Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I

Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland 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 56. It is located in northwestern Brandenburg, comprising the Prignitz district, Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, and most of the Havelland district.[1]

56 Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I
electoral district for the Bundestag
Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I in 2017
State	Brandenburg
Population	209,500 (2015)
Electorate	176,002 (2017)
Major settlements	Neuruppin Nauen Wittenberge
Area	5,673.7 km^2
Current electoral district
Created	1990
Party	CDU
Member	Sebastian Steineke
Elected	2013, 2017

Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2013, it has been represented by Sebastian Steineke of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I is located in northwestern Brandenburg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the districts of Prignitz and Ostprignitz-Ruppin, as well as the municipality of Nauen and the Ämter of Friesack, Nennhausen, and Rhinow from the Havelland district.[1]

History

Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Neuruppin – Kyritz – Wittstock – Pritzwalk – Perleberg. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 271 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 56. In the 2009 election, it was number 57. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 56.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Neuruppin, Kyritz, Wittstock, Pritzwalk, and Perleberg. It acquired its current configuration in the 2002 election, as Neuruppin, Kyritz, and Wittstock were merged into the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, and Pritzwalk and Perleberg merged into the Prignitz district. It also acquired the Ämter of Friesack and Rhinow from the Havelland district. In the 2017 election, the municipality of Nauen and the Amt of Nennhausen were transferred into the constituency.

Election	No.	Name	Borders
1990	271	Neuruppin – Kyritz – Wittstock – Pritzwalk – Perleberg	Neuruppin district Kyritz district Wittstock district Pritzwalk district Perleberg district
1994
1998
2002	56	Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I	Prignitz district Ostprignitz-Ruppin district Havelland (only Friesack and Rhinow Ämter)
2005
2009	57
2013	56
2017			Prignitz district Ostprignitz-Ruppin district Havelland (only Nauen municipality and Friesack, Nennhausen, and Rhinow Ämter)
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Rosemarie Priebus of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994. It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1994, and represented by Ernst Bahr until 2009. Dagmar Ziegler of the SPD served a single term from 2009 until 2013, when it was won by CDU candidate Sebastian Steineke. He was re-elected in 2017.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1990	Rosemarie Priebus	CDU	41.7
	1994	Ernst Bahr	SPD	50.1
	1998			52.6
	2002			48.2
	2005			38.5
	2009	Dagmar Ziegler	SPD	32.1
	2013	Sebastian Steineke	CDU	33.5
	2017			30.8

Election results

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland 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 or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Sebastian Steineke		36,481	30.8	2.5	35,215	29.7	6.3
	SPD	Dagmar Ziegler		28,061	23.7	5.9	24,884	21.0	4.2
	AfD	Michael Nehls		21,296	18.0		22,183	18.7	14.0
	Left	Kirsten Tackmann		20,849	17.6	6.5	19,447	16.4	6.1
	FDP	Andreas Hoffmann		4,226	3.6	2.3	6,555	5.5	3.3
	Green	Martin Vandrey		3,547	3.0	0.2	4,231	3.6	0.1
	PARTEI			1,502	1.3		1,195	1.0
	Tierschutzpartei						1,428	1.2
	FW			1,461	1.2	1.1	1,171	1.0	0.2
	NPD						1,022	0.9	1.6
	Independent	Bochert		618	0.5
	BGE						366	0.3
	DM						273	0.2
	MLPD			374	0.3		209	0.2	0.1
	ÖDP						155	0.1
	DKP						74	0.1
Informal votes				1,813			1,820
Total Valid votes				118,415			118,408
Turnout				120,228	68.3	4.7
	CDU hold		Majority	8,420	7.1	3.2

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland 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 or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Sebastian Steineke		34,115	33.5	11.7	37,305	36.5	12.8
	SPD	N Dagmar Ziegler		30,079	29.6	2.5	25,638	25.1	3.0
	Left	Kirsten Tackmann		24,519	24.1	6.7	23,048	22.5	6.5
	AfD						4,761	4.7
	NPD	Peter Börs		2,826	2.8	0.4	2,329	2.3	0.1
	Green	Kathrin Anke Boleslawsky		2,790	2.7	1.5	3,532	3.5	0.9
	Pirates	Michael Polte		2,633	2.6		1,967	1.9	0.2
	Independent	Hans-Georg Rieger		1,625	1.6
	Independent	Mathias Krebs		1,531	1.5
	FDP	Jens-Dieter Engelhardt		1,294	1.3	6.5	2,299	2.2	6.4
	FW						772	0.8
	PRO						369	0.4
	Independent	Jonas Kayser		336	0.3
	REP						120	0.1	0.0
	MLPD						82	0.1	0.0
Informal votes				2,156			1,682
Total Valid votes				101,748			102,222
Turnout				103,904	63.9	1.0
	CDU gain from SPD		Majority	4,036	3.9

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland 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 or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	SPD	Dagmar Ziegler		33,532	32.1	6.4	29,446	28.0	8.6
	Left	Kirsten Tackmann		32,198	30.8	5.6	30,550	29.1	2.5
	CDU	Guido Quadfasel		22,851	21.9	1.6	24,913	23.7	1.8
	FDP	Claus Mohrmann		8,162	7.8	3.4	9,068	8.6	2.2
	Green	Axel Müller		4,483	4.3	1.2	4,587	4.4	0.1
	NPD	Peter Börs		3,314	3.2	0.3	2,494	2.4	0.4
	Pirates						1,829	1.7
	DVU						875	0.8
	FWD						828	0.8
	REP						170	0.2
	BüSo						153	0.1
	MLPD						84	0.1	0.1
Informal votes				3,477			3,020
Total Valid votes				104,540			104,997
Turnout				108,017	62.9	8.7
	SPD hold		Majority	1,334	1.3	12.0

References

1. "Constituency Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I
4. Results for Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I
5. Results for Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I