Berlin-Spandau – Charlottenburg North Explained

77 Berlin-Spandau – Charlottenburg North
Constituency Type:electoral district
Constituency Link:Berlin-Spandau – Charlottenburg North
Parl Name:Bundestag
Region Label:State
Region:Berlin
Population:272,000 (2019)
Electorate:180,251 (2021)
Area:99.5 km2
Year:1990
Party:SPD
Local Council Label:Member
Local Council:Helmut Kleebank
Blank1 Name:Elected
Blank1 Info:2021

Berlin-Spandau – Charlottenburg North 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 77. It is located in western Berlin, comprising the Spandau borough.[1]

Berlin-Spandau – Charlottenburg North was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Helmut Kleebank of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Berlin-Spandau – Charlottenburg North is located in western Berlin. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Spandau borough as well as small parts of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, specifically the locality of Charlottenburg-Nord and the neighbourhood of Kalowswerder from Charlottenburg locality.[1]

History

Berlin-Spandau – Charlottenburg North was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Berlin-Spandau. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1990 election, it was constituency 251 in the numbering system. In the 1994 and 1998 elections, it was number 252. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was number 79. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 78. From the 2025 election, it has been number 77. Originally, the constituency was coterminous with the borough of Spandau. In the 2002 election, it gained the area of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf north of the Spree.

Members

The constituency was first represented by Peter Kittelmann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994, followed by Heinrich Lummer from 1994 to 1998. It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998 and represented by Wolfgang Behrendt until 2002, followed by Swen Schulz until 2009. Kai Wegner of the CDU was elected in 2009 and re-elected in 2013. Former member Schulz regained the constituency in the 2017 election. He was succeeded by Helmut Kleebank in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty%
bgcolor=1990Peter KittelmannCDU50.6
bgcolor=1994Heinrich LummerCDU43.3
bgcolor=1998Wolfgang BehrendtSPD49.9
2002Swen SchulzSPD44.1
200546.8
2009Kai WegnerCDU36.5
201339.2
bgcolor=2017Swen SchulzSPD32.1
bgcolor=2021Helmut KleebankSPD32.8

Election results

2009 election

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency Berlin-Spandau – Charlottenburg North. Federal Returning Officer.
  2. Web site: Results for Berlin-Spandau – Charlottenburg North. Federal Returning Officer.