Kristian Klinck (born 19 April 1979) is a German teacher and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as member of the Bundestag for Plön – Neumünster since the 2021 German federal election.

Kristian Klinck
Member of the Bundestag
from Plön – Neumünster
Assumed office
26 October 2021
Personal details
Born (1979-04-19) 19 April 1979 (age 45)
Kiel, Germany
Political partySPD
Occupationteacher

Political career edit

Klinck became a member of the Bundestag in 2021.[1] He unseated Melanie Bernstein from the Christian Democratic Union in Plön – Neumünster.[2]

In parliament, Klinck serves on the Defence Committee. In addition to his committee assignments, he has been part of the German delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe since 2022.[3]

Within his parliamentary group, Klinck belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement.[4]

Other activities edit

Election results edit

Federal election (2021): Plön – Neumünster[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  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU  N Melanie Bernstein 36,869 27.9   12.8 30,290 22.9   10.7
SPD Kristian Klinck 41,498 31.4   2.5 38,672 29.2   5.4
Greens Martin Drees 20,739 15.7   6.7 23,052 17.4   4.9
AfD Alexis Giersch 9,404 7.1   0.7 9,741 7.4   1.2
FDP Gunnar Schulz 12,420 9.4   2.2 15,902 12.0   0.6
Left Gabi Gschwind-Wiese 3,718 2.8   2.6 4,233 3.2   3.3
PARTEI Jana Käding 2.196 1.7 1,300 1.0   0.0
FW Manfred Koch 2,386 1.8   0.8 1,275 1.0   0.4
NPD   242 0.2   0.2
ÖDP   94 0.1   0.1
MLPD   23 0.0   0.0
dieBasis Prof. Karina Reiß 2,508 1.9 2,007 1.5
DKP   34 0.0
du. 70 0.1
LKR Jürgen Joost 223 0.2 93 0.1
PDV 111 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,446 1.1
SSW   3,201 2.4
Team Todenhöfer 415 0.3
Volt   230 0.2
V-Partei³ 98 0.1
Informal votes 1,766 1,198
Total valid votes 131,961 132,529
Turnout 133,727 76.5   1.2
SPD gain from CDU Majority 4,629 3.5

References edit

  1. ^ Kristian Klinck Bundestag.
  2. ^ "Wahlkreis 6, Plön - Neumünster: Alle Wahlergebnisse zur Bundestagswahl 2021". KN - Kieler Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. ^ German Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Bundestag.
  4. ^ Members Parliamentary Left.
  5. ^ Kristian Klinck Bundestag.
  6. ^ Approved state lists for the election to the 20th German Bundestag on 26 September 2021