Uckermark – Barnim I

Uckermark – Barnim I 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 57. It is located in northeastern Brandenburg, comprising the Uckermark district and most of the Barnim district.[1]

57 Uckermark – Barnim I
electoral district
for the Bundestag
Uckermark – Barnim I in 2017
StateBrandenburg
Population219,900 (2015)
Electorate184,716 (2017)
Major settlementsEberswalde
Schwedt
Wandlitz
Area4,251.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyCDU
MemberJens Koeppen
Elected2013, 2017

Uckermark – Barnim I was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2013, it has been represented by Jens Koeppen of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Uckermark – Barnim I is located in northeastern Brandenburg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Uckermark and the district of Barnim excluding the municipalities of Ahrensfelde, Bernau bei Berlin, Panketal, and Werneuchen.[1]

History

Uckermark – Barnim I was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Prenzlau – Angermünde – Schwedt – Templin – Gransee. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 272 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 57. In the 2009 election, it was number 58. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 57.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Schwedt and the districts of Prenzlau, Angermünde, Templin, and Gransee. It acquired its current configuration in the 2002 election, as Schwedt, Angermünde, Prenzlau, and Templin were merged into the Uckermark district. It lost Gransee while acquiring the northern part of the new Barnim district, as well as the entirety of the Amt of Groß Schönebeck. Upon the abolition of Amt Groß Schönebeck ahead of the 2005 election, the municipality of Marienwerder and the former municipality of Zerpenschleuse were transferred out of the constituency. In the 2013 election, it gained the municipality of Wandlitz and the Amt of Biesenthal-Barnim.

Election No. Name Borders
1990 272 Prenzlau – Angermünde – Schwedt – Templin – Gransee
  • Schwedt city
  • Prenzlau district
  • Angermünde district
  • Templin district
  • Gransee district
1994
1998
2002 57 Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I
2005
2009 58
2013 57
2017
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Markus Meckel of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1990 to 2009. It was won by The Left in 2009, and represented by Sabine Stüber. In 2013, it was won by Jens Koeppen of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was re-elected in 2017.

Election Member Party %
1990 Markus Meckel SPD 37.7
1994 48.8
1998 54.0
2002 49.4
2005 39.6
2009 Sabine Stüber LINKE 32.0
2013 Jens Koeppen CDU 38.9
2017 30.6

Election results

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Uckermark – Barnim I[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 Y Jens Koeppen 39,102 30.6 7.6 36,160 28.2 8.0
AfD Steffen John 25,804 20.2 26,605 20.8 15.7
SPD Stefan Zierke 24,843 19.4 3.4 21,650 16.9 5.5
Left Andreas Büttner 23,589 18.4 8.7 23,870 18.6 5.4
FDP Laura Schieritz 4,859 3.8 2.3 7,021 5.5 3.4
Green Thomas Dyhr 4,714 3.7 0.7 5,187 4.1 0.2
FW 2,361 1.8 0.6 1,518 1.2 0.2
PARTEI 2,163 1.7 1,451 1.1
Tierschutzpartei   1,744 1.4
NPD   1,267 1.0 1.6
BGE   567 0.4
DM 483 0.4
DKP 441 0.3 230 0.2
ÖDP   184 0.1
MLPD   86 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 1,994 1,857
Total Valid votes 127,876 128,013
Turnout 129,870 70.3 6.2
CDU hold Majority 13,298 10.4 2.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Uckermark – Barnim I[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 Jens Koeppen 38,394 38.9 13.0 36,377 36.8 12.9
Left N Sabine Stüber 25,673 26.0 6.0 23,572 23.8 7.1
SPD Stefan Zierke 23,235 23.5 3.5 22,475 22.7 3.3
AfD   4,776 4.8
NPD Aileen Rokohl 3,374 3.4 0.4 2,632 2.7 0.4
Green Sarah Polzer-Storek 2,825 2.9 1.4 3,580 3.6 1.0
Pirates Jürgen Voigt 2,456 2.5 1,985 2.0 0.1
FDP Martin Hoeck 1,565 1.6 4.7 2,069 2.1 5.6
FW Wilfried Haase 1,233 1.2 877 0.9
PRO 317 0.3
REP   159 0.2 0.0
MLPD   100 0.1 0.0
Informal votes 1,879 1,715
Total Valid votes 98,755 98,919
Turnout 100,634 62.8 0.3
CDU gain from Left Majority 12,721 12.9

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Uckermark – Barnim I[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 Sabine Stüber 32,791 32.0 3.9 31,833 31.0 1.8
SPD N Markus Meckel 27,674 27.0 12.6 26,761 26.0 10.2
CDU Jens Koeppen 26,512 25.9 2.9 24,524 23.9 3.3
FDP Walter Henke 6,396 6.2 2.8 7,907 7.7 2.3
Green Alice-Sarah Polzer-Storek 4,385 4.3 1.9 4,762 4.6 0.9
NPD Mike Sandow 3,945 3.8 0.4 3,139 3.1 0.2
Pirates   1,960 1.9
Independent Susanne Münz 781 0.8
DVU   745 0.7
FWD 687 0.7
REP   191 0.2
BüSo 189 0.2
MLPD   106 0.1 0.1
Informal votes 3,330 3,010
Total Valid votes 102,484 102,804
Turnout 105,814 62.5 8.7
Left gain from SPD Majority 5,117 5.0

References
  1. "Constituency Uckermark – Barnim I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Uckermark – Barnim I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Uckermark – Barnim I
  4. Results for Uckermark – Barnim I
  5. Results for Uckermark – Barnim I
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