It is located in western Lower Saxony, comprising the independent city of Osnabrück.

In the inaugural Bundestag election, it was Lower Saxony constituency 6 in the numbering system.

The constituency was first held by Anton Storch of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), who served from 1949 until 1965.

In 1972, Alfred Emmerlich of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the constituency.

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.