Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I

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60 Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I in 2025
StateBrandenburg
Population248,700 (2019)
Electorate202,955 (2021)
Major settlementsBrandenburg an der Havel
Werder (Havel)
Rathenow
Area3,266.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartySPD
MemberSonja Eichwede
Elected2021

Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I 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 60. It is located in western Brandenburg, comprising the city of Brandenburg an der Havel, most of the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, and parts of the Havelland and Teltow-Fläming districts.[1]

Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Sonja Eichwede of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography[edit]

Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I is located in western Brandenburg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Brandenburg an der Havel; the entirety of the Potsdam-Mittelmark district excluding the municipalities of Kleinmachnow, Michendorf, Nuthetal, Schwielowsee, Stahnsdorf, and Teltow; the municipalities of Milower Land, Premnitz, and Rathenow from the Havelland district; and the municipalities of Jüterbog and Niedergörsdorf from the Teltow-Fläming district.[1]

History[edit]

Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Brandenburg a.d. Havel – Rathenow – Belzig. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 275 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 60. In the 2009 election, it was number 61. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 60.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Brandenburg an der Havel and the districts of Rathenow and Belzig. It acquired its current configuration in the 2002 election. Upon the abolition of the Groß Kreutz Amt ahead of the 2005 election, the former municipality of Derwitz was transferred out of the constituency. In the 2017 election, it lost the Amt of Nennhausen. In the 2021 election, it gained the municipality of Werder (Havel).

Election No. Name Borders
1990 275 Brandenburg a.d. Havel – Rathenow – Belzig
1994
1998
2002 60 Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I
2005
2009 61
2013 60
2017
2021
2025

Members[edit]

The constituency was first represented by Hans-Hinrich Knaape of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1990 to 1998, followed by Margrit Spielmann from 1998 to 2009. Future President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier served from 2009 to 2017. In 2017, Dietlind Tiemann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected as representative. Sonja Eichwede regained the constituency for the SPD in 2021.

Election Member Party %
1990 Hans-Hinrich Knaape SPD 38.5
1994 50.1
1998 Margrit Spielmann SPD 48.6
2002 46.4
2005 41.2
2009 Frank-Walter Steinmeier SPD 32.8
2013 33.1
2017 Dietlind Tiemann CDU 31.8
2021 Sonja Eichwede SPD 32.1

Election results[edit]

2021 election[edit]

Federal election (2021): Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I[3]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Sonja Eichwede 46,642 32.1 Increase 7.2 48,423 33.3 Increase 12.9
CDU Red XN Dietlind Tiemann 29,236 20.1 Decrease 11.8 22,274 15.3 Decrease 13.1
AfD Axel Brösicke 23,931 16.5 Decrease 0.2 23,845 16.4 Decrease 1.3
Left Tobias Bank 12,672 8.7 Decrease 6.2 12,019 8.3 Decrease 8.2
Greens Alexandra Pichl 9,474 6.5 Increase 2.9 12,211 8.4 Increase 3.9
FDP Patrick Meinhardt 9,266 6.4 Increase 1.6 11,934 8.2 Increase 1.5
FW Michael Müller 5,521 3.8 Increase 1.8 3,853 2.6 Increase 1.5
Tierschutzpartei   3,599 2.5 Increase 0.8
PARTEI Isabell Knauff 2,525 1.7 Increase 1.6 1,716 1.2 Increase 0.1
dieBasis Guido Esser 2,305 1.6 2,173 1.5
Unabhängige Thomas Rödiger 1,133 0.8 1,035 0.7
Independent Corinna Conrad 955 0.7
Pirates Mathias Täge 840 0.6 Steady 0.0 626 0.4
Independent Klaas Hinners 478 0.3
NPD   459 0.3 Decrease 0.5
Volt   419 0.3
Team Todenhöfer   290 0.2
ÖDP Martina Schallert 401 0.3 270 0.2 Steady 0.0
Humanists   184 0.1
DKP   167 0.1 Decrease 0.1
MLPD   82 0.1 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,239 2,039
Total valid votes 145,379 145,579
Turnout 147,618 72.7 Increase 2.2
SPD gain from CDU Majority 17,406 12.0

