Cloppenburg – Vechta

32 Cloppenburg – Vechta
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Cloppenburg – Vechta in 2025
StateLower Saxony
Population313,500 (2019)
Electorate223,948 (2021)
Major settlementsCloppenburg
Vechta
Lohne
Area2,234.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartyCDU
MemberSilvia Breher
Elected2017, 2021, 2025

Cloppenburg – Vechta 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 32. It is located in northwestern Lower Saxony, comprising the Cloppenburg and Vechta districts.

Cloppenburg – Vechta was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Silvia Breher of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). It is considered one of the safest seats for the CDU, which often receives an absolute majority of the popular vote. This is partly due to the region being very catholic in an otherwise majority-Protestant state.