Aurich – Emden

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24 Aurich – Emden
Former electoral district
for the Bundestag
Bundestagswahlkreis 24-2025.svg
Aurich – Emden in 2025
State Lower Saxony
Population239,600 (2019)
Electorate191,846 (2021)
Major settlements Emden
Aurich
Norden
Area1,399.7 km2
Former electoral district
Created1949
1980 (re-established)
Abolished1965
Party SPD
Member Johann Saathoff
Elected 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025

Aurich – Emden 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 24. It is located in northwestern Lower Saxony, comprising the city of Emden and the district of Aurich. [1]

Contents

Aurich – Emden was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. It was abolished in 1965 and re-established in the 1980 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Johann Saathoff of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). [2]

Geography

Aurich – Emden is located in northwestern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Emden and the district of Aurich. [1]

History

Aurich – Emden was created in 1949. In the 1949 election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 1. From 1953 to 1965, it was constituency number 23. Originally, it comprised the city of Emden and the districts of Aurich and Norden, the latter of which was incorporated into the former in 1977.

Aurich – Emden was abolished in the 1965 election. The city of Emden and the Norden district became part of the Emden – Leer constituency, while the Aurich district became part of the Wilhelmshaven constituency.

Aurich – Emden was re-established in the 1980 election. Thereafter, it was constituency 19. In the 1998 election, it became constituency 25; it has been constituency 24 since the 2013 election. Its borders have not changed since its re-establishment.

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) throughout both its incarnations. It is a traditional stronghold of the SPD, often one of the party's safest constituencies. Its first representative was Georg Peters, who served from 1949 until the constituency's abolition in 1965. After its re-establishment, it was won by Carl Ewen  [ de ], who represented it until 1994. He was succeeded by Jann-Peter Janssen, who served until 2005; he was in turn succeeded by Garrelt Duin. Johann Saathoff was elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2021.

ElectionMemberParty%
1949 Georg Peters SPD 35.5
1953 43.0
1957 48.6
1961 48.6
Abolished (1965–1980)
1980 Carl Ewen  [ de ] SPD 62.4
1983 57.1
1987 58.7
1990 56.9
1994 Jann-Peter Janssen SPD 57.1
1998 59.6
2002 61.4
2005 Garrelt Duin SPD 58.3
2009 44.4
2013 Johann Saathoff SPD 50.3
2017 49.6
2021 52.8
2025 41.2

Election results

2025 election

Federal election (2025): Aurich – Emden [3]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Green check.svgY Johann Saathoff 63,56541.2Decrease2.svg 11.744,28628.6Decrease2.svg 14.7
CDU Joachim Kleen34,06922.1Increase2.svg 4.336,00723.3Increase2.svg 5.6
AfD Arno Arndt31,16020.232,47821.0Increase2.svg 12.8
Left Johann Erdwiens8,9495.8Increase2.svg 2.211,6827.6Increase2.svg 4.1
Greens Gunnar Ott7,7915.0Decrease2.svg 4.312,7488.2Decrease2.svg 4.7
BSW  6,4464.2
Tierschutzpartei Diedrich Kleen4,3032.8Decrease2.svg 0.32,5301.6Steady2.svg 0.0
FDP Hendrik Hartmann3,5692.3Decrease2.svg 6.45,0523.3Decrease2.svg 5.6
FW  1,3160.9Decrease2.svg 0.4
Independent Detlev Krüger1,0210.7
PARTEI  6420.4Steady2.svg 0.0
Volt  5940.4Increase2.svg 0.2
dieBasis  3880.3Decrease2.svg 0.5
Pirates  2490.2Decrease2.svg 0.2
BD  1610.1
Humanists  720.0Steady2.svg 0.0
MLPD  340.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes1,2821,024
Total valid votes154,427154,685
Turnout 155,70982.0Increase2.svg 10.2
SPD holdMajority29,49618.9Decrease2.svg 16.2

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Aurich – Emden [4]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Green check.svgY Johann Saathoff 71,59652.8Increase2.svg 3.259,03843.3Increase2.svg 5.5
CDU Joachim Kleen24,01917.7Decrease2.svg 9.924,06617.7Decrease2.svg 10.4
Greens Stefan Maas12,6529.3Increase2.svg 2.317,66813.0Increase2.svg 5.5
FDP Sarah Buss11,7988.7Increase2.svg 3.812,1138.9Increase2.svg 1.7
AfD  11,1738.2Decrease2.svg 0.9
Left Friedrich-Bernd Albers4,8613.6Decrease2.svg 3.24,6713.4Decrease2.svg 3.8
FW Detlev Krüger4,2053.1Increase2.svg 0.71,7691.3Increase2.svg 0.8
Tierschutzpartei Diedrich Kleen4,1623.12,2201.6Increase2.svg 0.8
dieBasis David Frerichs2,1561.61,0270.8
PARTEI  1,1300.8Increase2.svg 0.1
Pirates  4300.3Decrease2.svg 0.1
Volt  1980.1
Team Todenhöfer  1490.1
NPD  1470.1Decrease2.svg 0.1
Independent Anton Lenz1120.1
du.  860.1
Humanists  860.1
ÖDP  820.1Steady2.svg 0.0
V-Partei3  650.0Decrease2.svg 0.1
DKP  340.0Steady2.svg 0.0
LKR  240.0
MLPD  180.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,2861,653
Total valid votes135,561136,194
Turnout 137,84771.9Decrease2.svg 2.6
SPD holdMajority47,57735.1Increase2.svg 13.1

