Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd (English: Steinburg – Dithmarschen South) 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 3. It is located in central western Schleswig-Holstein, comprising the Steinburg district, the southern part of the Dithmarschen district, and part of the Segeberg district.
Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Mark Helfrich of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd is located in central western Schleswig-Holstein. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Steinburg, the southern part of the Dithmarschen district (specifically the urban municipality of Brunsbüttel, and the Ämter of Burg-Sankt Michaelisdonn, Marne-Nordsee, and Mitteldithmarschen), and the urban district of Bad Bramstedt and Amt of Bad Bramstedt-Land from the Segeberg district.
History Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd was created in 1965, then known as Steinburg – Süderdithmarschen. It contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Steinburg and Norder- und Süderdithmarschen. Until 1972, it was constituency 4 in the numbering system. From 1972 until 2002, its name contained a hyphen between "Dithmarschen" and "Süd".
In the elections of 1965 and 1969, Steinburg – Süderdithmarschen consisted of the districts of Steinburg and Süderdithmarschen. After reform of the administrative divisions in Schleswig-Holstein, the constituency acquired its current name and configuration, containing Steinburg and the southern part of Dithmarschen. In 2002, Bad Bramstedt and Bad Bramstedt-Land became part of Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd.
Election Name Borders 1965 4 Steinburg – Süderdithmarschen Steinburg district Süderdithmarschen district 1969 1972 3 Steinburg – Dithmarschen-Süd Steinburg district Dithmarschen district (only Brunsbüttel municipality, Burg-Sankt Michaelisdonn Amt, Marne-Nordsee Amt, and Mitteldithmarschen Amt) 1976 1980 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 Steinburg – Dithmarschen Süd Steinburg district Dithmarschen district (only Brunsbüttel municipality, Burg-Sankt Michaelisdonn Amt, Marne-Nordsee Amt, and Mitteldithmarschen Amt) Segeberg district (only Bad Bramstedt municipality Bad Bramstedt-Land Amt) 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Members The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but three Bundestag terms since its creation in 1965. Its first representative was the CDU's Kai-Uwe von Hassel, who served from 1965 until 1980, when the constituency was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD). It was then represented by Kurt Leuschner for a single term, before returning to the CDU in 1983. Between then and 1998, it was represented by Dietrich Austermann. The constituency was won by the SPD's Cornelie Sonntag-Wolgast in 1998. She was re-elected in 2002, but the constituency again returned to the CDU in 2002. It was then represented by Rolf Koschorrek until 2013. He was succeeded by Mark Helfrich, who was re-elected in 2017 and 2021.
Election Member Party % 1965 Kai-Uwe von Hassel CDU 52.2 1969 50.8 1972 48.9 1976 48.4 1980 Kurt Leuschner SPD 48.1 1983 Dietrich Austermann CDU 51.4 1987 47.4 1990 48.3 1994 47.4 1998 Cornelie Sonntag-Wolgast SPD 48.8 2002 45.8 2005 Rolf Koschorrek CDU 44.9 2009 39.8 2013 Mark Helfrich CDU 45.4 2017 41.9 2021 29.2 2025 35.0
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
2002 election
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