Ostholstein – Stormarn-Nord

Ostholstein – Stormarn-Nord (English: Ostholstein – Stormarn-North) 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 9. It is located in eastern Schleswig-Holstein, comprising the Ostholstein district and northeastern parts of the Stormarn district.^[1]

9 Ostholstein – Stormarn-Nord
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Ostholstein – Stormarn-Nord in 2025
State	Schleswig-Holstein
Population	220,600 (2019)
Electorate	183,138 (2021)
Major settlements	Bad Schwartau Eutin
Area	1,533.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1976
Party	SPD
Member	Bettina Hagedorn
Elected	2021

Ostholstein – Stormarn-Nord was created for the 1976 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Bettina Hagedorn of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).^[2]

Geography

Ostholstein – Stormarn-Nord is located in eastern Schleswig-Holstein. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Ostholstein district, and the municipality of Reinfeld and Amt of Nordstormarn from the Stormarn district.^[1]

History

Ostholstein – Stormarn-Nord was created in 1976, then known as Ostholstein. It contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Plön and Segeberg – Eutin. Originally, it was coterminous with the Ostholstein district. In the 1998 election, the municipality of Reinfeld and Amt of Nordstormarn were transferred from Segeberg – Stormarn-Nord to Ostholstein. The constituency acquired its current name in the 2013 election.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1976	9	Ostholstein	Ostholstein district
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998			Ostholstein district Stormarn district (only Reinfeld municipality and Nordstormarn Amt)
2002
2005
2009
2013		Ostholstein – Stormarn-Nord
2017
2021
2025

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1976 until 1980, during which time it was represented by Karl Carstens, who resigned in 1979 to become President of the Federal Republic. The constituency was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1980, and represented by Günther Jansen for a single term. Rolf Olderog regained it for the CDU in 1983, and served as its member until 1998. From 1998 to 2009, it was held by the SPD, during which time it was represented by Antje-Marie Steen until 2002, and then Bettina Hagedorn. Ingo Gädechens of the CDU was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. Former member Hagedorn regained the constituency for the SPD in 2021.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1976	Karl Carstens	CDU	46.9
	1980	Günther Jansen	SPD	48.8
	1983	Rolf Olderog	CDU	52.3
	1987			48.5
	1990			50.0
	1994			49.1
	1998	Antje-Marie Steen	SPD	48.0
	2002	Bettina Hagedorn	SPD	48.5
	2005			44.6
	2009	Ingo Gädechens	CDU	38.5
	2013			45.8
	2017			41.5
	2021	Bettina Hagedorn	SPD	33.7

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Ostholstein – Stormarn-Nord[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	SPD	Bettina Hagedorn		47,714	33.7	2.9	42,520	30.0	5.4
	CDU	N Ingo Gädechens		42,991	30.3	11.2	35,564	25.1	10.6
	Greens	Jakob Brunken		19,025	13.4	6.5	22,314	15.7	5.9
	FDP	Jörg Hansen		13,289	9.4	2.1	17,986	12.7	0.5
	AfD	Uwe Witt		9,647	6.8	1.1	10,073	7.1	1.5
	Left	Susanne Spethmann		4,122	2.9	1.5	4,036	2.8	3.2
	SSW						2,241	1.6
	Human Environment Animal Protection						1,729	1.2
	FW	David Gutzeit		2,582	1.8	1.0	1,603	1.1	0.5
	dieBasis	Michael Metzig		2,032	1.4		1,691	1.2
	PARTEI						1,104	0.8	0.1
	Independent	Mergim Schlüter		389	0.3
	Volt						289	0.2
	NPD						198	0.1	0.1
	Team Todenhöfer						182	0.1
	V-Partei3						111	0.1
	ÖDP						102	0.1	0.1
	Humanists						88	0.1
	du.						65	0.0
	LKR						29	0.0
	DKP						28	0.0
	MLPD						13	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,301			1,126
Total valid votes				141,791			141,966
Turnout				143,092	78.1	1.9
	SPD gain from CDU		Majority	4,723	3.4

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Ostholstein – Stormarn-Nord[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Ingo Gädechens		56,996	41.5	4.3	48,898	35.6	5.5
	SPD	Bettina Hagedorn		42,232	30.8	6.3	33,764	24.6	6.9
	AfD	Axel Gehrke		10,790	7.9	4.1	11,782	8.6	3.6
	FDP	Joachim Rinke		10,047	7.3	5.0	18,147	13.2	7.1
	Greens	Jakob Brunken		9,539	6.9	1.5	13,493	9.8	1.8
	Left	Klaus Eickmeyer		6,062	4.4	1.0	8,303	6.0	1.7
	PARTEI						1,205	0.9
	FW	Stephanie Lubnow		1,117	0.8		870	0.6	0.1
	FAMILIE	Thomas Vollbracht		506	0.4
	BGE						311	0.2
	NPD						301	0.2	0.3
	ÖDP						179	0.1
	MLPD						42	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,150			1,144
Total valid votes				137,289			137,295
Turnout				138,439	76.3	3.0
	CDU hold		Majority	14,764	10.7	2.1

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Ostholstein – Stormarn-Nord[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Ingo Gädechens		59,783	45.9	7.2	53,705	41.2	8.4
	SPD	Bettina Hagedorn		48,349	37.1	2.9	41,134	31.5	3.3
	Greens	Maria-Elisabeth Fritzen		7,145	5.5	2.7	10,490	8.0	2.6
	AfD	Sven Schmidt		4,897	3.8		6,471	5.0
	Left	Karin Kohlmorgen		4,469	3.4	3.0	5,663	4.3	2.9
	FDP	Bernd Buchholz		2,962	2.3	9.0	8,036	6.2	11.5
	Pirates	Sven Jörns		2,060	1.6		2,111	1.6	0.0
	FW						709	0.5
	NPD	Stefan Koch		723	0.6	0.4	737	0.6	0.4
	Human Environment Animal Protection						917	0.7
	Rentner						489	0.4	0.5
	MLPD						25	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,551			1,452
Total valid votes				130,388			130,487
Turnout				131,939	73.3	0.0
	CDU hold		Majority	11,434	8.8	4.6

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Ostholstein[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Ingo Gädechens		49,363	38.6	5.0	42,193	32.8	5.0
	SPD	N Bettina Hagedorn		43,765	34.2	10.3	36,329	28.2	10.6
	FDP	Hendrik Gerd Siegel		14,397	11.3	7.4	22,701	17.6	7.2
	Greens	Maria-Elisabeth Fritzen		10,411	8.1	5.4	13,651	10.6	3.9
	Left	Lutz Heilmann		8,235	6.4	3.3	9,342	7.3	3.1
	Pirates						2,062	1.6
	NPD	Marcus Tietz		1,270	1.0	0.1	1,192	0.9	0.0
	Rentner						1,178	0.9
	Independent	Jan Janssen		433	0.3
	DVU						132	0.1
	MLPD						43	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				4,043			3,094
Total valid votes				127,874			128,823
Turnout				131,917	73.3	6.0
	CDU gain from SPD		Majority	5,598	4.4

References

1. "Constituency Ostholstein – Stormarn-Nord". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Ostholstein – Stormarn-Nord". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Flensburg – Schleswig
4. Results for Ostholstein – Stormarn-Nord
5. Results for Ostholstein – Stormarn-Nord
6. Results for Ostholstein