Constituency 38 Osnabrück-Land: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 38 Osnabrück-Land went to CDU with 36.6% of the first votes, 12.4 points ahead of SPD (24.2%).
- Second votes: leadingCDU 32.1%
- Biggest move since 2021AfD +11.4 · SPD −9.9
- Turnout84.1% · 2021: 75.9%
- Voters167,747 of 199,476 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.
- CDU32.1%+3.6
- SPD22.2%-9.9
- AfD18.1%+11.4
- Grüne9.9%-4.8
- Linke6.5%+3.9
- FDP4.3%-6.8
- BSW3.7%
- Freie Wähler0.9%+0.4
- Others2.3%-1.0
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 | 60,952 | 36.6% | 36.2% | +0.4 |
| SPD | 40,394 | 24.2% | 29.7% | -5.5 |
| AfD | 29,985 | 18.0% | 6.3% | +11.7 |
| Grüne | 16,758 | 10.1% | 14.6% | -4.5 |
| Linke | 9,516 | 5.7% | 2.4% | +3.3 |
| FDP | 4,914 | 2.9% | 8.6% | -5.7 |
| Freie Wähler | 2,850 | 1.7% | 0.8% | +0.9 |
| Volt | 1,241 | 0.7% | – | – |
Where constituency 38 lies in Lower Saxony
Constituency 38 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 29 municipalities in constituency 38
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Osnabrück.
- MelleCDU 30.8%
- BramscheSPD 27.2%
- BissendorfCDU 29.8%
- Bad EssenCDU 28.3%
- BohmteCDU 27.6%
- Bad IburgCDU 37.5%
- Hilter am Teutoburger WaldCDU 33.6%
- OstercappelnCDU 30.7%
- Bad LaerCDU 41.9%
- Dissen am Teutoburger WaldCDU 27.2%
- Bad RothenfeldeCDU 33.9%
- QuakenbrückAfD 28.1%
- FürstenauCDU 33.3%
- GlandorfCDU 46.6%
- BersenbrückAfD 30.9%
- AnkumCDU 35.6%
- NeuenkirchenCDU 45.2%
- BadbergenCDU 26.8%
- BergeCDU 38.0%
- MerzenCDU 46.9%
- AlfhausenCDU 36.1%
- RiesteCDU 31.4%
- BippenCDU 33.3%
- NortrupCDU 29.1%
- GehrdeAfD 33.6%
- MenslageSPD 29.5%
- VoltlageCDU 54.3%
- EggermühlenCDU 43.1%
- KettenkampCDU 42.4%
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.