Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III

Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III 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 62. It is located in central Brandenburg, comprising the Dahme-Spreewald district and most of the Teltow-Fläming district.[1]

62 Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III in 2025
StateBrandenburg
Population311,400 (2019)
Electorate252,744 (2021)
Major settlementsKönigs Wusterhausen
Luckenwalde
Area3,887.12 km2
Current electoral district
Created2002
PartySPD
MemberSylvia Lehmann
Elected2021

Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Sylvia Lehmann of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

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Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III is located in central Brandenburg. As of the 2025 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Dahme-Spreewald district and the entirety of the Teltow-Fläming district excluding the Jüterbog, Ludwigsfelde, and Niedergörsdorf municipalities.[1]

History

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Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III, originally Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III – Oberspreewald-Lausitz I, was created in 2002 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Luckenwalde – Zossen – Jüterbog – Königs Wusterhausen, Bad Liebenwerda – Finsterwalde – Herzberg – Lübben – Luckau, Fürstenwalde – Strausberg – Seelow, und Frankfurt (Oder) – Eisenhüttenstadt – Beeskow. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was constituency 62 in the numbering system. In the 2009 election, it was number 63. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 62.

Upon the abolition of the Zossen Amt ahead of the 2005 election, the former municipality of Groß Schulzendorf was transferred out of the constituency. In the 2009 election, it gained the municipalities of Blankenfelde-Mahlow and Rangsdorf. In the 2017 election, it gained the municipality of Großbeeren. Ahead of the 2025 election, it lost the municipality of Lübbenau.

Election No. Name Borders
2002 62 Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III – Oberspreewald-Lausitz I
2005
2009 63
2013 62
2017
2021
2025 Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III

Members

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The constituency was first represented by Peter Danckert of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 2002 to 2013. It was won by Jana Schimke of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 2017. Sylvia Lehmann regained it for the SPD in 2021.

Election Member Party %
2002 Peter Danckert SPD 48.3
2005 42.8
2009 32.4
2013 Jana Schimke CDU 37.0
2017 30.7
2021 Sylvia Lehmann SPD 26.5

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III – Oberspreewald-Lausitz I[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  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Sylvia Lehmann 50,696 26.5   6.9 54,650 28.5   10.9
CDU  N Jana Schimke 38,080 19.9   10.8 31,299 16.3   10.7
AfD Steffen Kotré 33,719 17.6   2.7 34,411 17.9   3.1
Left Carsten Preuß 17,417 9.1   7.3 14,955 7.8   8.0
FDP Lars Hartfelder 15,073 7.9   3.0 18,893 9.9   2.4
Greens Gerhard Kalinka 13,523 7.1   2.7 16,156 8.4   3.8
FW Uwe Tanneberger 8,065 4.2   1.5 5,883 3.1   1.6
Human Environment Animal Protection Christiane Müller-Schmolt 6,735 3.5 6,073 3.2   1.3
dieBasis Torsten Bartels 2,916 1.5 2,743 1.4
PARTEI   2,080 1.1   0.1
Familie Andreas Beer 1,817 0.9
Unabhängige 991 0.5
Pirates Guido Körber 1,319 0.7   0.0 919 0.5
Independent Roald Hitzer 622 0.3
Independent Michael Gabler 617 0.3
Team Todenhöfer   614 0.3
NPD   550 0.3   0.5
Volt   544 0.3
ÖDP Ralf Nobel 442 0.2 330 0.2   0.0
DKP Susanne Steinhardt 394 0.2   0.2 291 0.2   0.0
Humanists   248 0.1
MLPD   100 0.1   0.0
Independent Volker Commentz 78 0.0
Informal votes 2,948 2,731
Total valid votes 191,513 191,730
Turnout 194,461 76.9   1.5
SPD gain from CDU Majority 12,616 6.6

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III – Oberspreewald-Lausitz I[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  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU  Y Jana Schimke 56,607 30.7   6.6 49,982 27.0   8.0
AfD Dietmar Ertel 37,358 20.3 38,915 21.0   14.7
SPD Sylvia Lehmann[a] 36,148 19.6   7.5 32,565 17.6   5.1
Left Carsten Joachim Preuß 30,278 16.4   5.1 29,217 15.8   5.7
FDP Rico Kerstan 8,910 4.8   3.6 13,718 7.4   4.6
Greens Gerhard Kalinka 8,127 4.4   0.6 8,617 4.7   0.1
FW Ralf Sebastian von der Bank 5,032 2.7   0.6 2,652 1.4   0.0
Human Environment Animal Protection   3,456 1.9
PARTEI   2,239 1.2
NPD   1,468 0.8   1.9
Pirates Guido Körber 1,226 0.7   2.0
DM 726 0.4
BGE   610 0.3
DKP Manfred Ebel 692 0.4   0.2 341 0.2
ÖDP   314 0.2
MLPD   90 0.0   0.1
Informal votes 3,229 2,697
Total valid votes 184,378 184,910
Turnout 187,607 75.4   4.9
CDU hold Majority 19,249 10.4   0.6

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III – Oberspreewald-Lausitz I[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  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Jana Schimke 61,487 37.0   12.2 57,867 34.8   11.1
SPD Tina Fischer 45,078 27.2   5.3 37,780 22.7   3.2
Left Steffen Kühne 36,284 21.9   4.5 36,310 21.8   5.3
AfD   10,605 6.4
Greens Andreas Rieger 6,324 3.8   1.7 7,425 4.5   1.5
NPD Frank Knuffke 5,582 3.4   0.3 4,468 2.7   0.2
Pirates Oliver Mücke 4,331 2.6 3,617 2.2   0.5
FW Barbara Wolff 3,670 2.2 2,381 1.4
FDP Alice Löning 1,989 1.2   6.1 4,526 2.7   7.0
REP Heiko Müller 924 0.6 579 0.3   0.1
PRO 713 0.4
DKP   333 0.2
MLPD   180 0.1   0.0
Informal votes 3,478 3,029
Total valid votes 166,002 166,451
Turnout 169,480 70.4   1.4
CDU gain from SPD Majority 16,409 9.8

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III – Oberspreewald-Lausitz I[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  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD  Y Peter Danckert 53,384 32.4   10.0 42,834 25.9   10.8
Left Steffen Kühne 43,348 26.3   3.1 44,923 27.1   2.2
CDU Tamara Zieschang 40,882 24.8   1.0 39,092 23.6   2.1
FDP Jan Mühlmann-Skupien 11,959 7.3   3.1 16,102 9.7   2.6
Greens Benjamin Raschke 9,041 5.5   2.5 9,912 6.0   1.0
NPD Stella Hähnel 5,992 3.6   0.5 4,711 2.8   0.2
Pirates   4,357 2.6
FWD 1,352 0.8
DVU   1,255 0.8
BüSo 397 0.2
REP   368 0.2
MLPD   162 0.1   0.1
Informal votes 5,598 4,739
Total valid votes 164,606 165,465
Turnout 170,204 69.0   7.5
SPD hold Majority 10,036 6.1   12.5

Notes

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  1. ^ Lehmann entered the Bundestag on the SPD list after the resignation of Manja Schüle in December 2019.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III – Oberspreewald-Lausitz I". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III – Oberspreewald-Lausitz I
  4. ^ Results for Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III – Oberspreewald-Lausitz I
  5. ^ Results for Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III – Oberspreewald-Lausitz I
  6. ^ Results for Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III – Oberspreewald-Lausitz I