Berlin Marzahn – Hellersdorf

Berlin Marzahn – Hellersdorf 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 85. It is located in eastern Berlin, comprising the Marzahn-Hellersdorf borough.[1]

85 Berlin Marzahn – Hellersdorf
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Berlin Marzahn – Hellersdorf in 2013
StateBerlin
Population256,300 (2015)
Electorate200,704 (2017)
Area61.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyLINKE
MemberPetra Pau
Elected2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017

Berlin Marzahn – Hellersdorf was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2002, it has been represented by Petra Pau of The Left.[2]

Geography

Berlin Marzahn – Hellersdorf is located in eastern Berlin. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Marzahn-Hellersdorf borough.[1]

History

Berlin Marzahn – Hellersdorf was created after German reunification in 1990. Until 2002, it was named Berlin Hellersdorf – Marzahn. In the 1990 election, it was constituency 261 in the numbering system. In the 1994 and 1998 elections, it was number 260. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was number 86. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 85. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Gregor Gysi of the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) from 1990 to 2002. He was succeeded by fellow PDS member Petra Pau in 2002. After the PDS merged into The Left, Pau contested the constituency for that party and was re-elected in 2005. She was elected Vice President of the Bundestag in 2006. Pau was subsequently re-elected in Berlin Marzahn – Hellersdorf in 2009, 2013, and 2017.

Election Member Party %
1990 Gregor Gysi PDS 31.7
1994 48.9
1998 46.7
2002 Petra Pau PDS 37.7
2005 LINKE 42.6
2009 47.6
2013 38.9
2017 34.2

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Berlin Marzahn – Hellersdorf[3]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Left Y Petra Pau 46,782 34.2 4.7 35,698 26.1 6.8
CDU Monika Grütters 30,480 22.3 3.4 28,620 20.9 5.1
AfD Jeannette Auricht 28,167 20.6 15.7 29,618 21.6 15.3
SPD Dmitri Geidel 17,172 12.6 4.5 19,797 14.5 5.7
FDP Roman-Francesco Rogat 4,852 3.5 2.8 7,290 5.3 3.6
Green Inka Seidel-Grothe 4,440 3.2 0.1 5,621 7.1 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   2,378 1.7
PARTEI   2,216 1.6
FW Detlef Zelinski 2,010 1.5 0.9 899 0.7 0.1
Die Grauen Marianne Seipp 1,470 1.1 1,398 1.0
MIETERPARTEI Steffen Doebert 716 0.5
Pirates   693 0.5 2.6
NPD Andreas Käfer 595 0.5 3.7
Gesundheitsforschung 577 0.4
DM 336 0.2
DiB 328 0.2
BGE   320 0.2
Menschliche Welt 227 0.2
DKP   197 0.1
ÖDP   160 0.1 0.0
du. 156 0.1
V-Partei³ 146 0.1
MLPD   106 0.1 0.0
BüSo 95 0.1 0.1
SGP 43 0.0 0.0
B* 20 0.0
Informal votes 2,207 2,053
Total Valid votes 136,785 136,939
Turnout 138,992 69.3 4.1
Left hold Majority 16,302 11.9 1.3

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Berlin Marzahn – Hellersdorf[4]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Left Y Petra Pau 50,866 38.9 8.7 43,026 32.9 7.9
CDU Monika Grütters 33,552 25.7 6.2 33,947 26.0 7.9
SPD Iris Spranger 22,341 17.1 1.0 25,103 19.2 2.7
AfD Robin Ebser 6,347 4.9 8,319 6.4
NPD Fritz Liebenow 5,540 4.2 0.5 5,101 3.9 0.9
Green Stefan Ziller 4,071 3.1 2.6 5,068 3.9 3.1
Pirates Björn Glienke 3,668 2.8 3,996 3.1 0.3
FDP Tom Wesener 938 0.7 4.8 2,278 1.7 5.9
PRO Manfred Rouhs 1,101 0.8 1,116 0.9
PARTEI Lea Joy Friedel 860 0.7 1,114 0.9
FW Matthias Schmidt 717 0.5 752 0.6
Independent André Otto 499 0.4
REP   243 0.2 0.2
ÖDP   202 0.1 0.0
BüSo Stefan Tolksdorf 239 0.2 1.1 181 0.1 0.3
MLPD   111 0.1 0.0
PSG 102 0.1 0.0
BIG 73 0.1
Informal votes 2,078 2,085
Total Valid votes 130,739 130,732
Turnout 132,817 65.1 1.8
Left hold Majority 17,314 13.2 15.0

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Berlin Marzahn – Hellersdorf[5]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Left Y Petra Pau 60,236 47.7 5.0 51,662 40.8 6.4
CDU Monika Grütters 24,563 19.4 3.3 22,875 18.1 4.0
SPD Rudolf Kujath 20,336 16.1 13.0 20,906 16.5 17.6
Green Stefan Ziller 7,242 5.7 2.0 8,847 7.0 1.8
FDP Klaus Große 6,969 5.5 2.5 9,741 7.7 2.7
Pirates   4,274 3.4
NPD Matthias Wichmann 4,725 3.7 0.0 3,832 3.0 0.2
Tierschutzpartei   2,189 1.7
BüSo Stefan Tolksdorf 1,564 1.2 0.3 579 0.5 0.1
Independent Jürgen Beck 766 0.6
REP   456 0.4 0.1
DVU   356 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 249 0.2
DKP   235 0.2
ÖDP   189 0.1
PSG 156 0.1 0.0
MLPD   127 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 2,496 2,224
Total Valid votes 126,401 126,673
Turnout 128,897 63.4 10.1
Left hold Majority 35,673 28.3 14.7

References
  1. "Constituency Berlin Marzahn – Hellersdorf". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Berlin Marzahn – Hellersdorf". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Berlin Marzahn – Hellersdorf
  4. Results for Berlin Marzahn – Hellersdorf
  5. Results for Berlin Marzahn – Hellersdorf

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