Berlin-Mitte is an electoral constituency (

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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the

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. It elects one member via

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. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 75. It is located in central

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, comprising the

Mitte Mitte () is the first and most central borough of Berlin. The borough consists of six sub-entities: Mitte proper, Gesundbrunnen, Hansaviertel, Moabit, Tiergarten and Wedding. It is one of the two boroughs (the other being Friedrichshain-Kreuzb ...

borough. Berlin-Mitte was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Hanna Steinmüller of the

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Geography

Berlin-Mitte is located in central

. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Mitte borough.

History

Berlin-Mitte was created in 2002 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of ''Berlin-Tiergarten – Wedding – Nord-Charlottenburg'' and ''Berlin-Mitte – Prenzlauer Berg''. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was constituency 76 in the numbering system. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 75. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Jörg-Otto Spiller of the

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(SPD) from 2002 to 2009. Eva Högl was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. She resigned in May 2020 after being appointed Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces. Hanna Steinmüller won the constituency for the Greens in 2021.

Geography

History

Members

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References