2017 election[edit]

Federal election (2017): Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I[4]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Dietlind Tiemann 39,991 31.8 Decrease 1.1 35,556 28.2 Decrease 5.9
SPD Erardo Rautenberg 31,548 25.1 Decrease 8.2 26,055 20.7 Decrease 5.6
AfD Klaus-Dieter Riedelsdorf 21,312 16.9 22,633 17.9 Increase 13.1
Left Anke Domscheit-Berg 19,038 15.1 Decrease 8.6 20,925 16.6 Decrease 6.3
FDP Eric Vohn 5,763 4.6 Increase 3.0 8,194 6.5 Increase 4.2
Greens Till Heyer-Stuffer 4,293 3.4 Increase 1.0 5,238 4.2 Increase 0.4
FW Bettina Sommerlatte-Hennig 2,559 2.0 1,520 1.2 Increase 0.4
Tierschutzpartei   2,103 1.7
PARTEI   1,337 1.1
NPD   1,132 0.9 Decrease 1.7
Pirates Mathias Täge 728 0.6 Decrease 1.9
DKP Werner Becker 566 0.4 239 0.2
BGE   514 0.4
DM 429 0.3
ÖDP   192 0.2
MLPD   78 0.1 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,260 1,913
Total valid votes 125,798 126,145
Turnout 128,058 69.9 Increase 5.0
CDU gain from SPD Majority 8,443 6.7

2013 election[edit]

Federal election (2013): Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I[5]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Green tickY Frank-Walter Steinmeier 40,306 33.1 Increase 0.3 32,002 26.2 Decrease 1.4
CDU Andrea Voßhoff 39,973 32.8 Increase 8.2 41,489 34.0 Increase 10.1
Left Diana Golze 28,974 23.8 Decrease 4.7 27,921 22.9 Decrease 5.7
AfD   5,929 4.9
NPD Maik Schneider 3,968 3.3 Increase 0.2 3,187 2.6 Increase 0.2
Pirates Frank Steinert 3,038 2.5 2,388 2.0 Decrease 0.5
Greens Yvonne Plaul 2,952 2.4 Decrease 1.4 4,578 3.8 Decrease 1.1
FDP Max Koziolek 1,911 1.6 Decrease 4.3 2,780 2.3 Decrease 5.7
FW   933 0.8
Independent Thomas Rödiger 620 0.5
PRO 450 0.4
REP   183 0.2 Steady 0.0
MLPD   131 0.1 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,434 2,205
Total valid votes 121,742 121,971
Turnout 124,176 65.0 Increase 0.6
SPD hold Majority 333 0.3 Decrease 4.1

2009 election[edit]

Federal election (2009): Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I[6]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Frank-Walter Steinmeier 40,957 32.9 Decrease 8.4 34,451 27.7 Decrease 9.9
Left Diana Golze 35,484 28.5 Increase 2.1 35,643 28.6 Increase 2.1
CDU Andrea Voßhoff 30,733 24.7 Increase 2.2 29,834 24.0 Increase 3.8
FDP Heinz Lanfermann 7,328 5.9 Increase 1.7 9,992 8.0 Increase 1.4
Greens Joachim Gessinger 4,771 3.8 Increase 1.0 6,047 4.9 Increase 0.4
NPD Dieter Manfred Brose 3,764 3.0 Increase 0.1 3,013 2.4 Decrease 0.5
Pirates   3,093 2.5
DVU   1,163 0.9
Independent Lothar Sommer 862 0.7
FWD 807 0.6
Independent Hans-Jürgen Rettig 776 0.6
BüSo 199 0.2
REP   172 0.1
MLPD   151 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 3,598 3,708
Total valid votes 124,675 124,565
Turnout 128,273 64.4 Decrease 7.9
SPD hold Majority 5,473 4.4 Decrease 10.5

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Constituency Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I
  4. ^ Results for Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I
  5. ^ Results for Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I
  6. ^ Results for Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I
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