Cottbus – Spree-Neiße 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 64. It is located in southeastern

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, comprising the independent city of

Cottbus Cottbus (; Lower Sorbian: ''Chóśebuz'' ; Polish: Chociebuż) is a university city and the second-largest city in Brandenburg, Germany. Situated around southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree, Cottbus is also a major railway junction with exten ...

and the district of

Spree-Neiße Spree-Neiße ( dsb, Wokrejs Sprjewja-Nysa) is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) the districts Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis and Kamenz in Saxony, the di ...

. Cottbus – Spree-Neiße was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after

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. Since 2021, it has been represented by Maja Wallstein of the

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(SPD).

Geography

Cottbus – Spree-Neiße is located in eastern

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Cottbus and the district of Spree-Neiße.

History

Cottbus – Spree-Neiße was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as ''Cottbus – Guben – Forst''. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 280 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 64. In the 2009 election, it was number 65. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 64. Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Cottbus and the districts of Guben and Forst. It acquired its current configuration and borders in the 2002 election.

Members

The constituency was first represented by

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of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994. Werner Labsch of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1994 and served until 2002, followed by Wilfried Schreck from 2002 to 2005 and Steffen Reiche from 2005 to 2009. Wolfgang Nešković of The Left won the constituency in 2009. After leaving the party and becoming an

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in 2012, he was defeated seeking re-election in 2013.

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of the CDU was elected in 2013. Maja Wallstein regained the constituency for the SPD in 2021.

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cottbus - Spree-Neisse Federal electoral districts in Brandenburg Spree-Neiße Cottbus 1990 establishments in Germany Constituencies established in 1990