Constituency 25 Unterems: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 25 Unterems went to CDU with 40.5% of the first votes, 18 points ahead of SPD (22.5%).
- Second votes: leadingCDU 32.8%
- Biggest move since 2021AfD +12.7 · SPD −12.3
- Turnout83.5% · 2021: 73.7%
- Voters198,273 of 237,527 eligible voters
- StateLower Saxony
Second votes compared with 2021
Shares in percent, change from the 2021 federal election in points. Parties below one percent are grouped as Others.
- CDU32.8%+2.9
- SPD21.7%-12.3
- AfD20.9%+12.7
- Grüne7.2%-3.5
- Linke6.6%+3.9
- FDP3.9%-6.2
- BSW3.7%
- Tierschutzpartei1.1%-0.1
- Freie Wähler0.7%+0.2
- Others1.3%-1.1
Change compared with the 2021 federal election.
First votes and constituency seat
Since the 2025 electoral reform, the candidate with the most first votes only takes the seat if it is covered by their party's second-vote result in the state.
| Party | Votes | 2025 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDUConstituency seat | 79,775 | 40.5% | 44.4% | -3.9 |
| SPD | 44,288 | 22.5% | 28.5% | -6.0 |
| AfD | 40,010 | 20.3% | 7.8% | +12.5 |
| Grüne | 13,738 | 7.0% | 9.5% | -2.5 |
| Linke | 10,839 | 5.5% | 2.5% | +3.0 |
| FDP | 4,981 | 2.5% | 6.2% | -3.7 |
| Freie Wähler | 3,213 | 1.6% | – | – |
Where constituency 25 lies in Lower Saxony
Constituency 25 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 56 municipalities in constituency 25
- PapenburgCDU 31.0%
- Leer (Ostfriesland)SPD 26.3%
- MoormerlandSPD 27.5%
- Haren (Ems)CDU 44.2%
- WestoverledingenSPD 25.9%
- RhauderfehnCDU 26.7%
- WeenerSPD 29.5%
- UplengenCDU 34.5%
- OstrhauderfehnAfD 25.7%
- TwistCDU 43.7%
- BundeSPD 30.5%
- WerlteCDU 37.0%
- LathenCDU 34.0%
- BorkumCDU 27.3%
- Rhede (Ems)CDU 45.8%
- SögelCDU 35.0%
- DörpenCDU 41.6%
- EsterwegenCDU 37.6%
- JemgumSPD 30.4%
- HeselCDU 28.2%
- SurwoldCDU 36.9%
- LorupCDU 47.1%
- Detern, FleckenCDU 29.3%
- BörgerCDU 42.6%
- FilsumCDU 37.1%
- HeedeCDU 45.2%
- HoltlandCDU 28.0%
- NortmoorCDU 26.7%
- VreesCDU 46.8%
- WalchumCDU 47.4%
- NeukamperfehnAfD 24.8%
- KluseCDU 44.7%
- DersumCDU 53.9%
- NeubörgerCDU 46.6%
- NiederlangenCDU 60.6%
- SpahnharrenstätteCDU 51.9%
The 36 largest of 56 municipalities; all of them via the district pages.
Neighbours and context
Source: Federal Returning Officer, results by constituency, federal election of 23 February 2025, final (as of 14 March 2025), Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0.. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.