Plön – Neumünster
# Plön – Neumünster

Plön – Neumünster 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 6. It is located in central eastern Schleswig-Holstein, comprising the Plön district, the urban district of Neumünster and part of the Segeberg district.

Plön – Neumünster was created for the 1976 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Kristian Klinck of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

## Geography

Plön – Neumünster is located in central eastern Schleswig-Holstein. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the district of Plön and the urban district of Neumünster, as well as the Amt of Boostedt-Rickling from the Segeberg district.

## History

Plön – Neumünster was created in 1976 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Rendsburg – Neumünster and Plön. Originally, it comprised only the district of Plön and the urban district of Neumünster. In the 2002 election, the Amt of Boostedt-Rickling was transferred to Plön – Neumünster from the Segeberg – Stormarn-Nord constituency.

| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 6 | Plön – Neumünster | Plön district Neumünster city |
| 1980 | 6 | Plön – Neumünster | Plön district Neumünster city |
| 1983 | 6 | Plön – Neumünster | Plön district Neumünster city |
| 1987 | 6 | Plön – Neumünster | Plön district Neumünster city |
| 1990 | 6 | Plön – Neumünster | Plön district Neumünster city |
| 1994 | 6 | Plön – Neumünster | Plön district Neumünster city |
| 1998 | 6 | Plön – Neumünster | Plön district Neumünster city |
| 2002 | 6 | Plön – Neumünster | Plön district Neumünster city Segeberg district (only Boostedt-Rickling Amt) |
| 2005 | 6 | Plön – Neumünster | Plön district Neumünster city Segeberg district (only Boostedt-Rickling Amt) |
| 2009 | 6 | Plön – Neumünster | Plön district Neumünster city Segeberg district (only Boostedt-Rickling Amt) |
| 2013 | 6 | Plön – Neumünster | Plön district Neumünster city Segeberg district (only Boostedt-Rickling Amt) |
| 2017 | 6 | Plön – Neumünster | Plön district Neumünster city Segeberg district (only Boostedt-Rickling Amt) |
| 2021 | 6 | Plön – Neumünster | Plön district Neumünster city Segeberg district (only Boostedt-Rickling Amt) |

## Members

The constituency has frequently changed hands since its creation in 1976. It was first held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1976 until 1983, during which time it was represented by Horst Jungmann. It was then won by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and represented by Karl Eigen for a single term. Former SPD member Jungmann regained it for a single term in 1987. The CDU's Helmut Lamp won in 1990, but it again returned to the SPD in 1998. From then until 2009, it was represented by Michael Bürsch. Philipp Murmann of the CDU won the constituency in 2009, and was re-elected in 2013. He was succeeded by party fellow Melanie Bernstein in 2017, who was defeated by the SPD's Kristian Klinck in 2021.

| Election | Member | Party | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1976 | Horst Jungmann | SPD | 49.1 |
| 1980 | Horst Jungmann | SPD | 51.4 |
| 1983 | Karl Eigen | CDU | 48.4 |
| 1987 | Horst Jungmann | SPD | 45.8 |
| 1990 | Helmut Lamp | CDU | 44.5 |
| 1994 | Helmut Lamp | CDU | 45.1 |
| 1998 | Michael Bürsch | SPD | 51.2 |
| 2002 | Michael Bürsch | SPD | 47.9 |
| 2005 | Michael Bürsch | SPD | 47.0 |
| 2009 | Philipp Murmann | CDU | 38.6 |
| 2013 | Philipp Murmann | CDU | 43.7 |
| 2017 | Melanie Bernstein | CDU | 40.7 |
| 2021 | Kristian Klinck | SPD | 31.4 |

## Election results

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Plön – Neumünster :

| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | SPD | Kristian Klinck | Kristian Klinck | 41,497 | 31.4 | 2.5 | 38,670 | 29.2 | 5.4 |
| | CDU | N Melanie Bernstein | N Melanie Bernstein | 36,870 | 27.9 | 12.8 | 30,290 | 22.9 | 10.7 |
| | Greens | Martin Drees | Martin Drees | 20,740 | 15.7 | 6.7 | 23,051 | 17.4 | 4.9 |
| | FDP | Gunnar Schulz | Gunnar Schulz | 12,420 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 15,901 | 12.0 | 0.6 |
| | AfD | Alexis Giersch | Alexis Giersch | 9,404 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 9,741 | 7.4 | 1.2 |
| | Left | Gabi Gschwind-Wiese | Gabi Gschwind-Wiese | 3,718 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 4,232 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| | SSW | | | | | | 3,203 | 2.4 | |
| | dieBasis | Karina Reiß | Karina Reiß | 2,508 | 1.9 | | 2,007 | 1.5 | |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,446 | 1.1 | |
| | PARTEI | Jana Käding | Jana Käding | 2,196 | 1.7 | | 1,300 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| | FW | Manfred Koch | Manfred Koch | 2,386 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1,275 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 415 | 0.3 | |
| | NPD | | | | | | 242 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| | Volt | | | | | | 230 | 0.2 | |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 111 | 0.1 | |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 98 | 0.1 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 94 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | LKR | Jürgen Joost | Jürgen Joost | 223 | 0.2 | | 94 | 0.1 | |
| | du. | | | | | | 70 | 0.1 | |
| | DKP | | | | | | 34 | 0.0 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,759 | | | 1,194 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 131,962 | | | 132,527 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 133,721 | 76.5 | 1.2 | | | |
| | SPD gain from CDU | SPD gain from CDU | Majority | 4,627 | 3.5 | | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Plön – Neumünster :

| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Melanie Bernstein | Melanie Bernstein | 53,109 | 40.7 | 3.0 | 43,778 | 33.5 | 5.2 |
| | SPD | Birgit Malecha-Nissen | Birgit Malecha-Nissen | 37,728 | 28.9 | 8.6 | 31,013 | 23.8 | 9.0 |
| | Greens | Susanne Elbert | Susanne Elbert | 11,736 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 16,350 | 12.5 | 3.3 |
| | AfD | Bernd Wiegmann | Bernd Wiegmann | 10,223 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 11,161 | 8.6 | 3.9 |
| | FDP | Martin Wolf | Martin Wolf | 9,379 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 16,481 | 12.6 | 7.3 |
| | Left | Lorenz Gösta Beutin | Lorenz Gösta Beutin | 7,009 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 8,503 | 6.5 | 1.7 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,342 | 1.0 | |
| | FW | Holger Steffen | Holger Steffen | 1,305 | 1.0 | | 749 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| | BGE | | | | | | 632 | 0.4 | |
| | NPD | | | | | | 479 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 186 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 61 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,224 | | | 1,199 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 130,489 | | | 130,514 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 131,713 | 75.3 | 2.6 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 15,381 | 11.8 | 5.6 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Plön – Neumünster :

| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Philipp Murmann | Y Philipp Murmann | 54,833 | 43.7 | 5.1 | 48,683 | 38.8 | 6.7 |
| | SPD | Birgit Malecha-Nissen | Birgit Malecha-Nissen | 47,085 | 37.5 | 4.1 | 41,094 | 32.7 | 4.3 |
| | Greens | Bernhard Dierdorf | Bernhard Dierdorf | 7,979 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 11,577 | 9.2 | 3.3 |
| | AfD | Arne Stanneck | Arne Stanneck | 4,837 | 3.9 | | 5,901 | 4.7 | |
| | Left | Lorenz Gösta Beutin | Lorenz Gösta Beutin | 4,708 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 5,987 | 4.8 | 2.4 |
| | FDP | Martin Wolf | Martin Wolf | 2,322 | 1.9 | 8.2 | 6,722 | 5.4 | 10.5 |
| | Pirates | Peter Matthiesen | Peter Matthiesen | 2,167 | 1.7 | | 2,154 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
| | NPD | Daniel Nordhorn | Daniel Nordhorn | 1,162 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1,159 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 1,004 | 0.8 | |
| | FW | | | | | | 711 | 0.6 | |
| | Rentner | | | | | | 535 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| | Independent | Frank Schepke | Frank Schepke | 319 | 0.3 | 0.4 | | | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 46 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,681 | | | 1,520 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 125,412 | | | 125,573 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 127,093 | 72.7 | 0.3 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 7,748 | 6.2 | 1.0 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Plön – Neumünster :

| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Philipp Murmann | Philipp Murmann | 48,136 | 38.6 | 3.9 | 30,110 | 32.1 | 4.2 |
| | SPD | Birgit Malecha-Nissen | Birgit Malecha-Nissen | 41,683 | 33.4 | 13.6 | 35,557 | 28.5 | 11.0 |
| | FDP | Martin Wolf | Martin Wolf | 12,515 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 19,772 | 15.8 | 6.2 |
| | Greens | Sebastian Fricke | Sebastian Fricke | 12,187 | 9.8 | 5.9 | 15,701 | 12.6 | 4.9 |
| | Left | Esther Hartmann | Esther Hartmann | 7,871 | 6.3 | | 8,936 | 7.2 | 2.7 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,281 | 1.8 | |
| | NPD | Jens Lütke | Jens Lütke | 1,363 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1,315 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| | Rentner | | | | | | 1,095 | 0.9 | |
| | Independent | Frank Schepke | Frank Schepke | 924 | 0.7 | | | | |
| | DVU | | | | | | 131 | 0.1 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 42 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,292 | | | 3,031 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 124,679 | | | 124,940 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 127,971 | 73.1 | 5.6 | | | |
| | CDU gain from SPD | CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 6,453 | 5.2 | | | | |
