Potsdam-Mittelmark II

18: Potsdam-Mittelmark II
Electoral district for the Landtag of Brandenburg
Potsdam-Mittelmark II in 2024
District	Potsdam-Mittelmark
Electorate	57,301 (2024)
Major settlements	Beelitz, Bad Belzig, and Wiesenburg
Current electoral district
Created	1994
Party	SPD
Member	Melanie Balzer [1]

Potsdam-Mittelmark II 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 18. It is located in the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark. ^[2]

Geography

The constituency includes the towns of Beelitz, Bad Belzig, as well as the communities of Seddiner See , Michendorf and Wiesenburg, and the districts of Brück and Niemegk.

There were 57,301 eligible voters in 2024. ^[3]

Members

Election		Member	Party	%
	2004	Günter Baaske	SPD	38.2
	2009			41.8
	2014			44.9
	2019			36.3
	2024	Melanie Balzer		38.3

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Potsdam-Mittelmark II [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	%	±%
	SPD	Melanie Balzer		16,809	38.3	4.2	15,092	34.2	4.8
	AfD	Peer Dorow		11,068	25.2	7.7	10,127	22.9	4.2
	BSW						6,073	13.8
	CDU	Schreinicke		8,060	18.4	2.8	5,775	13.1	2.3
	BVB/FW	Simmes		3,297	7.5	1.6	1,062	2.4	3.1
	Left	Frey		2,266	5.2	3.7	1,242	2.8	6.8
	Greens	Wessel		1,790	4.1	7.4	2,652	6.0	7.2
	APT						934	2.1	0.2
	FDP	Krohn		593	1.4	2.0	454	1.0	3.5
	Plus						392	0.9	0.3
	DLW						156	0.4
	Values						102	0.2
	Third Way						42	0.1
	DKP						31	0.1
Informal votes				585			334
Total valid votes				43,883			44,134
Turnout				44,468	77.6	10.1
	SPD hold		Majority	5,741	13.1

References

1. "Ergebnisse Landtagswahl in 18 - Potsdam-Mittelmark II".
2. "Seite wird geladen" (PDF).
3. "Ergebnisse Landtagswahl in 18 - Potsdam-Mittelmark II".
4. https://wahlergebnisse.brandenburg.de/12/500/20240922/landtagswahl_land/ergebnisse_wahlkreis_18.html

See also

• Politics of Brandenburg
• Landtag of Brandenburg