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Aurich – Emden [5]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Green check.svgY Johann Saathoff 69,23149.6Decrease2.svg 0.753,35337.8Decrease2.svg 6.0
CDU Reinhard Hegewald38,53127.6Decrease2.svg 4.839,55228.0Decrease2.svg 4.4
AfD  12,8779.1Increase2.svg 6.0
Greens Garrelt Agena9,7877.0Decrease2.svg 2.610,5037.4Decrease2.svg 0.9
Left Marcus Stahl9,4036.7Increase2.svg 1.910,1427.2Increase2.svg 2.2
FDP Uwe Ewen6,8824.9Increase2.svg 3.410,0797.1Increase2.svg 3.9
FW Alrich Bartels3,3262.4Increase2.svg 1.07600.5Steady2.svg 0.0
Pirates Michael-Tillmann Berndt2,3041.75680.4Decrease2.svg 1.0
Tierschutzpartei  1,1620.8Steady2.svg 0.0
PARTEI  9610.7
NPD  3570.3Decrease2.svg 0.7
BGE  1910.1
V-Partei³ 1600.1
DM1360.1
DiB 1230.1
ÖDP  770.1
DKP  350.0
MLPD  350.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes3,0921,605
Total valid votes139,584141,071
Turnout 142,67674.5Increase2.svg 4.2
SPD holdMajority30,70022.0Increase2.svg 4.0

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Aurich – Emden [6]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Johann Saathoff 66,34850.2Increase2.svg 5.958,08043.8Increase2.svg 5.1
CDU Heiko Schmelzle42,73732.4Increase2.svg 6.543,02632.5Increase2.svg 7.9
Greens Thilo Hoppe12,6279.6Decrease2.svg 1.511,0288.3Decrease2.svg 2.1
Left Marco Notman6,3734.8Decrease2.svg 5.36,5885.0Decrease2.svg 6.5
FDP Stephan Bünting2,0851.6Decrease2.svg 5.64,3233.3Decrease2.svg 7.2
AfD  4,1363.1
Pirates  1,9001.4Decrease2.svg 0.1
FW Klaus Klitzsch1,8691.47130.5
NPD  1,2590.9Decrease2.svg 0.4
Tierschutzpartei  1,0650.8Steady2.svg 0.0
PBC1600.1
REP  1100.1
PRO 1090.1
MLPD  350.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,2171,724
Total valid votes132,039132,532
Turnout 134,25670.3Increase2.svg 0.3
SPD holdMajority23,61117.8Decrease2.svg 0.8

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Aurich – Emden [7]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Green check.svgY Garrelt Duin 57,87644.4Decrease2.svg 13.950,68238.8Decrease2.svg 17.1
CDU Reinhard Hegewald33,70625.8Decrease2.svg 1.332,15524.6Decrease2.svg 0.3
Left Martin Heilemann13,21310.1Increase2.svg 6.214,97811.5Increase2.svg 7.0
Greens Thilo Hoppe14,45111.1Increase2.svg 4.913,64110.4Increase2.svg 4.2
FDP Cornelia Debus9,3147.1Increase2.svg 4.013,61910.4Increase2.svg 4.2
Pirates  2,0151.5
NPD Horst Wagener1,8861.4Increase2.svg 0.31,7121.3Increase2.svg 0.2
Tierschutzpartei  1,0420.8Increase2.svg 0.2
RRP6420.5
DVU  1230.1
ÖDP  1230.1
MLPD  320.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,4392,121
Total valid votes130,446130,764
Turnout 132,88570.0Decrease2.svg 7.2
SPD holdMajority24,17018.5Decrease2.svg 12.7

2005 election

Federal election (2005):Aurich – Emden [8]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
SPD Garrelt Duin 82,61858.3Decrease2.svg 3.179,44855.9Decrease2.svg 5.8
CDU Hermann Reinders38,46727.1Increase2.svg 1.735,36824.9Increase2.svg 0.9
Greens Thilo Hoppe8,7486.2Decrease2.svg 0.98,8686.2Increase2.svg 0.7
Left Heiko Moll5,5163.9Increase2.svg 2.56,3574.5Increase2.svg 3.5
FDP Hanno Kunz4,4413.1Decrease2.svg 1.58,8006.2Increase2.svg 0.2
NPD Karl-Heinz Besemann1,6601.21,6061.Increase2.svg 0.9
Tierschutzpartei  8150.6Increase2.svg 0.2
GRAUEN  4050.3Increase2.svg 0.2
Independent Kea Reif3600.3
PBC  2700.2Steady2.svg 0.0
Pro German Center – Pro D-Mark Initiative  1470.1
MLPD  800.1
BüSo  620.0Steady2.svg 0.0
Informal votes2,6892,273
Total valid votes141,810142,226
Turnout 144,49977.3Decrease2.svg 2.4
SPD holdMajority44,15131.2

References

  1. 1 2 "Constituency Aurich – Emden". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Aurich – Emden". Federal Returning Officer.
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