Berlin-Pankow is an electoral constituency (

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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the

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. It elects one member via

first-past-the-post voting In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...

. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 76. It is located in northern

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

, comprising the

Pankow Pankow () is the most populous and the second-largest borough by area of Berlin. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform, it was merged with the former boroughs of Prenzlauer Berg and Weißensee; the resulting borough retained the name Pankow. P ...

borough. Berlin-Pankow was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by

Stefan Gelbhaar Stefan Gelbhaar (born 9 July 1976) is a German lawyer and politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Berlin until 2021, when he gained the seat of Berlin-Pankow. Early life and ...

of the

Alliance 90/The Greens Alliance 90/The Greens (german: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, ), often simply referred to as the Greens ( ), is a Green politics, green List of political parties in Germany, political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 as the merger of The Greens ...

Geography

Berlin-Pankow is located in northern

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Pankow borough excluding the area of

Prenzlauer Berg Prenzlauer Berg () is a locality of Berlin, forming the southerly and most urban district of the borough of Pankow. From its founding in 1920 until 2001, Prenzlauer Berg was a district of Berlin in its own right. However, that year it was incorp ...

east of

Prenzlauer Allee Prenzlauer Allee is a major avenue in the Prenzlauer Berg district of the Germany, German capital Berlin and one of the main thoroughfares of the north-eastern Pankow borough. The arterial road connects the centre of former East Berlin at Alexander ...

History

Berlin-Pankow was created in 2002 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of ''Berlin Hohenschönhausen – Pankow – Weissensee'' and ''Berlin Mitte – Prenzlauer Berg''. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was constituency 77 in the numbering system. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 76. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency was first represented by

Wolfgang Thierse Wolfgang Thierse (; born 22 October 1943) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as the 11th President of the Bundestag from 1998 to 2005. Early life and career Thierse was born in Breslau (Wrocław in present ...

of the

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ...

(SPD) from 2002 to 2009.

Stefan Liebich Stefan Liebich (born 30 December 1972) is a German politician, who served as a member of the Bundestag for the Democratic Socialist party The Left (DIE LINKE) between 2009 and 2021. Life Liebich was born on 30 December 1972 in the East Germ ...

of The Left won the constituency in 2009, and was re-elected in 2013 and 2017. Stefan Gelbhaar won the constituency for the Greens in 2021.

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

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