Oldenburg – Ammerland
Oldenburg – Ammerland is one of the 299 single member constituencies used for the German parliament, the Bundestag. The constituency elects one representative under the mixed member proportional representation system. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 27.
The constituency was created for the 1949 election, the first election in West Germany after World War II. After wins for the Free Democratic Party and the Christian Democratic Union in the early elections, it was gained by the Social Democratic Party at the 1969 election and held it until the 2005 election. At the 2009 election, the CDU candidate gained the constituency. In 2013, it was regained by the SPD.Overview
Located in Lower Saxony, the constituency consists of the independent cities of Oldenburg and Ammerland.History
Upon creation for the 1949 election, the district was called Oldenburg with constituency number 8.
| Election | Constituency No. | Constituency Name |
| 1949 | 8 | Oldenburg |
| 1953-61 | 30 | Oldenburg |
| 1965-76 | 22 | Oldenburg |
| 1980-98 | 22 | Oldenburg – Ammerland |
| 2002-09 | 28 | Oldenburg – Ammerland |
| 2013 | 27 | Oldenburg – Ammerland |
| - | - | Oldenburg – Ammerland |
Members of the Bundestag
