Harburg

Harburg 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 36. It is located in northern Lower Saxony, comprising the district of Harburg. Harburg was created for the 1980 federal election. It was abolished in 2002 and re-established in the 2009 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Svenja Stadler of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Geography Harburg is located in northern Lower Saxony. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Harburg district. History Harburg was created in 1980 and contained parts of the abolished constituency of Harburg – Soltau. In its first incarnation, it was constituency 35 in the numbering system, and comprised the Harburg district. It was abolished in the 2002 election, and divided between the new constituencies of Soltau-Fallingbostel – Winsen Luhe and Lüchow-Dannenberg – Lüneburg.