Elbe-Elster II

37: Elbe-Elster II
Electoral district
for the Landtag of Brandenburg
Elbe-Elster II in 2024
DistrictElbe-Elster
Electorate39,869 (2024)
Major settlementsBad Liebenwerda, Doberlug-Kirchhain, Elsterwerda, and Mühlberg/Elbe
Current electoral district
Created1994
PartyAfD
MemberVolker Nothing[1]


Elbe-Elster II is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Landtag of Brandenburg. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 37. It is located in within the district of Elbe-Elster.[2]

Geography

The constituency includes the towns of Bad Liebenwerda, Doberlug-Kirchhain, Elsterwerda, and Mühlberg/Elbe, the municipality of Röderland, and the districts of Elsterland, Plessa, and Schradenland.

There were 39,869 eligible voters in 2024.[3]

Members

Election Member Party %
2004 Frank Werner CDU 30.0
2009 Anja Heinrich 29.4
2014 40.0
2019 Volker Nothing AfD 30.2
2024 43.5

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Elbe-Elster II[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
AfD Green tickY Volker Nothing 12,516 43.5 Increase 13.3 11,359 39.3 Increase 7.5
SPD Fabian Blöchl 7,824 27.2 Increase 8.5 7,367 25.5 Increase 2.2
BSW   4,163 14.4
CDU Boxhorn 4,057 14.1 Decrease 11.1 3,422 11.8 Decrease 7.8
BVB/FW Raddatz 2,723 9.5 Increase 2.6 803 2.8 Decrease 2.1
Left Birnbaum 975 3.4 Decrease 5.6 438 1.5 Decrease 6.3
APT   444 1.5 Decrease 0.8
FDP Zoschke 382 1/3 Decrease 4.2 187 0.6 Decrease 4.1
Greens Wagner 276 1.0 Decrease 3.6 287 1.0 Decrease 3.3
DLW   176 0.6
Plus   149 0.5 Decrease 0.5
Values   75 0.3
Third Way   38 0.1
DKP   15 0.1
Informal votes 467 297
Total valid votes 28,753 28,923
Turnout 29,220 73.3 Increase 11.1
AfD hold Majority 4,692 16.3

2019 election

State election (2019): Elbe-Elster II[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
AfD Volker Nothing 7,727 30.2 8,129 31.7 Increase 19.4
CDU Dr. Sebastian Rick 6,449 25.2 Decrease 14.8 5,021 19.6 Decrease 10.6
SPD Kerstin Weide 4,783 18.7 Decrease 5.2 5,959 23.3 Decrease 6.4
Left Diana Bader 2,301 9.0 Decrease 8.4 2,005 7.8 Decrease 6.2
BVB/FW Andreas Richter 1,766 6.9 Decrease 6.1 1,259 4.9 Steady
FDP Anja Schwinghoff 1,412 5.5 1,205 4.7 Increase 3.6
Greens Valentine Siemon 1,158 4.5 Increase 1.8 1,107 4.3 Increase 2.1
Tierschutzpartei   607 2.4
Pirates   170 0.7 Decrease 0.7
ÖDP   90 0.4
V-Partei3   69 0.3
Informal votes 395 370
Total valid votes 25,596 25,621
Turnout 25,991 62.2 Increase 14.2
AfD gain from CDU Majority 1,278 5.0

2014 election

State election (2014): Elbe-Elster II[6]
Notes:

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Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Anja Heinrich 8,255 40.0 Increase 10.6 6,273 30.2 Increase 5.0
SPD Martina Mieritz 4,928 23.9 Decrease 1.3 6,184 29.7 Decrease 0.1
Left Joachim Pfützner 3,598 17.4 Decrease 6.4 2,919 14.0 Decrease 9.4
AfD   2,565 12.3
BVB/FW Daniel Mende 2,674 13.0 Increase 7.0 1,020 4.9 Increase 1.3
NPD   744 3.6 Decrease 0.1
Pirates Lutz Bommel 618 3.0 283 1.4
Greens Lutz Lehmann 556 2.7 Decrease 0.2 460 2.2 Decrease 0.4
FDP   230 1.1 Decrease 6.1
REP   68 0.3 Steady
DKP   57 0.3 Increase 0.1
Informal votes 566 392
Total valid votes 20,629 20,803
Turnout 21,195 48.0 Decrease 18.5
CDU hold Majority 3,327 16.1 Increase 11.9

2009 election

State election (2009): Elbe-Elster II[7]
Notes:

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Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Anja Heinrich 8,998 29.4 Decrease 0.6 7,743 25.2 Increase 1.6
SPD Klaus Richter 7,707 25.2 Increase 2.1 9,159 29.8 Decrease 1.0
Left Joachim Pfützner 7,268 23.8 Decrease 5.9 7,187 23.4 Increase 1.2
BVB/FW Daniel Mende 1,826 6.0 1,110 3.6
FDP Timo Gleinig 1,754 5.7 Decrease 0.5 2,216 7.2 Increase 3.8
NPD Ronny Zasowk 1,352 4.4 1,141 3.7
Greens Andrea Schmidt 876 2.9 Increase 0.2 810 2.6 Increase 1.0
DVU   617 2.0 Decrease 9.3
50Plus Helfried Ehrling 627 2.1 351 1.1 Increase 0.1
Free Union Harald Klingenberg 150 0.5
RRP 130 0.4
REP   96 0.3
Die-Volksinitiative 80 0.3
DKP   56 0.2 Increase 0.1
Informal votes 1,237 1,099
Total valid votes 30,558 30,696
Turnout 31,795 66.5 Increase 8.4
CDU hold Majority 1,291 4.2 Increase 3.9

2004 election

State election (2004): Elbe-Elster II[8]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Frank Werner 8,284 29.65 6,303 22.17
PDS Ute Miething 8,284 29.65 6,303 22.17
SPD Detlev Leißner 6,453 23.10 8,765 30.83
DVU   3,225 11.34
AfW (Free Voters) Helfried Ehrling 2,337 8.37 382 1.34
FDP Harald Sacher 1,739 6.23 958 3.37
Familie   942 3.31
Greens Jens-Uwe Siebert 749 2.68 444 1.56
50Plus 278 0.98
Gray Panthers 112 0.39
BRB 97 0.34
Yes Brandenburg 97 0.34
AUB-Brandenburg 75 0.26
DKP   41 0.14
Schill   6 0.02
Informal votes 1,189 692
Total valid votes 27,935 28,432
Turnout 29,124 58.07
CDU win new seat Majority 89 0.32

References

  1. ^ "Ergebnisse Landtagswahl in 37 - Elbe-Elster II".
  2. ^ "Seite wird geladen" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Ergebnisse Landtagswahl in 37 - Elbe-Elster II".
  4. ^ https://wahlergebnisse.brandenburg.de/12/500/20240922/landtagswahl_land/ergebnisse_wahlkreis_37.html
  5. ^ https://www.tagesschau.de/wahl/archiv/2019-09-01-LT-DE-BB/charts/wahlkreis-detail/WK037-18.shtml
  6. ^ https://www.statistischebibliothek.de/mir/receive/BBHeft_mods_00011168
  7. ^ https://www.statistischebibliothek.de/mir/receive/BBHeft_mods_00022817
  8. ^ https://www.statistischebibliothek.de/mir/receive/BBHeft_mods_00022813

See also