Constituency 51 Helmstedt – Wolfsburg: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 51 Helmstedt – Wolfsburg went to CDU with 30.9% of the first votes, 2.3 points ahead of SPD (28.6%).
- Second votes: leadingCDU 27.7%
- Biggest move since 2021AfD +12.3 · SPD −11.9
- Turnout81.8% · 2021: 72.5%
- Voters144,199 of 176,276 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.
- CDU27.7%+3.1
- SPD23.2%-11.9
- AfD21.8%+12.3
- Grüne8.5%-3.5
- Linke6.7%+4.0
- BSW4.5%
- FDP3.8%-6.3
- Tierschutzpartei1.4%±0
- Freie Wähler0.5%-0.4
- Others1.9%-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 | 44,217 | 30.9% | 26.6% | +4.3 |
| SPD | 40,859 | 28.6% | 42.1% | -13.5 |
| AfD | 31,590 | 22.1% | 9.6% | +12.5 |
| Grüne | 9,909 | 6.9% | 8.8% | -1.9 |
| Linke | 8,826 | 6.2% | 2.8% | +3.4 |
| FDP | 4,621 | 3.2% | 7.6% | -4.4 |
| Volt | 1,892 | 1.3% | – | – |
| MLPD | 219 | 0.2% | – | – |
Where constituency 51 lies in Lower Saxony
Constituency 51 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 37 municipalities in constituency 51
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Wolfsburg, Helmstedt, Gifhorn.
- WolfsburgCDU 27.0%
- HelmstedtCDU 27.2%
- Königslutter am ElmCDU 28.4%
- LehreCDU 29.2%
- SchöningenCDU 26.7%
- RühenAfD 29.7%
- VelpkeCDU 28.7%
- Brome, FleckenAfD 29.8%
- Groß TwülpstedtCDU 28.4%
- DanndorfCDU 30.1%
- WeyhausenCDU 27.0%
- GraslebenAfD 32.5%
- OsloßCDU 26.8%
- ParsauAfD 30.0%
- BahrdorfCDU 30.2%
- Ehra-LessienAfD 30.8%
- JembkeAfD 26.2%
- TappenbeckSPD 25.8%
- TülauAfD 27.7%
- SüpplingenAfD 33.5%
- TiddischeCDU 28.6%
- SöllingenAfD 33.1%
- BokensdorfCDU 26.7%
- GrafhorstCDU 33.9%
- BarwedelCDU 31.0%
- JerxheimCDU 28.9%
- MarientalAfD 30.1%
- BergfeldCDU 27.4%
- WolsdorfAfD 34.0%
- RäbkeCDU 27.8%
- FrellstedtAfD 29.5%
- WarbergCDU 33.7%
- RennauCDU 33.6%
- SüpplingenburgCDU 27.8%
- GevenslebenAfD 28.8%
- QuerenhorstCDU 31.6%
The 36 largest of 37 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.