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)
Frankfurt (Oder), also known as Frankfurt an der Oder (), is a city in the German state of Brandenburg. It has around 57,000 inhabitants, is one of the easternmost cities in Germany, the fourth-largest city in Brandenburg, and the largest German ...
and the district of
Oder-Spree.
Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree was created for the inaugural
1990 federal election after
German reunification
German reunification (german: link=no, Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a united and fully sovereign state, which took place between 2 May 1989 and 15 March 1991. The day of 3 October 1990 when the Ge ...
. Since 2021, it has been represented by
Mathias Papendieck of the
Social Democratic Party (SPD).
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.
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.
Members
The constituency was first represented by
Ulrich Junghanns
Ulrich Junghanns (born 25 May 1956 in Gera, Thuringia) is a German politician. From 2002 to 2008, he was Minister of Economy in the German state of Brandenburg and deputy Minister-President from 2007 till 2008.
Junghanns went to a Polytechnic S ...
of the
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994.
Winfried Mante Winfried is a masculine German given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Winfried Berkemeier (born 1953), former German footballer
*Winfried Bischoff (born 1941), German-British businessperson
*Winfried Bönig (born 1959), German organist
...
of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1994 and served until 2002, followed by
Jörg Vogelsänger Jörg or Joerg () is a German name, equivalent to George in English.
* Jörg Bergmeister, German race car driver
* Jörg Frischmann, German Paralympian athlete
* Jörg Haider, Austrian politician
* Jörg Andrees Elten (also Swami Satyananda), ...
from 2002 to 2009.
Thomas Nord of
The Left won the constituency in 2009, but was defeated in 2013.
Martin Patzelt
Martin Patzelt (born 23 July 1947) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Brandenburg from 2013 until 2021.
Political career
Patzelt first became a member of ...
of the CDU served as representative from 2013 to 2021, when Mathias Papendieck regained it for the SPD.
Election results
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
References
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Federal electoral districts in Brandenburg
1990 establishments in Germany
Constituencies established in 1990