Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East

82 Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East in 2025
StateBerlin
Population354,000 (2019)
Electorate220,014 (2021)
Area26.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created2002
PartyGRÜNE
MemberCanan Bayram
Elected2017, 2021

Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East (German: Bundestagswahlkreis Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg Ost) 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 82. It is located in central Berlin, comprising the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough.[1]

Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Canan Bayram of the Alliance 90/The Greens.[2]

Geography

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Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East is located in central Berlin. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg borough as well as the area of Prenzlauer Berg east of Prenzlauer Allee.[1] It is the smallest federal constituency in Germany by area.

History

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Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East was created in 2002. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was constituency 84 in the numbering system. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 83. From the 2025 election, it has been number 82. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members

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Until 2021, the constituency had the unique distinction of being the only federal constituency ever held by The Greens. It was first represented by Hans-Christian Ströbele, who was elected in 2002. He was re-elected in the 2005, 2009, and 2013 elections. Upon his retirement in the 2017 election, he was succeeded by Canan Bayram, who narrowly retained the constituency for the Greens. She was re-elected in 2021 with a greatly increased margin.

Election Member Party %
2002 Hans-Christian Ströbele GRÜNE 31.6
2005 43.3
2009 46.7
2013 39.9
2017 Canan Bayram GRÜNE 26.3
2021 37.9

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Greens Green tickY Canan Bayram 64,542 37.9 Increase 11.6 62,710 36.7 Increase 16.3
Left Pascal Meiser 30,113 17.7 Decrease 7.2 30,881 18.1 Decrease 10.4
SPD Cansel Kiziltepe 29,619 17.4 Increase 0.4 32,745 19.2 Increase 3.2
CDU Kevin Kratzsch 13,030 7.7 Decrease 4.6 11,910 7.0 Decrease 6.9
FDP Ann Cathrin Riedel 9,203 5.4 Increase 2.3 10,819 6.3 Increase 0.4
PARTEI Martin Sonneborn 8,854 5.2 Decrease 2.0 3,787 2.2 Decrease 1.3
AfD Sibylle Schmidt 6,598 3.9 Decrease 2.3 6,988 4.1 Decrease 2.2
Tierschutzpartei Marie Motzkus 3,128 1.8 2,874 1.7 Increase 0.5
dieBasis Carola Muysers 2,387 1.4
Team Todenhöfer   2,119 1.2
Volt   1,430 0.8
Die Grauen 896 0.5 Increase 0.2
FW   866 0.5 Increase 0.3
Pirates Franz Schmitt 915 0.5 708 0.4 Decrease 0.3
Humanists Stephan Heym 480 0.3 350 0.2
du. Nicole Drakos 392 0.2 Decrease 0.2 380 0.2 Steady 0.0
Gesundheitsforschung   272 0.2 Steady 0.0
DKP   270 0.2 Steady 0.0
ÖDP Hagen Albers 269 0.2 224 0.1 Steady 0.0
Independent Oliver Snelinski 256 0.1
B* Zarah-Louise Roth 222 0.1 Decrease 0.3
Independent FriGGa Wendt 184 0.1
V-Partei3   153 0.1 Decrease 0.1
MLPD Chaker Anis Araki 175 0.1 Decrease 0.1 77 0.0 Decrease 0.1
NPD   61 0.0
BüSo   46 0.0 Steady 0.0
LKR   41 0.0
SGP   34 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,102 1,828
Total valid votes 170,367 170,641
Turnout 172,469 78.4 Increase 0.8
Greens hold Majority 34,429 20.2 Increase 18.8

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East[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 % ±%
Greens Canan Bayram 45,055 26.3 Decrease 13.6 35,077 20.4 Decrease 0.3
Left Pascal Meiser 42,600 24.9 Increase 7.7 49,016 28.5 Increase 3.4
SPD Cansel Kiziltepe 29,028 16.9 Decrease 1.0 27,391 15.9 Decrease 8.1
CDU Timur Husein 20,955 12.2 Decrease 1.5 23,887 13.9 Decrease 1.5
PARTEI Serdar Somuncu 12,345 7.2 Increase 5.6 6,042 3.5 Increase 1.6
AfD Sibylle Schmidt 10,558 6.2 Increase 4.2 10,863 6.3 Increase 3.5
FDP Athanasia Rousiamani-Goldthau 5,263 3.1 Increase 2.1 10,147 5.9 Increase 3.7
Tierschutzpartei   2,119 1.2
Independent Frigga Wendt 1,298 0.8
DiB 1,282 0.7
Pirates   1,270 0.7 Decrease 5.1
BGE   1,046 0.6
Die Grauen 474 0.3
du. Frithjof Zerger 772 0.5 456 0.3
Independent Sebastian Blume 688 0.4
B* Fares Al-Hassan 672 0.4 Steady 0.0 304 0.2
FW Jan Zeiseweis 627 0.4 Increase 0.1 323 0.2 Decrease 0.1
Independent Thomas Hasel 443 0.3
Independent Markus Beckmann 391 0.2
DM 334 0.2
Menschliche Welt 324 0.2
V-Partei³ 323 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung 304 0.2
ÖDP   281 0.2 Decrease 0.1
DKP   217 0.1
MLPD Klaus Freudigmann 305 0.2 174 0.1 Steady 0.0
Independent Gregor Felde-Bajerowitz 168 0.1
Independent Christian Pape 148 0.1
BüSo 53 0.0 Steady 0.0
SGP 37 0.0 Decrease 0.1
Independent Otto Ritter 33 0.0
Informal votes 1,940 1,545
Total valid votes 171,349 171,744
Turnout 173,289 77.6 Increase 3.3
Greens hold Majority 2,455 1.4 Decrease 20.5

