	1.9	2.2
Free voters	Ernst-August Röttger	1.8	1.3
NPD			1.1
The freedom			0.3
PBC			0.2
Alliance 21 / RRP	Helmut Gilles	0.4	0.2

The turnout was 61.0%.

State election 2008

For the state election in Lower Saxony in 2008 , seven direct candidates ran in the Elbe constituency. Karin Bertholdes-Sandrock ( CDU ) is directly elected MP . Miriam Staudte ( Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen ) and Kurt Herzog ( Die Linke ) belong to the 16th Lower Saxony state parliament via the state lists of their parties.

Official final result of the state election on January 27, 2008 in Lower Saxony in constituency 48 Elbe
(results in percent)
Political party	Direct candidate	First votes	Second votes
CDU	Karin Bertholdes-Sandrock	39.2	40.6
SPD	Franz-Josef Kamp	30.0	25.2
Alliance 90 / The Greens	Miriam Staudte	10.9	13.0
The left	Kurt Herzog	8.9	9.5
FDP	Boris v. d. Bush	6.6	7.2
NPD	Christian Groß	1.6	1.7
Free voters Lower Saxony	Karl Behrens	2.7	1.2
Human Environment Animal Welfare			0.5
Family party			0.4
PBC			0.2
From now			0.2
The grays			0.2
ödp			0.1
The Frisians			0.1
Democratic alternative
republican

Turnout: 55.8 percent

Individual evidence

↑ Landtag constituencies from the 16th electoral term. Constituency division for the election to the Lower Saxony state parliament. Annex to § 10 para. 1 NLWG, p. 4. ( PDF ( Memento of the original from July 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and remove then this note .; 87 kB) @1@ 2

↑ Constituency allocation for the election to the Lower Saxony state parliament of the 15th electoral period, p. 5. ( PDF ( Memento of the original dated February 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked according to the instructions and then remove this note .; 58 kB) @1@ 2

↑ Lower Saxony State Parliament: Bill to amend the Lower Saxony State Election Act, the Lower Saxony Representatives Act and the Lower Saxony Ministers Act . Printed matter 15/1420. Hanover, November 10, 2004 ( PDF ; 82 kB)

^ Lower Saxony state parliament: Stenographic report of the 49th plenary session . 15th legislative term. Hanover, December 14, 2004, pp. 5493-5502. ( PDF ; 1 MB)

↑ Lower Saxony State Returning Officer: Official final result of the state elections on October 15, 2017 in constituency No. 48 Elbe. Retrieved October 15, 2017 .

^ Official final result of the state election on January 20, 2013 in the Elbe constituency

↑ 2013 list of candidates

↑ Final results and comparative figures in constituency no. 048 Elbe. 2013. In: Aktuell-wahlen-niedersachsen.de. State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony , accessed on January 7, 2013 .

↑ Lower Saxony State Returning Officer (Ed.): Overview of applicants for the 2008 state election . Press information, Hanover, December 7, 2007, p. 61. ( PDF ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice .; 281 kB )@1@ 2

^ Lower Saxony State Office for Statistics: Alphabetical listing of the selected applicants for the Lower Saxony State Parliament. In: Preliminary official final result of the state election on January 27, 2008 in Lower Saxony. January 27, 2008, accessed January 28, 2008 .

^ Lower Saxony State Office for Statistics: constituency: 048 Elbe. In: Official final result of the state election on January 27, 2008 in Lower Saxony. Retrieved January 27, 2018 .

[1] Landtag constituencies from the 16th electoral term. Constituency division for the election to the Lower Saxony state parliament. Annex to § 10 para. 1 NLWG, p. 4. ( PDF ( Memento of the original from July 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and remove then this note .; 87 kB) @1@ 2

[2] Constituency allocation for the election to the Lower Saxony state parliament of the 15th electoral period, p. 5. ( PDF ( Memento of the original dated February 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked according to the instructions and then remove this note .; 58 kB) @1@ 2

[3] Lower Saxony State Parliament: Bill to amend the Lower Saxony State Election Act, the Lower Saxony Representatives Act and the Lower Saxony Ministers Act . Printed matter 15/1420. Hanover, November 10, 2004 ( PDF ; 82 kB)

[4] Lower Saxony state parliament: Stenographic report of the 49th plenary session . 15th legislative term. Hanover, December 14, 2004, pp. 5493-5502. ( PDF ; 1 MB)

[5] Lower Saxony State Returning Officer: Official final result of the state elections on October 15, 2017 in constituency No. 48 Elbe. Retrieved October 15, 2017 .

[Wahl_2013-6] Official final result of the state election on January 20, 2013 in the Elbe constituency

[7] 2013 list of candidates

[8] Final results and comparative figures in constituency no. 048 Elbe. 2013. In: Aktuell-wahlen-niedersachsen.de. State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony , accessed on January 7, 2013 .

[9] Lower Saxony State Returning Officer (Ed.): Overview of applicants for the 2008 state election . Press information, Hanover, December 7, 2007, p. 61. ( PDF ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice .; 281 kB )@1@ 2

[Gewählte_Bewerber-10] Lower Saxony State Office for Statistics: Alphabetical listing of the selected applicants for the Lower Saxony State Parliament. In: Preliminary official final result of the state election on January 27, 2008 in Lower Saxony. January 27, 2008, accessed January 28, 2008 .

[11] Lower Saxony State Office for Statistics: constituency: 048 Elbe. In: Official final result of the state election on January 27, 2008 in Lower Saxony. Retrieved January 27, 2018 .