How did the people from Lower Saxony vote in the federal election in 2021?
The results from the state at a glance.
Hanover - Northwestern Lower Saxony is home to around 8 million Lower Saxony residents. With a land area of 47,709 km², the population density is 168 inhabitants per km². The state is the second largest area in Germany after Bavaria. The state capital Hanover is also the largest city in the state with around 534,000 inhabitants. Tourism, especially on the North Sea coast, is the most important industry. Many North Sea islands belong to Lower Saxony, for example Borkum, Juist, Norderney, Baltrum, Langeoog, Spiekeroog and Wangerooge. And don't forget: the Volkswagen Group in Wolfsburg is also an important employer. In the 2017 Bundestag election, 1,324,614 citizens were eligible to vote in Lower Saxony.
(Election data, live ticker, background coverage - all information about the federal election 2021 can be found in our politics newsletter.)
The polling stations close at 6 p.m. on September 26th.
Then, little by little, projections and results will roll in.
Federal election 2021: Map overview - These are the results from the state of Lower Saxony
You can find more data and figures from the 2021 federal election on our interactive map with all the results for constituencies and municipalities.
Lower Saxony: These were the results of the 2017 federal election
Political party |
CDU |
SPD |
AfD |
GREEN |
THE LEFT |
FDP |
Others |
First vote |
38.3% |
33.6% |
8.0% |
7.2% |
5.9% |
5.7% |
1.3% |
Second vote |
34.9% |
27.4% |
9.1% |
8.7% |
7.0% |
9.3% |
3.6% |
(All data from bundeswahlleiter.de)
Constituencies in Lower Saxony - these were the results of the 2017 federal election
Aurich - Emden constituency (024): Johann Saathoff (SPD) - 49.6 percent
Unterems constituency (025): Gitta Connemann (CDU) - 50.0 percent
Constituency Friesland - Wilhelmshaven - Wittmund (026): Siemtje Möller (SPD) - 39.7 percent
Constituency Oldenburg - Ammerland (027): Dennis Rohde (SPD) - 36.3 percent
Constituency Delmenhorst - Wesermarsch - Oldenburg-Land (028): Astrid Katharina Josefine Grotelüschen (CDU) - 34.1 percent
Constituency Cuxhaven - Stade II (029): Enak Ferlemann (CDU) - 42.7 percent
Constituency Stade I - Rotenburg II (030): Oliver Klaus Grundmann (CDU) - 44.4 percent
Mittelems constituency (031): Albert Stegemann (CDU) - 53.6 percent
Constituency Cloppenburg - Vechta (032): Silvia Breher (CDU) - 57.7 percent
Constituency Diepholz - Nienburg I (033): Axel Knoerig (CDU) - 44.6 percent
Osterholz - Verden constituency (034): Andreas Mattfeldt (CDU) - 39.2 percent
Rotenburg I constituency - Heidekreis (035): Lars Klingbeil (SPD) - 41.2 percent
Harburg constituency (036): Michael Grosse-Brömer (CDU) - 40.6 percent
Constituency Lüchow-Dannenberg - Lüneburg (037): Eckhard Pols (CDU) - 33.5 percent
Osnabrück-Land constituency (038): Dr.
André Berghegger (CDU) - 45.6 percent
Constituency of the city of Osnabrück (039): Dr.
Mathias Middelberg (CDU) - 40.3 percent
Constituency Nienburg II - Schaumburg (040): Maik Beermann (CDU) - 40.6 percent
Constituency City of Hanover I (041): Kerstin Tack (SPD) - 35.6 percent
Constituency City of Hanover II (042): Yasmin Fahimi (SPD) - 33.7 percent
Constituency Hannover-Land I (043): Dr.
Hendrik Hoppenstedt (CDU) - 40.1 percent
Constituency Celle - Uelzen (044): Henning Otte (CDU) - 42.7 percent
Constituency Gifhorn - Peine (045): Hubertus Heil (SPD) - 37.8 percent
Hameln-Pyrmont - Holzminden constituency (046): Johannes Schraps (SPD) - 39.1 percent
Hanover-Land II constituency (047): Dr.
Matthias Miersch (SPD) - 37.0 percent
Hildesheim constituency (048): Bernd Helmut Westphal (SPD) - 37.2 percent
Salzgitter - Wolfenbüttel constituency (049): Sigmar Hartmut Gabriel (SPD) - 42.8 percent
Braunschweig constituency (050): Dr.
Carola Reimann (SPD) - 38.0 percent
Constituency Helmstedt - Wolfsburg (051): Falko Mohrs (SPD) - 38.0 percent
Constituency Goslar - Northeim - Osterode (052): Dr.
Roy Kühne (CDU) - 39.8 percent
Göttingen constituency (053): Thomas Oppermann (SPD) - 34.9 percent
All results of the federal election 2021
On Merkur.de you will find a detailed overview of all the results of the federal election 2021 with profits, losses and the new distribution of seats in parliament.
We also offer you all available data on the counting status on election day at the level of the constituencies, cities and municipalities.