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East[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 % ±%
Greens Green tickY Hans-Christian Ströbele 66,056 39.9 Decrease 6.8 34,420 20.8 Decrease 6.6
SPD Cansel Kiziltepe 29,799 18.0 Increase 1.3 39,784 24.0 Increase 3.8
Left Halina Wawzyniak 28,441 17.2 Decrease 0.4 41,639 25.1 Increase 0.1
CDU Götz Müller 22,723 13.7 Increase 2.1 25,474 15.4 Increase 3.5
Pirates Sebastian von Hoff 6,317 3.8 9,612 5.8 Decrease 0.2
AfD Andreas Dahl 3,325 2.0 4,623 2.8
PARTEI Helena Barbas 2,666 1.6 3,142 1.9
FDP Helmut Metzner 1,647 1.0 Decrease 3.1 3,579 2.2 Decrease 4.0
NPD Sebastian Schmidtke 1,291 0.8 Decrease 0.4 1,140 0.7 Decrease 0.2
Independent Di Leo 674 0.4
B* 624 0.4
BIG 602 0.4 594 0.4
FW 515 0.3 477 0.3
Independent Beckmann 486 0.3
DIE VIOLETTEN 457 0.3
ÖDP   426 0.3 Increase 0.1
PRO 252 0.2
MLPD   209 0.1 Steady 0.0
PSG 126 0.1 Steady 0.0
REP   107 0.1 Decrease 0.1
BüSo 108 0.1 86 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 2,317 2,358
Total valid votes 165,731 165,690
Turnout 168,048 74.3 Increase 2.0
Greens hold Majority 36,257 21.9 Decrease 7.2

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East[6]
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 % ±%
Greens Green tickY Hans-Christian Ströbele 73,897 46.7 Increase 3.4 43,347 27.4 Increase 5.5
Left Halina Wawzyniak 27,796 17.6 Decrease 0.5 39,641 25.0 Increase 4.2
SPD Björn Böhning 26,415 16.7 Decrease 4.1 32,015 20.2 Decrease 17.1
CDU Vera Lengsfeld 18,394 11.6 Increase 0.3 18,788 11.9 Increase 0.8
Pirates   9,473 6.0
FDP Markus Löning 6,425 4.1 Increase 1.4 9,693 6.1 Increase 1.6
Tierschutzpartei   1,793 1.1
NPD Christian Steup 1,791 1.1 Decrease 0.4 1,436 0.9 Decrease 0.3
Independent Thomas Feldhaus 1,555 1.0
Independent Hauke Stiewe 918 0.6
DIE VIOLETTEN 757 0.5
DKP Rolf Meier 649 0.4 354 0.2
ÖDP   306 0.2
REP   284 0.2 Decrease 0.1
Independent Ralph Otto Naumann 232 0.1
Independent Georg Nägle 217 0.1
PSG 171 0.1 Steady 0.0
BüSo 166 0.1 Steady 0.0
MLPD   130 0.1 Steady 0.0
DVU   118 0.1
Informal votes 2,572 2,419
Total valid votes 158,289 158,442
Turnout 160,861 72.2 Decrease 4.3
Greens hold Majority 46,101 29.1 Increase 6.5

2002 election

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Federal election (2002): Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East
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 % ±%
Greens Hans-Christian Ströbele 49,204 31.6 36,073 23.1
SPD Andreas Matthae 45,400 29.1 61,160 39.2
PDS Bärbel Grygier 33,324 21.4 26,828 17.2
CDU Kurt Wansner 20,321 13.0 20,047 12.8
FDP Martina Schaefer 4,738 3.0 5,894 3.8
Schill   1,851 1.2
GRAUEN 1,951 1.3 1,106 0.7
REP   827 0.5
NPD   726 0.5
Feminist   642 0.4
Independent 607 0.4
DKP 322 0.2
KPD   245 0.2
ÖDP   227 0.1
PBC   160 0.1
Humanist 139 0.1
BüSo   105 0.1
Informal votes 2,582 2,419
Total valid votes 155,867 156,030
Turnout 158,449 75.5
Greens win new seat Majority 3,804 2.5

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East
  4. ^ Results for Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East
  5. ^ Results for Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East
  6. ^ Results for Berlin-Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg – Prenzlauer Berg East