Gifhorn – Peine

45 Gifhorn – Peine
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Gifhorn – Peine in 2025
StateLower Saxony
Population284,800 (2019)
Electorate219,966 (2021)
Major settlementsPeine
Gifhorn
Area1,819.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1949
PartySPD
MemberHubertus Heil
Elected1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025

Gifhorn – Peine 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 45. It is located in eastern Lower Saxony, comprising the Peine district and most of the Gifhorn district.

Gifhorn – Peine was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 1998, it has been represented by Hubertus Heil of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).