Nordfriesland – Dithmarschen Nord (English: North Frisia – Dithmarschen North) 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 2. It is located in northwestern Schleswig-Holstein, comprising the Nordfriesland district and the northern part of the Dithmarschen district.
Nordfriesland – Dithmarschen Nord was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2025, it has been represented by Leif Bodin of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Before then it was held by Astrid Damerow also from the CDU.
Geography Nordfriesland – Dithmarschen Nord is located in northwestern Schleswig-Holstein. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Nordfriesland and the northern part of the Dithmarschen district, specifically the urban municipality of Heide and the Ämter of Büsum-Wesselburen, Eider, and Heider Umland.
History Nordfriesland – Dithmarschen Nord was created in 1965, then known as Husum. It contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Husum – Südtondern – Eiderstedt and Norder- und Süderdithmarschen. Until 1972, it was constituency 3 in the numbering system. From 1972 until 2002, its name contained a hyphen between "Dithmarschen" and "Nord".
In the elections of 1965 and 1969, Husum consisted of the districts of Husum, Südtondern, Eiderstedt, and Norderdithmarschen. After reform of the administrative divisions in Schleswig-Holstein, the constituency acquired its current name and configuration, containing Nordfriesland and the northern part of Dithmarschen.
Election Name Borders 1965 3 Husum Husum district Südtondern district Eiderstedt district Norderdithmarschen district 1969 1972 2 Nordfriesland – Dithmarschen-Nord Nordfriesland district Dithmarschen district (only Heide municipality, Büsum-Wesselburen Amt, Eider Amt, and Heider Umland Amt) 1976 1980 1983 1987 1990 1994 1998 2002 Nordfriesland – Dithmarschen Nord 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Members The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during all but two Bundestag terms since its creation in 1965. Its first representative was the CDU's Hermann Glüsing (1965–72), followed by Willi-Peter Sick (1972–80). It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1980, and represented by Wolfgang Rayer for a single term, before returning to the CDU in 1983. Between then and 1998, it was represented by future Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein Peter Harry Carstensen. The constituency was won by the SPD's Manfred Opel in 1998, but again returned to the CDU in 2002, and was represented by Carstensen for another term. He was succeeded by Ingbert Liebing in 2005, who was in turn succeeded by Astrid Damerow in 2017. She was re-elected in 2021.
Election Member Party % 1965 Hermann Glüsing CDU 57.0 1969 53.2 1972 Willi-Peter Sick CDU 46.5 1976 48.1 1980 Wolfgang Rayer SPD 44.9 1983 Peter Harry Carstensen CDU 52.7 1987 47.1 1990 49.1 1994 48.4 1998 Manfred Opel SPD 46.2 2002 Peter Harry Carstensen CDU 44.3 2005 Ingbert Liebing CDU 47.9 2009 43.1 2013 49.8 2017Astrid DamerowCDU 45.1 2021 30.4 2025Leif BodinCDU32.7
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
2002 election
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