# Unterems (electoral district)

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Unterems 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 25. It is located in northwestern Lower Saxony, comprising the district of Leer and the northern part of the district of Emsland.
Unterems was created for the 1980 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Gitta Connemann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

## Geography

Unterems is located in northwestern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the district of Leer and the northern part of the district of Emsland, specifically the municipalities of Haren, Papenburg, Rhede, and Twist and the Samtgemeinden of Dörpen, Lathen, Nordhümmling, Sögel, and Werlte.

## History

Unterems was created in 1980 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Emden – Leer and Emsland. Originally, it was constituency 20 in the number system. From the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was constituency 26. Since the 2013 election, it has been constituency 25. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

## Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. Its first representative was Rudolf Seiters, who served from 1980 to 2002. Since 2002, it has been represented by Gitta Connemann.
| Election | Election | Member | Party | % |
| Unterems Constituency created from Emden – Leer and Emsland |||||
| | 1980 | Rudolf Seiters | CDU | 51.0 |
| | 1983 | Rudolf Seiters | CDU | 56.8 |
| | 1987 | Rudolf Seiters | CDU | 51.3 |
| | 1990 | Rudolf Seiters | CDU | 56.6 |
| | 1994 | Rudolf Seiters | CDU | 56.7 |
| | 1998 | Rudolf Seiters | CDU | 49.4 |
| | 2002 | Gitta Connemann | CDU | 47.4 |
| | 2005 | Gitta Connemann | CDU | 47.1 |
| | 2009 | Gitta Connemann | CDU | 45.2 |
| | 2013 | Gitta Connemann | CDU | 54.7 |
| | 2017 | Gitta Connemann | CDU | 50.0 |
| | 2021 | Gitta Connemann | CDU | 44.4 |

## Election results
### 2025 election

Federal election (2025): Unterems :
| Notes: | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Gitta Connemann | Y Gitta Connemann | 79,773 | 40.5 | 3.9 | 64,643 | 32.8 | 2.9 |
| | SPD | Anja Troff-Schaffarzyk | Anja Troff-Schaffarzyk | 44,288 | 22.5 | 6.0 | 42,893 | 21.7 | 12.2 |
| | AfD | Martina Uhr | Martina Uhr | 40,000 | 20.3 | 12.5 | 41,176 | 20.9 | 12.7 |
| | Greens | Julian Pahlke | Julian Pahlke | 13,738 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 14,267 | 7.2 | 3.4 |
| | Left | Michel Rolandi | Michel Rolandi | 10,835 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 12,955 | 6.6 | 3.9 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 7,344 | 3.7 | |
| | FDP | Ferhat Asi | Ferhat Asi | 4,977 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 7,717 | 3.9 | 6.2 |
| | FW | Andreas Wilshusen | Andreas Wilshusen | 3,232 | 1.6 | | 1,428 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,081 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 863 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| | Volt | | | | | | 677 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| | dieBasis | | | | | | 540 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 271 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| | BD | | | | | | 240 | 0.1 | |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 102 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,448 | | | 1,067 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 196,843 | | | 197,224 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 198,291 | 83.5 | 9.8 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 35,485 | 18.0 | 2.1 | | | |

