Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree

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
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree in 2017
StateBrandenburg
Population240,500 (2015)
Electorate194,759 (2017)
Major settlementsFrankfurt (Oder)
Fürstenwalde
Eisenhüttenstadt
Area2,404.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyCDU
MemberMartin Patzelt
Elected2013, 2017

Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2013, it has been represented by Martin Patzelt of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Frankfurt (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

Frankfurt (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
1990 279 Frankfurt (Oder) – Eisenhüttenstadt – Beeskow
1994
1998
2002 63 Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree
2005
2009 64
2013 63
2017
2021

Members

The 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 has since served as representative.

Election Member Party %
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

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y 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
Green Clemens Rostock 4,504 3.3 0.7 5,896 4.3 0.3
Tierschutzpartei   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
Federal election (2013): Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Martin Patzelt 44,822 33.9 11.5 44,301 33.4 10.9
Left N 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
Green 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
Federal election (2009): Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Left Thomas Nord 43,589 32.3 0.9 42,581 31.4 2.3
SPD N 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
Green 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
  1. "Constituency Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree
  4. Results for Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree
  5. Results for Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree
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