Uckermark – Barnim I

Federal electoral district of Germany

57 Uckermark – Barnim I

Electoral district
for the Bundestag

Uckermark – Barnim I in 2025

State| Brandenburg
Population| 220,600 (2019)
Electorate| 182,836 (2021)
Major settlements| Eberswalde
Schwedt
Wandlitz
Area| 4,251.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created| 1990
Party| SPD
Member| Stefan Zierke
Elected| 2021

Uckermark – Barnim I 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 57. It is located in northeastern Brandenburg, comprising the Uckermark district and most of the Barnim district.[1]

Uckermark – Barnim I was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Stefan Zierke of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

## Geography

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Uckermark – Barnim I is located in northeastern Brandenburg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the district of Uckermark and the district of Barnim excluding the municipalities of Ahrensfelde, Bernau bei Berlin, Panketal, and Werneuchen.[1]

## History

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Uckermark – Barnim I was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Prenzlau – Angermünde – Schwedt – Templin – Gransee. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 272 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 57. In the 2009 election, it was number 58. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 57.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Schwedt and the districts of Prenzlau, Angermünde, Templin, and Gransee. It acquired its current configuration in the 2002 election, as Schwedt, Angermünde, Prenzlau, and Templin were merged into the Uckermark district. It lost Gransee while acquiring the northern part of the new Barnim district, as well as the entirety of the Amt of Groß Schönebeck. Upon the abolition of Amt Groß Schönebeck ahead of the 2005 election, the municipality of Marienwerder and the former municipality of Zerpenschleuse were transferred out of the constituency. In the 2013 election, it gained the municipality of Wandlitz and the Amt of Biesenthal-Barnim.

Election  | No. | Name  | Borders

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1990 | 272  | Prenzlau – Angermünde – Schwedt – Templin – Gransee  |

* Schwedt city
* Prenzlau district
* Angermünde district
* Templin district
* Gransee district

1994
1998
2002 | 57  | Uckermark – Barnim I  |

* Uckermark district
* Barnim district (excluding Ahrensfelde, Bernau bei Berlin, Panketal, Wandlitz, and Werneuchen municipalities and Biesenthal-Barnim Amt)

2005
2009 | 58
2013 | 57  |

* Uckermark district
* Barnim district (excluding Ahrensfelde, Bernau bei Berlin, Panketal, and Werneuchen municipalities)

2017
2021
2025

## Members

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The constituency was first represented by Markus Meckel of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1990 to 2009. It was won by The Left in 2009, and represented by Sabine Stüber. In 2013, it was won by Jens Koeppen of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was re-elected in 2017. Stefan Zierke regained it for the SPD in 2021.

Election  | Member  | Party  | %

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| 1990 | Markus Meckel | SPD | 37.7
1994 | 48.8
1998 | 54.0
2002 | 49.4
2005 | 39.6
| 2009 | Sabine Stüber | LINKE | 32.0
| 2013 | Jens Koeppen | CDU | 38.9
2017 | 30.6
| 2021 | Stefan Zierke | SPD | 29.6

## Election results

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### 2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Uckermark – Barnim 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 | Stefan Zierke | 38,247  | 29.6  |  10.2  | 40,543  | 31.4  |  14.5
| AfD | Hannes Gnauck | 26,163  | 20.3  |  0.1  | 25,748  | 19.9  |  0.9
| CDU | N Jens Koeppen | 22,991  | 17.8  |  12.8  | 19,818  | 15.3  |  12.9
| Left | Isabelle Czok-Alm  | 12,316  | 9.5  |  8.9  | 11,617  | 9.0  |  9.7
| FDP | Friedhelm Boginski | 10,964  | 8.5  |  4.7  | 10,422  | 8.1  |  2.6
| Greens | Michael Kellner | 7,528  | 5.8  |  2.1  | 9,095  | 7.0  |  3.0
| FW | Jörg Arnold  | 3,811  | 3.0  |  1.1  | 3,131  | 2.4  |  1.2
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 2,830  | 2.2  |  0.8
| dieBasis | Richard MacLean  | 2,090  | 1.6  |  | 1,911  | 1.5  |
| PARTEI | Niels Neudeck  | 2,071  | 1.6  |  0.1  | 1,517  | 1.2  |  0.0
| Independent | Christoph Graf von Schlippenbach  | 1,436  | 1.1  |  |
| Unabhängige  |  | 576  | 0.4  |
| Pirates | Stefan Günther  | 786  | 0.6  |  | 516  | 0.4  |
| NPD |  | 482  | 0.4  |  0.6
| Team Todenhöfer |  | 241  | 0.2  |
| ÖDP | Thomas Löb  | 412  | 0.3  |  | 233  | 0.2  |  0.0
| Independent | Jürgen Buro  | 335  | 0.3  |  |
| Volt |  | 196  | 0.2  |
| DKP |  | 179  | 0.1  |  0.0
| Humanists |  | 131  | 0.1  |
| MLPD |  | 60  | 0.0  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 1,815  |  |  | 1,719  |  |
Total valid votes | 129,150  |  |  | 129,246  |  |
Turnout | 130,965  | 71.6  |  1.3  |
| SPD gain from CDU | Majority | 12,084  | 9.3  |  |

