Oberspreewald-Lausitz I

38: Oberspreewald-Lausitz I
Electoral district for the Landtag of Brandenburg
Oberspreewald-Lausitz I in 2024
District	Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Electorate	33,090 (2024)
Major settlements	Lauchhammer and Schwarzheide
Current electoral district
Created	1994
Party	AfD
Member	Birgit Bessin [1]

Oberspreewald-Lausitz I is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Landtag of Brandenburg. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 38. It is located in within the district of Oberspreewald-Lausitz. ^[2]

Geography

The constituency includes the towns of Lauchhammer and Schwarzheide, as well as the municipality of Schipkau, and the districts of Ortrand and Ruhland.

There were 33,090 eligible voters in 2024. ^[1]

Members

Election		Member	Party	%
	2004	Ingo Senftleben	CDU	35.0
	2009			37.1
	2014			36.2
	2019			26.3
	2024	Birgit Bessin	AfD	44.3

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): 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	%	±%
	AfD	Birgit Bessin		10,427	44.3	NEW	9,863	41.7	5.9
	SPD	Martin Höntsch		6,092	25.9		5,801	24.5	1.6
	BSW						3,334	14.1
	CDU	Magister		3,729	15.8	10.5	2,579	10.9	7.4
	BVB/FW	Nothing		1,607	6.8	2.0	473	2.0	1.4
	Left	Theiler		1,044	4.4	7.0	464	2.0	6.6
	APT						412	1.7	0.3
	FDP	Dieckmann		273	1.2	4.8	177	0.7	3.6
	Greens	Neumann		254	1.1	2.0	250	1.1	2.4
	Plus						103	0.4	0.6
	DLW						84	0.4
	Values						56	0.2
	Third Way						40	0.2
	DKP	Baur		136	0.6		37	0.2
Informal votes				333			222
Total valid votes				23,562			23,673
Turnout				23,895	72.2	12.2
	AfD gain from CDU		Majority	4,335	18.4

2019 election

State election (2019): 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	%	±%
	AfD						7,319	35.7	22.5
	CDU	Y Ingo Senftleben		5,160	26.3	9.9	3,758	18.3	10.4
	SPD	Gabriele Theiss		5,067	25.8	7.0	4,689	22.9	9.1
	Independent	Marcel Respa		2,773	14.1
	Left	Ringo Jünigk		2,232	11.4	7.1	1,762	8.6	7.2
	BVB/FW	Roxana Trasper		1,724	8.8	4.6	694	3.4	2.0
	FDP	Krystian Burchart		1,160	5.9		886	4.3	3.0
	Die PARTEI	Marcus Winter		900	4.6
	Greens	Ricarda Budke		594	3.0	1.0	698	3.4	1.3
	Tierschutzpartei						416	2.0
	Pirates						117	0.6	0.5
	ÖDP						86	0.4
	V-Partei3						61	0.3
Informal votes				1,185			309
Total valid votes				19,610			20,486
Turnout				20,795	60.0	13.9
	CDU hold		Majority	93	0.5	2.9

References

1. "Ergebnisse Landtagswahl in 38 - Oberspreewald-Lausitz I". wahlergebnisse.brandenburg.de.
2. "Seite wird geladen" (PDF). www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de.
3. https://wahlergebnisse.brandenburg.de/12/500/20240922/landtagswahl_land/ergebnisse_wahlkreis_38.html
4. https://www.tagesschau.de/wahl/archiv/2019-09-01-LT-DE-BB/charts/wahlkreis-detail/WK038-18.shtml

See also

• Politics of Brandenburg
• Landtag of Brandenburg