Berlin Tempelhof – Schöneberg

Berlin Tempelhof – Schöneberg 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 81. It is located in southern Berlin, comprising the Tempelhof-Schöneberg borough.[1]

81 Berlin Tempelhof – Schöneberg
electoral district for the Bundestag
Berlin Tempelhof – Schöneberg in 2013
State	Berlin
Population	333,700 (2015)
Electorate	235,250 (2017)
Area	53.1 km^2
Current electoral district
Created	2002
Party	CDU
Member	Jan-Marco Luczak
Elected	2009, 2013, 2017

Berlin Tempelhof – Schöneberg was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Jan-Marco Luczak of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

Berlin Tempelhof – Schöneberg is located in southern Berlin. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Tempelhof-Schöneberg borough.[1]

History

Berlin Tempelhof – Schöneberg was created in 2002, replacing the abolished constituency of Berlin Tempelhof and containing parts of the abolished Berlin Kreuzberg – Schöneberg constituency. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was constituency 82 in the numbering system. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 81. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Eckhardt Barthel of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in from 2002 to 2005, followed by Mechthild Rawert until 2009. Jan-Marco Luczak of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017.

Election		Member	Party	%
	2002	Eckhardt Barthel	SPD	35.7
	2005	Mechthild Rawert	SPD	34.2
	2009	Jan-Marco Luczak	CDU	32.5
	2013			35.0
	2017			28.9

Election results

2017 election

Federal election (2017): Berlin Tempelhof – Schöneberg[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	%	±%
	CDU	Jan-Marco Luczak		51,708	28.9	6.0	44,721	25.0	6.7
	SPD	Mechthild Rawert		39,380	22.0	4.2	36,179	20.2	7.2
	Green	Renate Künast		33,763	18.9	1.5	27,956	15.6	0.2
	Left	Alexander King		19,356	10.8	3.5	23,625	13.2	2.9
	AfD	Lothar Mundt		16,188	9.1	5.4	17,108	9.6	5.0
	FDP	Holger Krestel		11,362	6.4	4.9	18,569	10.4	6.3
	PARTEI	Roman Archner		3,852	2.2	1.3	2,912	1.6	0.7
	Tierschutzpartei						2,180	1.2
	Pirates	Alexander Spies		1,691	0.9	2.1	1,179	0.7	2.5
	Die Grauen						793	0.4
	DiB						635	0.3
	BGE						601	0.3
	Menschliche Welt	Sahin Azbak		766	0.4		374	0.2
	FW						373	0.2	0.2
	DM						360	0.2
	du.						294	0.2
	ÖDP						274	0.2	0.0
	Gesundheitsforschung						250	0.1
	V-Partei³						249	0.1
	BüSo	Jonathan Thron		403	0.2	0.0	127	0.1	0.1
	MLPD						113	0.1	0.0
	DKP						94	0.1
	SGP	Christoph Vandreier		197	0.1		60	0.0	0.0
	B*						35	0.0
Informal votes				2,493			2,078
Total Valid votes				178,666			179,081
Turnout				181,159	77.0	1.7
	CDU hold		Majority	12,328	6.9	1.9

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Berlin Tempelhof – Schöneberg[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	%	±%
	CDU	Jan-Marco Luczak		60,926	35.0	2.5	55,275	31.7	5.0
	SPD	Mechthild Rawert		45,659	26.2	3.6	47,834	27.4	6.0
	Green	Renate Künast		35,461	20.4	5.9	26,941	15.4	6.1
	Left	Azize Tank		12,801	7.4	0.8	17,937	10.3	0.3
	AfD	Franz Niggemann		6,391	3.7		7,988	4.6
	Pirates	Frank Röder		5,233	3.0		5,526	3.2	0.4
	FDP	Holger Krestel		2,585	1.5	6.4	7,134	4.1	9.7
	NPD	Thomas Hübener		1,789	1.0	0.4	1,588	0.9	0.2
	PARTEI	Chris Schiller		1,494	0.9		1,578	0.9
	FW	Moritz Enders		905	0.5		759	0.4
	BIG	Raşit Tanriverdi		567	0.3		473	0.3
	PRO						481	0.3
	ÖDP						342	0.2	0.0
	BüSo	Wolfgang Lillge		348	0.2	0.6	221	0.1	0.1
	REP						219	0.1	0.2
	MLPD						73	0.0	0.0
	PSG						63	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				3,046			2,773
Total Valid votes				174,159			174,432
Turnout				177,205	75.3	1.0
	CDU hold		Majority	15,267	8.8	1.1

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Berlin Tempelhof – Schöneberg[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	%	±%
	CDU	Jan-Marco Luczak		54,971	32.5	0.4	45,372	26.7	0.6
	Green	Renate Künast		44,506	26.3	5.3	36,630	21.6	4.7
	SPD	N Mechthild Rawert		38,244	22.6	11.6	36,351	21.4	13.1
	Left	Figen Izkin		13,787	8.1	3.4	16,995	10.0	3.2
	FDP	Holger Krestel		13,292	7.8	3.8	23,407	13.8	3.8
	Pirates						4,619	2.7
	Tierschutzpartei						2,270	1.3
	NPD	Danny Matschke		2,413	1.4	0.2	1,891	1.1	0.1
	DIE VIOLETTEN						598	0.4
	REP						545	0.3	0.2
	BüSo	Uwe Raake		1,328	0.8	0.6	463	0.3	0.2
	Independent	Klaus Pfeifer		854	0.5
	ÖDP						335	0.2
	DVU						192	0.1
	DKP						101	0.1
	PSG						86	0.1	0.0
	MLPD						72	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				3,533			3,001
Total Valid votes				169,395			169,927
Turnout				172,928	74.3	5.0
	CDU gain from SPD		Majority	10,465	6.2

References

1. "Constituency Berlin Tempelhof – Schöneberg". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Berlin Tempelhof – Schöneberg". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Berlin Tempelhof – Schöneberg
4. Results for Berlin Tempelhof – Schöneberg
5. Results for Berlin Tempelhof – Schöneberg