### 2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Uckermark – Barnim 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 Jens Koeppen | 39,102  | 30.6  |  7.6  | 36,160  | 28.2  |  8.0
| AfD | Steffen John  | 25,804  | 20.2  |  | 26,605  | 20.8  |  15.7
| SPD | Stefan Zierke | 24,843  | 19.4  |  3.4  | 21,650  | 16.9  |  5.5
| Left | Andreas Büttner  | 23,589  | 18.4  |  8.7  | 23,870  | 18.6  |  5.4
| FDP | Laura Schieritz  | 4,859  | 3.8  |  2.3  | 7,021  | 5.5  |  3.4
| Greens | Thomas Dyhr  | 4,714  | 3.7  |  0.7  | 5,187  | 4.1  |  0.2
| FW |  | 2,361  | 1.8  |  0.6  | 1,518  | 1.2  |  0.2
| PARTEI |  | 2,163  | 1.7  |  | 1,451  | 1.1  |
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 1,744  | 1.4  |
| NPD |  | 1,267  | 1.0  |  1.6
| BGE |  | 567  | 0.4  |
| DM  |  | 483  | 0.4  |
| DKP |  | 441  | 0.3  |  | 230  | 0.2  |
| ÖDP |  | 184  | 0.1  |
| MLPD |  | 86  | 0.1  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 1,994  |  |  | 1,857  |  |
Total valid votes | 127,876  |  |  | 128,013  |  |
Turnout | 129,870  | 70.3  |  6.2  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 13,298  | 10.4  |  2.5  |

### 2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Uckermark – Barnim 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 | Jens Koeppen | 38,394  | 38.9  |  13.0  | 36,377  | 36.8  |  12.9
| Left | N Sabine Stüber  | 25,673  | 26.0  |  6.0  | 23,572  | 23.8  |  7.1
| SPD | Stefan Zierke | 23,235  | 23.5  |  3.5  | 22,475  | 22.7  |  3.3
| AfD |  | 4,776  | 4.8  |
| NPD | Aileen Rokohl  | 3,374  | 3.4  |  0.4  | 2,632  | 2.7  |  0.4
| Greens | Sarah Polzer-Storek  | 2,825  | 2.9  |  1.4  | 3,580  | 3.6  |  1.0
| Pirates | Jürgen Voigt  | 2,456  | 2.5  |  | 1,985  | 2.0  |  0.1
| FDP | Martin Hoeck  | 1,565  | 1.6  |  4.7  | 2,069  | 2.1  |  5.6
| FW | Wilfried Haase  | 1,233  | 1.2  |  | 877  | 0.9  |
| PRO |  | 317  | 0.3  |
| REP |  | 159  | 0.2  |  0.0
| MLPD |  | 100  | 0.1  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 1,879  |  |  | 1,715  |  |
Total valid votes | 98,755  |  |  | 98,919  |  |
Turnout | 100,634  | 62.8  |  0.3  |
| CDU gain from Left | Majority | 12,721  | 12.9  |  |

### 2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Uckermark – Barnim 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  | %  | ±%
| Left | Sabine Stüber  | 32,791  | 32.0  |  3.9  | 31,833  | 31.0  |  1.8
| SPD | N Markus Meckel | 27,674  | 27.0  |  12.6  | 26,761  | 26.0  |  10.2
| CDU | Jens Koeppen | 26,512  | 25.9  |  2.9  | 24,524  | 23.9  |  3.3
| FDP | Walter Henke  | 6,396  | 6.2  |  2.8  | 7,907  | 7.7  |  2.3
| Greens | Alice-Sarah Polzer-Storek  | 4,385  | 4.3  |  1.9  | 4,762  | 4.6  |  0.9
| NPD | Mike Sandow  | 3,945  | 3.8  |  0.4  | 3,139  | 3.1  |  0.2
| Pirates |  | 1,960  | 1.9  |
| Independent | Susanne Münz  | 781  | 0.8  |  |
| DVU |  | 745  | 0.7  |
| FWD  |  | 687  | 0.7  |
| REP |  | 191  | 0.2  |
| BüSo |  | 189  | 0.2  |
| MLPD |  | 106  | 0.1  |  0.1
Informal votes  | 3,330  |  |  | 3,010  |  |
Total valid votes | 102,484  |  |  | 102,804  |  |
Turnout | 105,814  | 62.5  |  8.7  |
| Left gain from SPD | Majority | 5,117  | 5.0  |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Constituency Uckermark – Barnim I". Federal Returning Officer.
2. ^ "Results for Uckermark – Barnim I". Federal Returning Officer.
3. ^ Results for Uckermark – Barnim I
4. ^ Results for Uckermark – Barnim I
5. ^ Results for Uckermark – Barnim I
6. ^ Results for Uckermark – Barnim I

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