In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 34 in the numbering system.

Osterode district was merged into Göttingen ahead of the 2017 election, but the constituency's borders did not change.

The constituency was first held by Arno Hennig of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), who served from 1949 to 1953.

Walter Drechsel of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) was elected in 1953 and served a single term.

Franz Blücher, Vice-Chancellor of Germany and former chairman of the FDP, was elected as candidate for the German Party in 1957.

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won the constituency in 1965, and Willy Steinmetz served a single term as representative.

Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.

Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.

Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.

Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.