Berlin-Neukölln 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 81. It is located in southern

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, comprising the

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borough. Berlin-Neukölln was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after

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. Since 2025, it has been represented by Ferat Koçak of The Left.

Geography

Berlin-Neukölln is located in southern

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

borough.

History

Berlin-Neukölln was created after German reunification in 1990. In the 1990 election, it was constituency 256 in the numbering system. In the 1994 and 1998 elections, it was number 257. In the 2005 through 2009 elections, it was number 83. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 82. From the 2025 election, it has been number 81. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Dankward Buwitt of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998 and represented by

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. In 2009, Stefanie Vogelsang of the CDU was elected, and served a single term.

Fritz Felgentreu Fritz Felgentreu (born 1 September 1968) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Berlin from 2013 to 2021. He has been the chairman of Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold sin ...

regained the constituency for the SPD in the 2013 election, and was re-elected in 2017. He was succeeded by Hakan Demir in 2021. The constituency was won by Ferat Koçak of The Left in 2025, the first time the party had won a constituency in the former West.

Election results

2025 election

2021 election

2017 election

2013 election

2009 election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Berlin-Neukolln Neukölln Federal electoral districts in Berlin 1990 establishments in Germany Constituencies established in 1990