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Unterems :
| Notes: | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Gitta Connemann | Y Gitta Connemann | 77,143 | 44.4 | 5.6 | 52,067 | 29.9 | 12.6 |
| | SPD | Anja Troff-Schaffarzyk | Anja Troff-Schaffarzyk | 49,440 | 28.5 | 0.4 | 59,229 | 34.0 | 6.4 |
| | Greens | Julian Pahlke | Julian Pahlke | 16,434 | 9.5 | 4.7 | 18,576 | 10.7 | 4.8 |
| | AfD | Holger Kühnlenz | Holger Kühnlenz | 13,584 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 14,248 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
| | FDP | Ferhat Asi | Ferhat Asi | 10,763 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 17,671 | 10.1 | 2.3 |
| | Left | Kai Jesiek | Kai Jesiek | 4,358 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 4,650 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,044 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,649 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| | dieBasis | Rafael Gil Brand | Rafael Gil Brand | 1,866 | 1.1 | | 1,619 | 0.9 | |
| | FW | | | | | | 856 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 534 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| | Volt | | | | | | 334 | 0.2 | |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 211 | 0.1 | |
| | NPD | | | | | | 161 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Siegfried Balzer | Siegfried Balzer | 159 | 0.1 | | | | |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 103 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 97 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| | du. | | | | | | 92 | 0.1 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 58 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | LKR | | | | | | 31 | 0.0 | |
| | DKP | | | | | | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,079 | | | 1,550 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 173,747 | | | 174,276 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 175,826 | 73.7 | 1.2 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 27,703 | 15.9 | 6.1 | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Unterems :
| Notes: | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Gitta Connemann | Y Gitta Connemann | 87,406 | 50.0 | 4.7 | 74,173 | 42.4 | 6.4 |
| | SPD | Markus Paschke | Markus Paschke | 48,959 | 28.0 | 3.2 | 48,194 | 27.5 | 3.4 |
| | AfD | Christoph Merkel | Christoph Merkel | 13,387 | 7.7 | | 14,620 | 8.4 | 5.4 |
| | Greens | Harald Kleem | Harald Kleem | 8,255 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 10,258 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| | FDP | Marion Terhalle | Marion Terhalle | 7,758 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 13,629 | 7.8 | 3.8 |
| | Left | Bettina Kubiak | Bettina Kubiak | 7,726 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 9,459 | 5.4 | 1.3 |
| | PARTEI | Marius Wolters | Marius Wolters | 1,298 | 0.7 | | 1,359 | 0.8 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 491 | 0.3 | |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,185 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| | NPD | | | | | | 421 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| | FW | | | | | | 413 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| | BGE | | | | | | 159 | 0.1 | |
| | DiB | | | | | | 147 | 0.1 | |
| | DM | | | | | | 144 | 0.1 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 127 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei³ | | | | | | 122 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 30 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 21 | 0.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,553 | | | 1,390 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 174,789 | | | 174,952 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 176,342 | 75.0 | 3.2 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 38,447 | 22.0 | 1.5 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Unterems :
| Notes: | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Gitta Connemann | Y Gitta Connemann | 90,236 | 54.7 | 9.5 | 80,616 | 48.8 | 9.7 |
| | SPD | Markus Paschke | Markus Paschke | 51,409 | 31.2 | 1.9 | 51,079 | 30.9 | 3.3 |
| | Greens | Harald Kleem | Harald Kleem | 8,441 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 9,506 | 5.8 | 1.8 |
| | Left | Charlotte Lenzen | Charlotte Lenzen | 6,426 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 6,771 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| | FDP | Hans-Michael Goldmann | Hans-Michael Goldmann | 4,288 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 6,537 | 4.0 | 8.8 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 4,870 | 2.9 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,218 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| | FW | Ingo Tonsor | Ingo Tonsor | 1,280 | 1.1 | | 747 | 0.5 | |
| | NPD | Albert Wille | Albert Wille | 1,656 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1,339 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,070 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Ralf Lükensmeier | Ralf Lükensmeier | 587 | 0.4 | | | | |
| | PBC | | | | | | 281 | 0.2 | |
| | PRO | | | | | | 165 | 0.1 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 91 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,096 | | | 1,645 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 164,863 | | | 165,314 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 166,959 | 71.7 | 0.5 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 38,827 | 23.5 | 7.6 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Unterems :
| Notes: | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Gitta Connemann | Y Gitta Connemann | 73,405 | 45.2 | 1.9 | 63,545 | 39.1 | 1.4 |
| | SPD | Keno Borde | Keno Borde | 47,481 | 29.3 | 10.5 | 44,913 | 27.6 | 13.5 |
| | FDP | Hans-Michael Goldmann | Hans-Michael Goldmann | 15,470 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 20,731 | 12.8 | 5.0 |
| | Left | Franziska Junker | Franziska Junker | 12,062 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 14,219 | 8.7 | 4.7 |
| | Greens | Tammo Lenger | Tammo Lenger | 11,981 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 12,222 | 7.5 | 3.4 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,899 | 1.8 | |
| | NPD | Wilhelm Sudmann | Wilhelm Sudmann | 1,862 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1,707 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,149 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| | RRP | | | | | | 648 | 0.4 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 304 | 0.2 | |
| | DVU | | | | | | 152 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,392 | | | 2,136 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 162,261 | | | 162,517 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 164,653 | 71.3 | 6.9 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 25,924 | 16.0 | 8.7 | | | |