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
Population236,600 (2019)
Electorate191,387 (2021)
Major settlementsFrankfurt (Oder)
Fürstenwalde
Eisenhüttenstadt
Area2,404.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartySPD
MemberMathias Papendieck
Elected2021

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

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 served as representative from 2013 to 2021, when Mathias Papendieck regained it for the SPD.

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
2021 Mathias Papendieck SPD 28.0

Election results

2021 election
Federal election (2021): 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Mathias Papendieck 39,350 28.0 Increase 10.9 41,414 29.5 Increase 13.0
AfD Wilko Möller 30,182 21.5 Decrease 0.4 28,338 20.2 Decrease 1.9
CDU Daniel Rosentreter 22,876 16.3 Decrease 10.8 19,890 14.1 Decrease 10.4
Left Stefan Kunath 15,690 11.2 Decrease 8.0 13,436 9.6 Decrease 9.4
FDP Jasmin Stüwe 9,975 7.1 Increase 2.0 12,439 8.8 Increase 2.1
Greens Marcus Winter 8,865 6.3 Increase 3.0 9,992 7.1 Increase 2.8
FW Kai Hamacher 5,115 3.6 Increase 1.9 3,749 2.7 Increase 1.4
Tierschutzpartei   3,608 2.6 Increase 0.7
PARTEI Cindy Rosenkranz 3,343 2.4 Increase 0.5 1,989 1.4 Steady 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 Decrease 0.7
Pirates   495 0.4
Volt   373 0.3
ÖDP Norman Heß 751 0.5 347 0.2 Steady 0.0
Team Todenhöfer   306 0.2
DKP   170 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Humanists   158 0.1
MLPD Dieter Weihrauch 304 0.2 Decrease 0.1 156 0.1 Decrease 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 Increase 2.5
SPD gain from CDU Majority 9,168 6.5

2017 election
Federal election (2017): 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Martin Patzelt 37,344 27.1 Decrease 6.9 33,888 24.6 Decrease 8.8
AfD Alexander Gauland 30,261 21.9 30,477 22.1 Increase 15.6
Left Thomas Nord 26,401 19.1 Decrease 8.9 26,202 19.0 Decrease 5.8
SPD Franz H. Berger 23,598 17.1 Decrease 7.3 22,702 16.5 Decrease 5.9
FDP Manfred Dietrich 7,008 5.1 Increase 3.4 9,241 6.7 Increase 4.5
Greens Clemens Rostock 4,504 3.3 Decrease 0.7 5,896 4.3 Increase 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 Increase 0.4
NPD Manuela Kokott 1,369 1.0 Decrease 3.2 1,509 1.1 Decrease 2.0
Independent Ronny Meier 911 0.7
Pirates Kai Hamacher 756 0.5 Decrease 3.2
BGE   581 0.4
DM 447 0.3
ÖDP   280 0.2
MLPD Dieter Weihrauch 398 0.3 231 0.2 Steady 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 Increase 4.0
CDU hold Majority 7,083 5.2 Decrease 0.7

2013 election
Federal election (2013): 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Martin Patzelt 44,822 33.9 Increase 11.5 44,301 33.4 Increase 10.9
Left Red XN Thomas Nord 37,008 28.0 Decrease 4.3 32,862 24.7 Decrease 6.7
SPD Lars Wendland 32,291 24.4 Decrease 4.1 29,631 22.3 Decrease 1.8
AfD   8,562 6.4
NPD Klaus Beier 5,584 4.2 Increase 0.6 4,058 3.1 Increase 0.3
Greens Jörg Gleisenstein 5,192 3.9 Decrease 1.6 5,266 4.0 Decrease 1.5
Pirates Martin Hampel 4,977 3.8 2,911 2.2 Decrease 0.3
FDP Rolf Offermann 2,252 1.7 Decrease 5.8 2,922 2.2 Decrease 6.7
FW   1,219 0.9
PRO 642 0.5
REP   258 0.2 Decrease 0.1
MLPD   198 0.1 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 3,167 2,463
Total Valid votes 132,126 132,830
Turnout 135,293 67.9 Increase 1.1
CDU gain from Left Majority 7,814 5.9

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree[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 % ±%
Left Thomas Nord 43,589 32.3 Decrease 0.9 42,581 31.4 Increase 2.3
SPD Red XN Jörg Vogelsänger 38,470 28.5 Decrease 6.9 32,750 24.1 Decrease 11.2
CDU Christian Römhild 30,153 22.4 Increase 1.9 30,506 22.5 Increase 3.5
FDP Rolf Offermann 10,125 7.5 Increase 3.5 12,018 8.9 Increase 2.5
Greens Annalena Baerbock 7,502 5.6 Increase 2.8 7,464 5.5 Increase 1.0
NPD Klaus Beier 4,928 3.7 Steady 0.0 3,788 2.8 Decrease 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 Decrease 0.2
Informal votes 4,461 3,597
Total Valid votes 134,767 135,631
Turnout 139,228 66.8 Decrease 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
  6. Results for Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree
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