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Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III – Oberspreewald-Lausitz I

Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III – Oberspreewald-Lausitz I is one of the 299 single member constituencies used for the German parliament, the Bundestag. One of ten districts covering the state of Brandenburg, it contains the whole of the county of Dahme-Spreewald, half of Teltow-Fläming and a small section of the county of Oberspreewald-Lausitz. The constituency elects one representative under the mixed member proportional representation (MMP) system. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 62.

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The constituency was created for the 2002 election, following a reduction in the number of Bundestag constituencies. The first three elections were won by The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD.) However, at the 2013 election, the constituency was gained by the Christian Democratic Union. The representative elected in 2013 is Jana Schimke.

History and Boundaries

The constituency was created from parts of the former constituencies of Luckenwalde – Zossen – Jüterbog – Königs Wusterhausen, Bad Liebenwerda – Finsterwalde – Herzberg – Lübben – Luckau, Fürstenwalde – Strausberg – Seelow and Frankfurt (Oder) – Eisenhüttenstadt – Beeskow.

For the 2013 election the constituency contained the following areas:

  • The Dahme-Spreewald county
  • The Teltow-Fläming county, with the exceptions of the municipalities of Großbeeren, Ludwigsfelde, Jüterbog and Niedergörsdorf.
  • The Lübbenau municipality, located in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz county

    • 2013 election

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    References

    Dahme-Spreewald – Teltow-Fläming III – Oberspreewald-Lausitz I Wikipedia
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