Cuxhaven – Stade II

Cuxhaven – Stade II 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 29. It is located in northern Lower Saxony, comprising the Cuxhaven district and the northern part of the Stade district.[1]

29 Cuxhaven – Stade II
electoral district for the Bundestag
Cuxhaven – Stade II in 2013
State	Lower Saxony
Population	234,700 (2015)
Electorate	187,679 (2017)
Major settlements	Cuxhaven Geestland
Area	2,573.6 km^2
Current electoral district
Created	2009
Party	CDU
Member	Enak Ferlemann
Elected	2009, 2013, 2017

Cuxhaven – Stade II was created for the 2009 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Enak Ferlemann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Cuxhaven – Stade II is located in northern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the district of Cuxhaven and the northern part of the district of Stade, specifically the municipality of Drochtersen and the Samtgemeinden of Nordkehdingen and Oldendorf-Himmelpforten.[1]

History

Cuxhaven – Stade II was created in 2009 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Cuxhaven – Osterholz and Stade – Cuxhaven. In the 2009 election, it was constituency 30 in the numbering system. Since the 2013 election, it has been constituency 29. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency has been held by Enak Ferlemann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation.

Election		Member	Party	%
	2009	Enak Ferlemann	CDU	38.6
	2013			46.8
	2017			42.7

Election results

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Cuxhaven – Stade II[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 or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Enak Ferlemann		59,930	42.7	4.0	54,163	38.5	5.4
	SPD	Susanne Puvogel		43,077	30.7	5.7	38,923	27.7	5.8
	AfD	Peter Würdig		11,862	8.5	5.5	12,650	9.0	5.5
	Green	Marcel Duda		8,491	6.1	0.1	9,709	6.9	0.2
	Left	Nadije Memedi		8,121	5.8	2.2	9,121	6.5	1.9
	FDP	Marco Rützel		6,984	5.0	3.6	11,483	8.2	4.5
	FW	Lutz Mehrtens		1,828	1.3		907	0.6	0.2
	Tierschutzpartei						1,338	1.0	0.2
	PARTEI						890	0.6
	Pirates						410	0.3	1.2
	NPD						396	0.3	0.7
	DM						181	0.1
	BGE						163	0.1
	V-Partei³						133	0.1
	ÖDP						106	0.1
	DiB						100	0.1
	MLPD						26	0.0	0.0
	DKP						20	0.0
Informal votes				1,433			1,007
Total Valid votes				140,293			140,719
Turnout				141,276	75.5	2.4
	CDU hold		Majority	16,853	12.0	1.6

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Cuxhaven – Stade II[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 or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Enak Ferlemann		63,431	46.8	8.2	59,699	43.9	9.1
	SPD	Gunnar Wegener		49,395	36.4	1.3	45,534	33.5	3.2
	Green	Eva Viehoff		8,326	6.1	0.1	9,592	7.1	1.8
	Left	Guido Hagelstede		4,904	3.6	4.1	6,241	4.6	4.3
	AfD	Bernhard Vogel		4,034	3.0		4,753	3.5
	FDP	Karl Behn		1,872	1.4	6.4	4,924	3.6	9.2
	Pirates	Christian Braun		2,120	1.6		1,968	1.4	0.0
	NPD	Andreas Haack		1,306	1.0	0.4	1,270	0.9	0.2
	Tierschutzpartei						1,074	0.8	0.0
	FW						586	0.4
	RRP	Gerald Lukas		273	0.2
	PRO						140	0.1
	PBC						101	0.1
	REP						43	0.0
	MLPD						42	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,490			1,184
Total Valid votes				135,661			135,967
Turnout				137,151	73.1	1.3
	CDU hold		Majority	14,036	10.4	9.5

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Cuxhaven – Stade II[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 or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Enak Ferlemann		51,654	38.6	0.9	46,707	34.8	0.5
	SPD	Thurid Küber		50,481	37.7	11.3	40,643	30.3	13.8
	FDP	Frank Erkner		10,426	7.8	4.1	17,146	12.8	4.4
	Left	Ulrich Schröder		10,307	7.7	4.9	11,920	8.9	4.5
	Green	Beate Adler		8,379	6.3	2.9	11,885	8.9	2.7
	Pirates						1,938	1.4
	NPD	Helmut Walter		1,828	1.4	0.0	1,567	1.3	0.1
	Tierschutzpartei						1,072	0.8	0.1
	RRP						945	0.7
	Independent	Charlotte Didlap		847	0.6
	DVU						225	0.2
	ÖDP						173	0.1
	MLPD						28	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,902			1,575
Total Valid votes				133,922			134,249
Turnout				135,824	71.8	6.5
	CDU win new seat		Majority	1,173	0.9

References

1. "Constituency Cuxhaven – Stade II". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Cuxhaven – Stade II". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Cuxhaven – Stade II
4. Results for Cuxhaven – Stade II
5. Results for Cuxhaven – Stade II