57 Uckermark – Barnim I
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Uckermark – Barnim I in 2017
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

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

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.

Members

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 results

2021 election

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

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

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

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

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