63 Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree in 2017
State	Brandenburg
Population	236,600 (2019)
Electorate	191,387 (2021)
Major settlements	Frankfurt (Oder) Fürstenwalde Eisenhüttenstadt
Area	2,404.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1990
Party	SPD
Member	Mathias Papendieck
Elected	2021

Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree 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 63. It is located in eastern Brandenburg, comprising the independent city of Frankfurt (Oder) and the district of Oder-Spree.^[1]

Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Mathias Papendieck of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).^[2]

Geography

Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree is located in eastern Brandenburg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Frankfurt (Oder) and the district of Oder-Spree.^[1]

History

Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Frankfurt (Oder) – Eisenhüttenstadt – Beeskow. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 279 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 63. In the 2009 election, it was number 64. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 63.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent cities of Frankfurt (Oder) and Eisenhüttenstadt and the districts of Beeskow and Landkreis Eisenhüttenstadt. It acquired its current configuration and borders in the 2002 election.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Ulrich Junghanns of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994. Winfried Mante of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1994 and served until 2002, followed by Jörg Vogelsänger from 2002 to 2009. Thomas Nord of The Left won the constituency in 2009, but was defeated in 2013. Martin Patzelt of the CDU served as representative from 2013 to 2021, when Mathias Papendieck regained it for the SPD.

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree[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	Mathias Papendieck		39,350	28.0	10.9	41,414	29.5	13.0
	AfD	Wilko Möller		30,182	21.5	0.4	28,338	20.2	1.9
	CDU	Daniel Rosentreter		22,876	16.3	10.8	19,890	14.1	10.4
	Left	Stefan Kunath		15,690	11.2	8.0	13,436	9.6	9.4
	FDP	Jasmin Stüwe		9,975	7.1	2.0	12,439	8.8	2.1
	Greens	Marcus Winter		8,865	6.3	3.0	9,992	7.1	2.8
	FW	Kai Hamacher		5,115	3.6	1.9	3,749	2.7	1.4
	Tierschutzpartei						3,608	2.6	0.7
	PARTEI	Cindy Rosenkranz		3,343	2.4	0.5	1,989	1.4	0.0
	dieBasis	Thomas Wötzel		2,915	2.1		2,420	1.7
	Independent	Manuela Marquardt		784	0.6
	Unabhängige						736	0.5
	NPD						574	0.4	0.7
	Pirates						495	0.4
	Volt						373	0.3
	ÖDP	Norman Heß		751	0.5		347	0.2	0.0
	Team Todenhöfer						306	0.2
	DKP						170	0.1	0.1
	Humanists						158	0.1
	MLPD	Dieter Weihrauch		304	0.2	0.1	156	0.1	0.1
	Independent	Ralf Kaun		291	0.2
Informal votes				1,973			1,824
Total Valid votes				140,441			140,590
Turnout				142,414	74.4	2.5
	SPD gain from CDU		Majority	9,168	6.5

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree[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 Martin Patzelt		37,344	27.1	6.9	33,888	24.6	8.8
	AfD	Alexander Gauland		30,261	21.9		30,477	22.1	15.6
	Left	Thomas Nord		26,401	19.1	8.9	26,202	19.0	5.8
	SPD	Franz H. Berger		23,598	17.1	7.3	22,702	16.5	5.9
	FDP	Manfred Dietrich		7,008	5.1	3.4	9,241	6.7	4.5
	Greens	Clemens Rostock		4,504	3.3	0.7	5,896	4.3	0.3
	Tierschutzpartei						2,520	1.8
	PARTEI	Floris Beer		2,582	1.9		2,016	1.5
	FW	Philip Zeschmann		2,462	1.8		1,764	1.3	0.4
	NPD	Manuela Kokott		1,369	1.0	3.2	1,509	1.1	2.0
	Independent	Ronny Meier		911	0.7
	Pirates	Kai Hamacher		756	0.5	3.2
	BGE						581	0.4
	DM						447	0.3
	ÖDP						280	0.2
	MLPD	Dieter Weihrauch		398	0.3		231	0.2	0.0
	DKP	Karl Voigt		365	0.3		244	0.2
Informal votes				2,092			2,053
Total Valid votes				137,959			137,998
Turnout				140,051	71.9	4.0
	CDU hold		Majority	7,083	5.2	0.7

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree[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	Martin Patzelt		44,822	33.9	11.5	44,301	33.4	10.9
	Left	N Thomas Nord		37,008	28.0	4.3	32,862	24.7	6.7
	SPD	Lars Wendland		32,291	24.4	4.1	29,631	22.3	1.8
	AfD						8,562	6.4
	NPD	Klaus Beier		5,584	4.2	0.6	4,058	3.1	0.3
	Greens	Jörg Gleisenstein		5,192	3.9	1.6	5,266	4.0	1.5
	Pirates	Martin Hampel		4,977	3.8		2,911	2.2	0.3
	FDP	Rolf Offermann		2,252	1.7	5.8	2,922	2.2	6.7
	FW						1,219	0.9
	PRO						642	0.5
	REP						258	0.2	0.1
	MLPD						198	0.1	0.0
Informal votes				3,167			2,463
Total Valid votes				132,126			132,830
Turnout				135,293	67.9	1.1
	CDU gain from Left		Majority	7,814	5.9

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree[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	%	±%
	Left	Thomas Nord		43,589	32.3	0.9	42,581	31.4	2.3
	SPD	N Jörg Vogelsänger		38,470	28.5	6.9	32,750	24.1	11.2
	CDU	Christian Römhild		30,153	22.4	1.9	30,506	22.5	3.5
	FDP	Rolf Offermann		10,125	7.5	3.5	12,018	8.9	2.5
	Greens	Annalena Baerbock		7,502	5.6	2.8	7,464	5.5	1.0
	NPD	Klaus Beier		4,928	3.7	0.0	3,788	2.8	0.8
	Pirates						3,385	2.5
	FWD						1,108	0.8
	DVU						1,052	0.8
	REP						395	0.3
	BüSo						374	0.3
	MLPD						210	0.2	0.2
Informal votes				4,461			3,597
Total Valid votes				134,767			135,631
Turnout				139,228	66.8	8.2
	Left gain from SPD		Majority	5,119	3.8

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