Mecklenburgische Seenplatte II – Landkreis Rostock III (

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: Mecklenburg Lake District II - Rostock District III) 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 17. It is located in central

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...

, comprising the most of the

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte The Mecklenburg Lake Plateau or Mecklenburg Lakeland
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district and the southern part of the

Landkreis Rostock Rostock (german: Landkreis Rostock) is a district in the north of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district Nordwestmecklenburg, the Baltic Sea, the district-free city Rostock and the districts Vo ...

district. Mecklenburgische Seenplatte II – Landkreis Rostock III was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by

Johannes Arlt Johannes Arlt (born 23 April 1984) is a German soldier and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since the 2021 elections. Private life and education From 2019 to 2021 Arlt compl ...

of the

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(SPD).

Geography

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte II – Landkreis Rostock III is located in central

. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises all of the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district with the exception of the municipalities of

Feldberger Seenlandschaft Feldberger Seenlandschaft ("Feldberg Lake District")Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg (lit. ''New Brandenburg'', ) is a city in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the shore of a lake called Tollensesee and forms the urban centre of the Mecklenburg Lakeland. The city is famous for its ...

and the Ämter of Friedland, Neverin,

Stargarder Land Stargarder Land is an ''Amt'' in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the ''Amt'' is in Burg Stargard. Subdivision The ''Amt'' Stargarder Land consists of the following municipalities: # Burg Sta ...

, and

Woldegk Woldegk () is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 24 km southeast of Neubrandenburg. The former municipality Petersdorf was merged into Woldegk in May 2019. Woldegk i ...

, as well as the municipalities of

Güstrow Güstrow (; la, Gustrovium) is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is capital of the Rostock district; Rostock itself is a district-free city and regiopolis. It has a population of 28,999 (2020) and is the seventh largest town in Me ...

and

Teterow Teterow () is a town of Germany, in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It is the geographical center of this federal state. It had a population of 8,852 in 2011. History The ''Stadtkirche St. Peter und Paul'' (St. Pete ...

and the Ämter of Bützow Land,

Gnoien Gnoien is a small town in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 40 km southeast of Rostock. Famous people * Bernd Olbricht (born 1956), canoeist. * Friedrich Heyser Friedrich Wilhelm Theodor He ...

, Güstrow-Land,

Krakow am See Krakow am See is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated southeast of Güstrow at lake Krakower See File:Krakow_Rathaus.jpg, Town hall in Krakow am See File:Aussichtsturm_Krakow ...

Laage Laage () is a town and a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the river Recknitz, 23 kilometres southeast of Rostock. Rostock Laage Airport Rostock (), officially the Hanseatic and Uni ...

, and

Mecklenburgische Schweiz Mecklenburgische Schweiz is an ''Amt'' in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the ''Amt'' is in Teterow Teterow () is a town of Germany, in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It is ...

from the Landkreis Rostock district. It is the largest federal constituency by area in Germany.

History

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte II – Landkreis Rostock III was created in 2002, then known as ''Bad Doberan – Güstrow – Müritz''. It contained parts of the abolished constituencies of ''Wismar – Gadebusch – Grevesmühlen – Doberan – Bützow'', ''Güstrow – Sternberg – Lübz – Parchim – Ludwigslust'', ''Rostock-Land – Ribnitz-Damgarten – Teterow – Malchin'', ''Neubrandenburg – Altentreptow – Waren – Röbel'', and ''Neustrelitz – Strasburg – Pasewalk – Ueckermünde – Anklam''. Originally, it comprised the now-abolished districts of

Müritz The Müritz (; from Slavic "little sea") is a lake in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northern Germany. Its area is , which makes it the second largest lake in Germany (after Lake Constance) and the largest lake located entirely within German territory ...

, and

Bad Doberan Bad Doberan () is a town in the district of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was the capital of the former district of Bad Doberan. In 2012, its population was 11,427. Geography Bad Doberan is situated just west of Rostock's city c ...

. In the 2005 election, it lost the municipalities of

Graal-Müritz Graal-Müritz is a ''Seeheilbad'' (seaside health resort) in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is located in the Rostock district, near Rostock, Ribnitz-Damgarten and Stralsund. Graal-Müritz is among the most popular German destin ...

and

Sanitz Sanitz is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Geography Sanitz is located approximately 15 km (9 miles) east of Rostock. It is subdivided into the following districts: History Sanitz is mentioned ...

and the Ämter of Carbäk, Rostocker Heide, and Tessin from the Bad Doberan district. In the 2013 election, it lost the remainder of its territory from the former Bad Doberan district, while expanding to cover most of the newly-formed Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district. It also acquired its current name.

Members

The constituency was held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from its creation in 2002 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Dirk Manzewski. It was won by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 2009, and represented by

Eckhardt Rehberg Eckhardt Rehberg (born 3 April 1954) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern from 2005 until 2021. Political career From 1990 until 2005, ...

. He was re-elected in 2013 and 2017. The constituency was won by Johannes Arlt in 2021.

Election results

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mecklenburgische Seenplatte II - Landkreis Rostock III Federal electoral districts in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 2013 establishments in Germany Constituencies established in 2013