Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I

Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland 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 56. It is located in northwestern Brandenburg, comprising the Prignitz district, Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, and most of the Havelland district.[1]

56 Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I in 2025
StateBrandenburg
Population208,900 (2019)
Electorate172,726 (2021)
Major settlementsNeuruppin
Nauen
Wittenberge
Area5,673.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartySPD
MemberWiebke Papenbrock
Elected2021

Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Wiebke Papenbrock of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

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Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I is located in northwestern Brandenburg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the districts of Prignitz and Ostprignitz-Ruppin, as well as the municipality of Nauen and the Ämter of Friesack, Nennhausen, and Rhinow from the Havelland district.[1]

History

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Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Neuruppin – Kyritz – Wittstock – Pritzwalk – Perleberg. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 271 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 56. In the 2009 election, it was number 57. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 56.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Neuruppin, Kyritz, Wittstock, Pritzwalk, and Perleberg. It acquired its current configuration in the 2002 election, as Neuruppin, Kyritz, and Wittstock were merged into the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, and Pritzwalk and Perleberg merged into the Prignitz district. It also acquired the Ämter of Friesack and Rhinow from the Havelland district. In the 2017 election, the municipality of Nauen and the Amt of Nennhausen were transferred into the constituency.

Election No. Name Borders
1990 271 Neuruppin – Kyritz – Wittstock – Pritzwalk – Perleberg
  • Neuruppin district
  • Kyritz district
  • Wittstock district
  • Pritzwalk district
  • Perleberg district
1994
1998
2002 56 Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I
2005
2009 57
2013 56
2017
2021
2025

Members

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The constituency was first represented by Rosemarie Priebus of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994. It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1994, and represented by Ernst Bahr until 2009. Dagmar Ziegler of the SPD served a single term from 2009 until 2013, when it was won by CDU candidate Sebastian Steineke. Wiebke Papenbrock regained it for the SPD in 2021.

Election Member Party %
1990 Rosemarie Priebus CDU 41.7
1994 Ernst Bahr SPD 50.1
1998 52.6
2002 48.2
2005 38.5
2009 Dagmar Ziegler SPD 32.1
2013 Sebastian Steineke CDU 33.5
2017 30.8
2021 Wiebke Papenbrock SPD 33.0

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland 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 % ±%
SPD Wiebke Papenbrock 39,853 33.0   9.3 41,163 34.0   13.0
AfD Dominik Kaufner 23,799 19.7   1.7 23,221 19.2   0.5
CDU  N Sebastian Steineke 23,433 19.4   11.4 19,414 16.0   13.7
Left Anja Mayer 10,845 9.0   8.6 9,754 8.1   8.4
FDP Thomas Essig 7,355 6.1   2.5 9,070 7.5   2.0
Greens Maximilian Kowol 5,623 4.7   1.7 7,677 6.3   2.8
FW Michael Güldener 4,549 3.8   2.5 3,060 2.5   1.5
Human Environment Animal Protection   2,557 2.1   0.9
PARTEI Corvin Drößler 2,180 1.8   0.5 1,373 1.1   0.1
dieBasis Stephan Dietzsch 1,771 1.5 1,580 1.3
Pirates Axel Heidkamp 636 0.5 479 0.4
Independent Willi Eckelmann 498 0.4
NPD   473 0.4   0.5
Unabhängige 459 0.4
Independent Norbert Glamann 295 0.2
Volt   194 0.2
Team Todenhöfer   151 0.1
Humanists   112 0.1
ÖDP   111 0.1   0.0
MLPD   86 0.1   0.1
DKP   74 0.1   0.0
Informal votes 1,675 1,504
Total valid votes 120,837 121,008
Turnout 122,512 70.9   2.6
SPD gain from CDU Majority 16,054 13.3

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland 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  Y Sebastian Steineke 36,481 30.8   2.5 35,215 29.7   6.3
SPD Dagmar Ziegler 28,061 23.7   5.9 24,884 21.0   4.2
AfD Michael Nehls 21,296 18.0 22,183 18.7   14.0
Left Kirsten Tackmann 20,849 17.6   6.5 19,447 16.4   6.1
FDP Andreas Hoffmann 4,226 3.6   2.3 6,555 5.5   3.3
Greens Martin Vandrey 3,547 3.0   0.2 4,231 3.6   0.1
PARTEI 1,502 1.3 1,195 1.0
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,428 1.2
FW 1,461 1.2   1.1 1,171 1.0   0.2
NPD   1,022 0.9   1.6
Independent Bochert 618 0.5
BGE   366 0.3
DM 273 0.2
MLPD 374 0.3 209 0.2   0.1
ÖDP   155 0.1
DKP   74 0.1
Informal votes 1,813 1,820
Total valid votes 118,415 118,408
Turnout 120,228 68.3   4.7
CDU hold Majority 8,420 7.1   3.2

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland 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 % ±%
CDU Sebastian Steineke 34,115 33.5   11.7 37,305 36.5   12.8
SPD  N Dagmar Ziegler 30,079 29.6   2.5 25,638 25.1   3.0
Left Kirsten Tackmann 24,519 24.1   6.7 23,048 22.5   6.5
AfD   4,761 4.7
NPD Peter Börs 2,826 2.8   0.4 2,329 2.3   0.1
Greens Kathrin Anke Boleslawsky 2,790 2.7   1.5 3,532 3.5   0.9
Pirates Michael Polte 2,633 2.6 1,967 1.9   0.2
Independent Hans-Georg Rieger 1,625 1.6
Independent Mathias Krebs 1,531 1.5
FDP Jens-Dieter Engelhardt 1,294 1.3   6.5 2,299 2.2   6.4
FW   772 0.8
PRO 369 0.4
Independent Jonas Kayser 336 0.3
REP   120 0.1   0.0
MLPD   82 0.1   0.0
Informal votes 2,156 1,682
Total valid votes 101,748 102,222
Turnout 103,904 63.9   1.0
CDU gain from SPD Majority 4,036 3.9

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I[6]
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 % ±%
SPD Dagmar Ziegler 33,532 32.1   6.4 29,446 28.0   8.6
Left Kirsten Tackmann 32,198 30.8   5.6 30,550 29.1   2.5
CDU Guido Quadfasel 22,851 21.9   1.6 24,913 23.7   1.8
FDP Claus Mohrmann 8,162 7.8   3.4 9,068 8.6   2.2
Greens Axel Müller 4,483 4.3   1.2 4,587 4.4   0.1
NPD Peter Börs 3,314 3.2   0.3 2,494 2.4   0.4
Pirates   1,829 1.7
DVU   875 0.8
FWD 828 0.8
REP   170 0.2
BüSo 153 0.1
MLPD   84 0.1   0.1
Informal votes 3,477 3,020
Total valid votes 104,540 104,997
Turnout 108,017 62.9   8.7
SPD hold Majority 1,334 1.3   12.0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Gewählte in Wahlkreisen: Brandenburg". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I
  4. ^ Results for Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I
  5. ^ Results for Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I
  6. ^ Results for Prignitz – Ostprignitz-Ruppin – Havelland I