Constituency 45 Gifhorn – Peine: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 45 Gifhorn – Peine went to SPD with 33.9% of the first votes, 6 points ahead of CDU (27.9%).
- Second votes: leadingCDU 27.5%
- Biggest move since 2021SPD −11.8 · AfD +11.6
- Turnout84.7% · 2021: 75.7%
- Voters183,851 of 216,950 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.
- CDU27.5%+4.5
- SPD23.9%-11.8
- AfD21.3%+11.6
- Grüne9.5%-3.8
- Linke6.5%+4.0
- BSW3.8%
- FDP3.7%-6.2
- Tierschutzpartei1.3%-0.1
- Freie Wähler0.8%-0.2
- Others1.8%-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPDConstituency seat | 61,983 | 33.9% | 43.7% | -9.8 |
| CDU | 50,990 | 27.9% | 24.4% | +3.5 |
| AfD | 38,897 | 21.3% | 9.3% | +12.0 |
| Grüne | 11,761 | 6.4% | 9.6% | -3.2 |
| Linke | 9,066 | 5.0% | 2.2% | +2.8 |
| FDP | 4,716 | 2.6% | 6.5% | -3.9 |
| Freie Wähler | 2,664 | 1.5% | 1.3% | +0.2 |
| Volt | 1,656 | 0.9% | – | – |
| BD | 913 | 0.5% | – | – |
Where constituency 45 lies in Lower Saxony
Constituency 45 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 35 municipalities in constituency 45
- PeineSPD 27.4%
- GifhornCDU 26.9%
- IlsedeSPD 27.6%
- VecheldeCDU 28.9%
- LengedeCDU 25.3%
- EdemissenCDU 29.7%
- SassenburgAfD 28.8%
- WendeburgCDU 32.0%
- WittingenCDU 30.5%
- HohenhamelnCDU 27.1%
- MeineCDU 29.4%
- MeinersenCDU 26.8%
- SchwülperCDU 32.2%
- Müden (Aller)CDU 28.4%
- IsenbüttelCDU 25.4%
- CalberlahCDU 26.8%
- WesendorfAfD 43.8%
- LeiferdeAfD 25.7%
- WahrenholzAfD 36.0%
- HankensbüttelCDU 26.4%
- VordorfCDU 28.4%
- HillerseSPD 27.3%
- RötgesbüttelCDU 27.4%
- RibbesbüttelAfD 28.6%
- Groß OesingenCDU 36.5%
- AdenbüttelCDU 34.1%
- WasbüttelCDU 27.1%
- UmmernAfD 32.7%
- DidderseCDU 27.3%
- DedelstorfCDU 40.6%
- WagenhoffAfD 35.0%
- SteinhorstCDU 32.4%
- SprakensehlCDU 30.1%
- SchönewördeCDU 30.8%
- ObernholzCDU 43.7%
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.