| 65 Elbe-Elster – Oberspreewald-Lausitz | |
| Constituency Type: | electoral district |
| Constituency Link: | Elbe-Elster – Oberspreewald-Lausitz II |
| Parl Name: | Bundestag |
| Region Label: | State |
| Region: | Brandenburg |
| Population: | 195,200 (2019) |
| Electorate: | 162,410 (2021) |
| Towns: | Senftenberg Finsterwalde Lauchhammer |
| Area: | 2,844.52 km2 |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Party: | SPD |
| Local Council Label: | Member |
| Local Council: | Hannes Walter |
| Blank1 Name: | Elected |
| Blank1 Info: | 2021 |
Elbe-Elster – Oberspreewald-Lausitz 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 65. It is located in southern Brandenburg, comprising the districts of Elbe-Elster and Oberspreewald-Lausitz.[1]
Elbe-Elster – Oberspreewald-Lausitz was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Hannes Walter of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]
Elbe-Elster – Oberspreewald-Lausitz is located in southern Brandenburg. As of the 2025 federal election, it comprises the Elbe-Elster district and the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district.[1]
Elbe-Elster – Oberspreewald-Lausitz was created in 2002 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Senftenberg – Calau – Spremberg and Bad Liebenwerda – Finsterwalde – Herzberg – Lübben – Luckau. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was constituency 65 in the numbering system. In the 2009 election, it was number 66. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 65. Until 2025, it excluded the municipality of Lübbenau.
| Election | width=125px | Name | width=500px | Borders | |
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| 2002 | 65 | Elbe-Elster – Oberspreewald-Lausitz II |
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| 2005 | |||||
| 2009 | 66 | ||||
| 2013 | 65 | ||||
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| 2021 | |||||
| 2025 | Elbe-Elster – Oberspreewald-Lausitz |
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The constituency was first represented by Stephan Hilsberg of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 2002 to 2009. Michael Stübgen of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in the 2009 election, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. He resigned in November 2019 after being appointed to the state government of Brandenburg. Hannes Walter regained the constituency for the SPD in 2021.
| Election | Member | Party | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Stephan Hilsberg | SPD | 44.5 | |||
| 2005 | 34.8 | |||||
| 2009 | Michael Stübgen | CDU | 28.9 | |||
| 2013 | 40.9 | |||||
| 2017 | 29.5 | |||||
| bgcolor= | 2021 | Hannes Walter | SPD | 25.4 | ||