Capital reform: Hameln-Pyrmont gets a new cut for 2027!

Capital reform: Hameln-Pyrmont gets a new cut for 2027!

The redesign of the constituencies for the upcoming state election in Lower Saxony causes a stir. There are extensive changes in the Weserbergland, especially in the Hameln-Pyrmont constituency, which are due to a judgment of the Lower Saxony State Court. In December 2024, the Court found that the current number of voters in many constituencies deviates from the average, which is unconstitutional. In this context, a reform of the constituencies is planned, which will significantly influence the political landscapes in the region, such as dewezet.de reported.

The Hameln-Pyrmont constituency has experienced several crops over the years. The area changed from a purely urban constituency in the 1980s: in 2003 Hessisch Oldendorf was added, and in 2008 the constituency was renamed "Hameln/Rinteln". New cuts are planned for the upcoming state election, probably in autumn 2027. It is found that the Bad Pyrmont constituency with a decline of 16.64 percent and the Holzminden constituency with a decline of 25.44 percent of voters is not represented too little, while the constituency of Hameln/Rinteln with a positive deviation of 9.04 percent is within the framework.

suggestions for reform

Markus Steinmetz, the state election manager, has submitted concrete proposals for redesigning the constituency. According to this, the Holzminden constituency should accommodate the municipalities of Coppenbrügge and Salzhemmendorf, which would lead to a deviation of -6.90 percent. In return, the Bad Pyrmont constituency would lose these communities. The city of Bad Münder is to be assigned to the Hameln/Rinteln constituency, while the city of Hameln is assigned a new constituency, Hameln-Pyrmont, with a deviation of +5.73 percent. In addition, the constituency of Rinteln Bad Münder, Eilsen, Bückeburg and Obernkirchen will include, which brings with it.

The announced changes mean that the Hameln-Pyrmont district will be distributed over three constituencies in the future, instead of the previous two. MPs Constantin Grosch and Ulrich Watermann (both SPD) emphasize that a political application with the proposal is still elusive, and characterize it as the first arithmetically created draft that should be discussed internally. This reform is part of a larger plan: A total of 62 out of 87 constituencies in Lower Saxony are to be re-calculated in order to take into account the population, as well as ndr.de reported.