Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree 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 63. It is located in eastern Brandenburg, comprising the independent city of Frankfurt (Oder) and the district of Oder-Spree.[1]
63 Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree | |
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Electoral district for the Bundestag | |
![]() Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree in 2025 | |
State | Brandenburg |
Population | 236,600 (2019) |
Electorate | 191,387 (2021) |
Major settlements | Frankfurt (Oder) Fürstenwalde Eisenhüttenstadt |
Area | 2,404.6 km2 |
Current electoral district | |
Created | 1990 |
Party | SPD |
Member | Mathias Papendieck |
Elected | 2021 |
Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Mathias Papendieck of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]
Geography
editFrankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree is located in eastern Brandenburg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Frankfurt (Oder) and the district of Oder-Spree.[1]
History
editFrankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Frankfurt (Oder) – Eisenhüttenstadt – Beeskow. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 279 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 63. In the 2009 election, it was number 64. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 63.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Frankfurt (Oder) and Eisenhüttenstadt and the districts of Beeskow and Landkreis Eisenhüttenstadt. It acquired its current configuration and borders in the 2002 election.
Election | No. | Name | Borders |
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1990 | 279 | Frankfurt (Oder) – Eisenhüttenstadt – Beeskow |
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1998 | |||
2002 | 63 | Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree |
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2005 | |||
2009 | 64 | ||
2013 | 63 | ||
2017 | |||
2021 | |||
2025 |
Members
editThe constituency was first represented by Ulrich Junghanns of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994. Winfried Mante of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1994 and served until 2002, followed by Jörg Vogelsänger from 2002 to 2009. Thomas Nord of The Left won the constituency in 2009, but was defeated in 2013. Martin Patzelt of the CDU served as representative from 2013 to 2021, when Mathias Papendieck regained it for the SPD.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1990 | Ulrich Junghanns | CDU | 34.6 | |
1994 | Winfried Mante | SPD | 42.4 | |
1998 | 43.5 | |||
2002 | Jörg Vogelsänger | SPD | 43.9 | |
2005 | 35.5 | |||
2009 | Thomas Nord | LINKE | 32.3 | |
2013 | Martin Patzelt | CDU | 33.9 | |
2017 | 27.1 | |||
2021 | Mathias Papendieck | SPD | 28.0 |
Election results
edit2021 election
editFederal election (2021): Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree[3] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
SPD | Mathias Papendieck | 39,350 | 28.0 | 10.9 | 41,414 | 29.5 | 13.0 | ||
AfD | Wilko Möller | 30,182 | 21.5 | 0.4 | 28,338 | 20.2 | 1.9 | ||
CDU | Daniel Rosentreter | 22,876 | 16.3 | 10.8 | 19,890 | 14.1 | 10.4 | ||
Left | Stefan Kunath | 15,690 | 11.2 | 8.0 | 13,436 | 9.6 | 9.4 | ||
FDP | Jasmin Stüwe | 9,975 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 12,439 | 8.8 | 2.1 | ||
Greens | Marcus Winter | 8,865 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 9,992 | 7.1 | 2.8 | ||
FW | Kai Hamacher | 5,115 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 3,749 | 2.7 | 1.4 | ||
Human Environment Animal Protection | 3,608 | 2.6 | 0.7 | ||||||
PARTEI | Cindy Rosenkranz | 3,343 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1,989 | 1.4 | 0.0 | ||
dieBasis | Thomas Wötzel | 2,915 | 2.1 | 2,420 | 1.7 | ||||
Independent | Manuela Marquardt | 784 | 0.6 | ||||||
Unabhängige | 736 | 0.5 | |||||||
NPD | 574 | 0.4 | 0.7 | ||||||
Pirates | 495 | 0.4 | |||||||
Volt | 373 | 0.3 | |||||||
ÖDP | Norman Heß | 751 | 0.5 | 347 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |||
Team Todenhöfer | 306 | 0.2 | |||||||
DKP | 170 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
Humanists | 158 | 0.1 | |||||||
MLPD | Dieter Weihrauch | 304 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 156 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
