Goslar – Northeim – Göttingen II 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 52. It is located in southern Lower Saxony, comprising most of the districts of Goslar, Northeim, and the former Osterode (now part of Göttingen district).
Goslar – Northeim – Göttingen II was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Frauke Heiligenstadt of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Geography Goslar – Northeim – Göttingen II is located in southern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Goslar excluding the Samtgemeinde of Lutter am Barenberge and municipalities of Langelsheim, Liebenburg, and Seesen; the district of Northeim excluding the municipalities of Bodenfelde and Uslar and Solling area; and the area of the now-abolished district of Osterode excluding the municipalities of Bad Lauterberg, Bad Sachsa, and Herzberg am Harz (now part of the Göttingen district).
History Goslar – Northeim – Göttingen II was created in 1949, then known as Northeim – Einbeck – Duderstadt. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was named Northeim. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it was named Northeim – Osterode. It was renamed Goslar – Northeim – Osterode at the 2002 election and acquired its current name at the 2025 election. In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 33 in the numbering system. From 1953 through 1961, it was number 55. From 1965 through 1998, it was number 48. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 52. In the 2009 election, it was number 53. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 52.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Northeim, Einbeck, and Duderstadt. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it comprised the district of Northeim excluding the Fürstenhagen municipality, as well as the districts of Osterode, Blankenburg, and Zellerfeld. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the district of Northeim and the municipalities of Osterode am Harz and Herzberg am Harz and the Samtgemeinden of Bad Grund and Hattorf from the Osterode district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.
Election Name Borders 1949 Northeim – Einbeck – Duderstadt Northeim district Einbeck district Duderstadt district 1953 55 1957 1961 1965 48 Northeim Northeim district (excluding Fürstenhagen municipality) Osterode district Blankenburg district Zellerfeld district 1969 1972 1976 1980 Northeim – Osterode Northeim district Osterode district (only Osterode am Harz and Herzberg am Harz municipalities and Bad Grund and Hattorf Samtgemeinden) 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 52 Goslar – Northeim – Osterode Goslar district (excluding Langelsheim, Liebenburg, and Seesen municipalities and Lutter am Barenberge Samtgemeinde) Northeim district (excluding Bodenfelde and Uslar municipalities and the Solling area) Göttingen district (only Bad Grund, Osterode am Harz, and Walkenried municipalities, the Harz area, and Hattorf am Harz Samtgemeinde) 2005 2009 53 2013 52 2017 2021 2025Goslar – Northeim – Göttingen II
Members The constituency has been held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) during all but two Bundestag terms since 1949. Its first representative was Martin Schmidt of the SPD, who served from 1949 to 1957. Karl Hackethal of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won the constituency in 1957 and served a single term. Former member Schmidt returned in 1961 and served until 1987. He was succeeded by Edith Niehuis, who served until 2002. Wilhelm Priesmeier was then representative until 2017. In 2017, Roy Kühne of the CDU was elected representative. In 2021, Frauke Heiligenstadt regained it for the SPD.
Election Member Party % 1949 Martin Schmidt SPD 30.4 1953 30.7 1957 Karl Hackethal CDU 46.4 1961 Martin Schmidt SPD 40.4 1965 48.6 1969 52.3 1972 56.9 1976 52.7 1980 54.1 1983 48.7 1987 Edith Niehuis SPD 49.2 1990 46.8 1994 49.3 1998 56.8 2002 Wilhelm Priesmeier SPD 52.4 2005 50.5 2009 39.1 2013 42.4 2017 Roy Kühne CDU 39.8 2021 Frauke Heiligenstadt SPD 36.7 2025 30.4
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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