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
State	Berlin
Population	256,300 (2015)
Electorate	200,704 (2017)
Area	61.9 km^2
Current electoral district
Created	1990
Party	LINKE
Member	Petra Pau
Elected	2002, 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 or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Left	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 or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Left	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 or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	Left	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