Independent | Ralf Kaun | 291 | 0.2 | ||||||
Informal votes | 1,973 | 1,824 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 140,441 | 140,590 | |||||||
Turnout | 142,414 | 74.4 | 2.5 | ||||||
SPD gain from CDU | Majority | 9,168 | 6.5 |
2017 election
editFederal election (2017): Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree[4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Martin Patzelt | 37,344 | 27.1 | 6.9 | 33,888 | 24.6 | 8.8 | ||
AfD | Alexander Gauland | 30,261 | 21.9 | 30,477 | 22.1 | 15.6 | |||
Left | Thomas Nord | 26,401 | 19.1 | 8.9 | 26,202 | 19.0 | 5.8 | ||
SPD | Franz H. Berger | 23,598 | 17.1 | 7.3 | 22,702 | 16.5 | 5.9 | ||
FDP | Manfred Dietrich | 7,008 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 9,241 | 6.7 | 4.5 | ||
Greens | Clemens Rostock | 4,504 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 5,896 | 4.3 | 0.3 | ||
Human Environment Animal Protection | 2,520 | 1.8 | |||||||
PARTEI | Floris Beer | 2,582 | 1.9 | 2,016 | 1.5 | ||||
FW | Philip Zeschmann | 2,462 | 1.8 | 1,764 | 1.3 | 0.4 | |||
NPD | Manuela Kokott | 1,369 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 1,509 | 1.1 | 2.0 | ||
Independent | Ronny Meier | 911 | 0.7 | ||||||
Pirates | Kai Hamacher | 756 | 0.5 | 3.2 | |||||
BGE | 581 | 0.4 | |||||||
DM | 447 | 0.3 | |||||||
ÖDP | 280 | 0.2 | |||||||
MLPD | Dieter Weihrauch | 398 | 0.3 | 231 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |||
DKP | Karl Voigt | 365 | 0.3 | 244 | 0.2 | ||||
Informal votes | 2,092 | 2,053 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 137,959 | 137,998 | |||||||
Turnout | 140,051 | 71.9 | 4.0 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 7,083 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
2013 election
editFederal election (2013): Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Martin Patzelt | 44,822 | 33.9 | 11.5 | 44,301 | 33.4 | 10.9 | ||
Left | Thomas Nord | 37,008 | 28.0 | 4.3 | 32,862 | 24.7 | 6.7 | ||
SPD | Lars Wendland | 32,291 | 24.4 | 4.1 | 29,631 | 22.3 | 1.8 | ||
AfD | 8,562 | 6.4 | |||||||
NPD | Klaus Beier | 5,584 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 4,058 | 3.1 | 0.3 | ||
Greens | Jörg Gleisenstein | 5,192 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 5,266 | 4.0 | 1.5 | ||
Pirates | Martin Hampel | 4,977 | 3.8 | 2,911 | 2.2 | 0.3 | |||
FDP | Rolf Offermann | 2,252 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 2,922 | 2.2 | 6.7 | ||
FW | 1,219 | 0.9 | |||||||
PRO | 642 | 0.5 | |||||||
REP | 258 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||||||
MLPD | 198 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||||||
Informal votes | 3,167 | 2,463 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 132,126 | 132,830 | |||||||
Turnout | 135,293 | 67.9 | 1.1 | ||||||
CDU gain from Left | Majority | 7,814 | 5.9 |
2009 election
editFederal election (2009): Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Left | Thomas Nord | 43,589 | 32.3 | 0.9 | 42,581 | 31.4 | 2.3 | ||
SPD | Jörg Vogelsänger | 38,470 | 28.5 | 6.9 | 32,750 | 24.1 | 11.2 | ||
CDU | Christian Römhild | 30,153 | 22.4 | 1.9 | 30,506 | 22.5 | 3.5 | ||
FDP | Rolf Offermann | 10,125 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 12,018 | 8.9 | 2.5 | ||
Greens | Annalena Baerbock | 7,502 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 7,464 | 5.5 | 1.0 | ||
NPD | Klaus Beier | 4,928 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 3,788 | 2.8 | 0.8 | ||
Pirates | 3,385 | 2.5 | |||||||
FWD | 1,108 | 0.8 | |||||||
DVU | 1,052 | 0.8 | |||||||
REP | 395 | 0.3 | |||||||
BüSo | 374 | 0.3 | |||||||
MLPD | 210 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||
Informal votes | 4,461 | 3,597 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 134,767 | 135,631 | |||||||
Turnout | 139,228 | 66.8 | 8.2 | ||||||
Left gain from SPD | Majority | 5,119 | 3.8 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Constituency Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree". Federal Returning Officer.
- ^ "Results for Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree". Federal Returning Officer.
- ^ Results for Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree
- ^ Results for Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree
- ^ Results for Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree
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