50 Braunschweig | |
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Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
State | Lower Saxony |
Population | 249,400 (2019) |
Electorate | 187,721 (2021) |
Major settlements | Braunschweig |
Area | 192.7 km2 |
Current electoral district | |
Created | 1949 |
Party | SPD |
Member | Christos Pantazis |
Elected | 2021 |
Braunschweig 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 50. It is located in southeastern Lower Saxony, comprising the city of Braunschweig.[1]
Braunschweig was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Christos Pantazis of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]