Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree
# Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree

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.

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).

## 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.

## 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.

| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | 279 | Frankfurt (Oder) – Eisenhüttenstadt – Beeskow | Frankfurt (Oder) city Eisenhüttenstadt city Beeskow district Landkreis Eisenhüttenstadt district |
| 1994 | 279 | Frankfurt (Oder) – Eisenhüttenstadt – Beeskow | Frankfurt (Oder) city Eisenhüttenstadt city Beeskow district Landkreis Eisenhüttenstadt district |
| 1998 | 279 | Frankfurt (Oder) – Eisenhüttenstadt – Beeskow | Frankfurt (Oder) city Eisenhüttenstadt city Beeskow district Landkreis Eisenhüttenstadt district |
| 2002 | 63 | Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree | Frankfurt (Oder) city Oder-Spree district |
| 2005 | 63 | Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree | Frankfurt (Oder) city Oder-Spree district |
| 2009 | 64 | Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree | Frankfurt (Oder) city Oder-Spree district |
| 2013 | 63 | Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree | Frankfurt (Oder) city Oder-Spree district |
| 2017 | 63 | Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree | Frankfurt (Oder) city Oder-Spree district |
| 2021 | 63 | Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree | Frankfurt (Oder) city Oder-Spree district |

## 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 | Member | Party | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | Ulrich Junghanns | CDU | 34.6 |
| 1994 | Winfried Mante | SPD | 42.4 |
| 1998 | Winfried Mante | SPD | 43.5 |
| 2002 | Jörg Vogelsänger | SPD | 43.9 |
| 2005 | Jörg Vogelsänger | SPD | 35.5 |
| 2009 | Thomas Nord | LINKE | 32.3 |
| 2013 | Martin Patzelt | CDU | 33.9 |
| 2017 | Martin Patzelt | CDU | 27.1 |
| 2021 | Mathias Papendieck | SPD | 28.0 |

## Election results

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree :

| 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 | Mathias Papendieck | Mathias Papendieck | 39,350 | 28.0 | 10.9 | 41,414 | 29.5 | 13.0 |
| | AfD | Wilko Möller | Wilko Möller | 30,182 | 21.5 | 0.4 | 28,338 | 20.2 | 1.9 |
| | CDU | Daniel Rosentreter | Daniel Rosentreter | 22,876 | 16.3 | 10.8 | 19,890 | 14.1 | 10.4 |
| | Left | Stefan Kunath | Stefan Kunath | 15,690 | 11.2 | 8.0 | 13,436 | 9.6 | 9.4 |
| | FDP | Jasmin Stüwe | Jasmin Stüwe | 9,975 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 12,439 | 8.8 | 2.1 |
| | Greens | Marcus Winter | Marcus Winter | 8,865 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 9,992 | 7.1 | 2.8 |
| | FW | Kai Hamacher | Kai Hamacher | 5,115 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 3,749 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 3,608 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| | PARTEI | Cindy Rosenkranz | Cindy Rosenkranz | 3,343 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1,989 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| | dieBasis | Thomas Wötzel | Thomas Wötzel | 2,915 | 2.1 | | 2,420 | 1.7 | |
| | Independent | Manuela Marquardt | 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 | 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 | Dieter Weihrauch | 304 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 156 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Ralf Kaun | Ralf Kaun | 291 | 0.2 | | | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,973 | | | 1,824 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 140,441 | | | 140,590 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 142,414 | 74.4 | 2.5 | | | |
| | SPD gain from CDU | SPD gain from CDU | Majority | 9,168 | 6.5 | | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree :

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

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree :

| 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 | Martin Patzelt | Martin Patzelt | 44,822 | 33.9 | 11.5 | 44,301 | 33.4 | 10.9 |
| | Left | N Thomas Nord | N Thomas Nord | 37,008 | 28.0 | 4.3 | 32,862 | 24.7 | 6.7 |
| | SPD | Lars Wendland | Lars Wendland | 32,291 | 24.4 | 4.1 | 29,631 | 22.3 | 1.8 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 8,562 | 6.4 | |
| | NPD | Klaus Beier | Klaus Beier | 5,584 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 4,058 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| | Greens | Jörg Gleisenstein | Jörg Gleisenstein | 5,192 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 5,266 | 4.0 | 1.5 |
| | Pirates | Martin Hampel | Martin Hampel | 4,977 | 3.8 | | 2,911 | 2.2 | 0.3 |
| | FDP | Rolf Offermann | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,167 | | | 2,463 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 132,126 | | | 132,830 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,293 | 67.9 | 1.1 | | | |
| | CDU gain from Left | CDU gain from Left | Majority | 7,814 | 5.9 | | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Frankfurt (Oder) – Oder-Spree :

| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Left | Thomas Nord | Thomas Nord | 43,589 | 32.3 | 0.9 | 42,581 | 31.4 | 2.3 |
| | SPD | N Jörg Vogelsänger | N Jörg Vogelsänger | 38,470 | 28.5 | 6.9 | 32,750 | 24.1 | 11.2 |
| | CDU | Christian Römhild | Christian Römhild | 30,153 | 22.4 | 1.9 | 30,506 | 22.5 | 3.5 |
| | FDP | Rolf Offermann | Rolf Offermann | 10,125 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 12,018 | 8.9 | 2.5 |
| | Greens | Annalena Baerbock | Annalena Baerbock | 7,502 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 7,464 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| | NPD | Klaus Beier | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,461 | | | 3,597 | | |
| Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 134,767 | | | 135,631 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 139,228 | 66.8 | 8.2 | | | |
| | Left gain from SPD | Left gain from SPD | Majority | 5,119 | 3.8 | | | | |
