Plön – Neumünster

Plön – Neumünster 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 6. It is located in central eastern Schleswig-Holstein, comprising the Plön district, the urban district of Neumünster and part of the Segeberg district.[1]

6 Plön – Neumünster
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Plön – Neumünster in 2013
StateSchleswig-Holstein
Population219,800 (2015)
Electorate174,937 (2017)
Major settlementsNeumünster
Plön
Area1,302.0 km2
Current electoral district
Created1976
PartyCDU
MemberMelanie Bernstein
Elected2017

Plön – Neumünster was created for the 1976 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Melanie Bernstein of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Plön – Neumünster is located in central eastern Schleswig-Holstein. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the district of Plön and the urban district of Neumünster, as well as the Amt of Boostedt-Rickling from the Segeberg district.[1]

History

Plön – Neumünster was created in 1976 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Rendsburg – Neumünster and Plön. Originally, it comprised only the district of Plön and the urban district of Neumünster. In the 2002 election, the Amt of Boostedt-Rickling was transferred to Plön – Neumünster from the Segeberg – Stormarn-Nord constituency.

Election No. Name Borders
1976 6 Plön – Neumünster
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002
2005
2009
2013
2017
2021

Members

The constituency has frequently changed hands since its creation in 1976. It was first held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1976 until 1983, during which time it was represented by Horst Jungmann. It was then won by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and represented by Karl Eigen for a single term. Former SPD member Jungmann regained it for a single term in 1987. The CDU's Helmut Lamp won in 1990, but it again returned to the SPD in 1998. From then until 2009, it was represented by Michael Bürsch. Philipp Murmann of the CDU won the constituency in 2009, and was re-elected in 2013. He was succeeded by party fellow Melanie Bernstein in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1976 Horst Jungmann SPD 49.1
1980 51.4
1983 Karl Eigen CDU 48.4
1987 Horst Jungmann SPD 45.8
1990 Helmut Lamp CDU 44.5
1994 45.1
1998 Michael Bürsch SPD 51.2
2002 47.9
2005 47.0
2009 Philipp Murmann CDU 38.6
2013 43.7
2017 Melanie Bernstein CDU 40.7

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Plön – Neumünster[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 % ±%
CDU Melanie Bernstein 53,109 40.7 3.0 43,778 33.5 5.2
SPD Birgit Malecha-Nissen 37,728 28.9 8.6 31,013 23.8 9.0
Green Susanne Elbert 11,736 9.0 2.6 16,350 12.5 3.3
AfD Bernd Wiegmann 10,223 7.8 4.0 11,161 8.6 3.9
FDP Martin Wolf 9,379 7.2 5.3 16,481 12.6 7.3
Left Lorenz Gösta Beutin 7,009 5.4 1.6 8,503 6.5 1.7
PARTEI   1,342 1.0
FW Holger Steffen 1,305 1.0 749 0.6 0.0
BGE   632 0.4
NPD   479 0.4 0.6
ÖDP   186 0.1
MLPD   61 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,224 1,199
Total Valid votes 130,489 130,514
Turnout 131,713 75.3 2.6
CDU hold Majority 15,381 11.8 5.6

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Plön – Neumünster[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 % ±%
CDU Y Philipp Murmann 54,833 43.7 5.1 48,683 38.8 6.7
SPD Birgit Malecha-Nissen 47,085 37.5 4.1 41,094 32.7 4.3
Green Bernhard Dierdorf 7,979 6.4 3.4 11,577 9.2 3.3
AfD Arne Stanneck 4,837 3.9 5,901 4.7
Left Lorenz Gösta Beutin 4,708 3.8 2.6 5,987 4.8 2.4
FDP Martin Wolf 2,322 1.9 8.2 6,722 5.4 10.5
Pirates Peter Matthiesen 2,167 1.7 2,154 1.7 0.1
NPD Daniel Nordhorn 1,162 0.9 0.2 1,159 0.9 0.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,004 0.8
FW   711 0.6
Rentner 535 0.4 0.5
Independent Frank Schepke 319 0.3 0.4
MLPD   46 0.0 0.0
Informal votes 1,681 1,520
Total Valid votes 125,412 125,573
Turnout 127,093 72.7 0.3
CDU hold Majority 7,748 6.2 1.0

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Plön – Neumünster[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 % ±%
CDU Philipp Murmann 48,136 38.6 3.9 30,110 32.1 4.2
SPD Birgit Malecha-Nissen 41,683 33.4 13.6 35,557 28.5 11.0
FDP Martin Wolf 12,515 10.0 6.5 19,772 15.8 6.2
Green Sebastian Fricke 12,187 9.8 5.9 15,701 12.6 4.9
Left Esther Hartmann 7,871 6.3 8,936 7.2 2.7
Pirates   2,281 1.8
NPD Jens Lütke 1,363 1.1 0.2 1,315 1.1 0.1
Rentner 1,095 0.9
Independent Frank Schepke 924 0.7
DVU   131 0.1
MLPD   42 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 3,292 3,031
Total Valid votes 124,679 124,940
Turnout 127,971 73.1 5.6
CDU gain from SPD Majority 6,453 5.2

References
  1. "Constituency Plön – Neumünster". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Plön – Neumünster". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Plön – Neumünster
  4. Results for Plön – Neumünster
  5. Results for Plön – Neumünster

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