Potsdam I

21: Potsdam I
21: Potsdam I
Electoral district; for the Landtag of Brandenburg
	Potsdam I in 2024
District	Potsdam
Electorate	53,688 (2024)
Major settlements	Potsdam (partial)
Current electoral district
Created	1994
Party	SPD
Member	Manja Schüle

DistrictPotsdam

Electorate53,688 (2024)

Major settlementsPotsdam (partial)

Created1994

Potsdam 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 21. It is located in within the city of Potsdam.^[2]

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	Member	Party	%
2004	Klara Geywitz	SPD	33.6
2009			31.6
2014			28.0
2019	Marie Schäffer	Grüne	27.0
2024	Manja Schüle	SPD	34.4

State election (2024): Potsdam 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	%	±%
	SPD	Dr. Manja Schüle		15,281	34.4	7.7	16,689	37.4	12.4
	Greens	N Marie Schäffer		11,799	26.6	0.5	7,599	17.0	12.1
	AfD	Krause		5,171	11.6	2.6	4,756	10.7	1.3
	CDU	Mutschischk		5,099	11.5	1.4	4,888	10.9	0.7
	BSW						4,443	10.0
	Left	Vandre		3,633	8.2	7.1	3,292	7.4	6.1
	Plus						924	2.1	0.1
	BVB/FW	Dr. Reichert		1,344	3.0	0.5	519	1.2	0.7
	APT	Ripp		1,263	2.8		754	1.7	0.4
	FDP	Prof. Dr. Böhm		848	1.9	1.9	590	1/3	3.7
	Values						78	0.2
	DLW						64	0.1
	DKP						39	0.1
	Third Way						14	0.0
Informal votes				369			159
Total valid votes				44,438			44,648
Turnout				44,807	83.5	7.6
	SPD gain from Greens		Majority	3,482	7.8

State election (2019): Potsdam I^[5]
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	%	±%
	Greens	Marie Schäffer		10,956	27.0	11.3	11,821	29.1	9.9
	SPD	N Klara Geywitz		10,813	26.7	1.3	10,147	25.0	1.8
	Left	Isabelle Vandre		6,178	15.2	6.9	5,471	13.5	7.3
	CDU	Clemens Viehrig		5,210	12.9	5.4	4,709	11.6	6.4
	AfD	Helmar Wobeto		3,654	9.0	1.8	3,807	9.4	1.9
	FDP	Axel Graf Bülow		1,553	3.8	2.2	2,020	5.0	3.0
	Die PARTEI	Luisa Preschel		1,123	2.8	0.2
	Tierschutzpartei						860	2.1
	BVB/FW	Andreas Menzel		1,032	2.5	0.8	750	1.8	0.5
	ÖDP						461	1.1
	Pirates						320	0.8	2.6
	V-Partei3						210	0.5
Informal votes				292			235
Total valid votes				40,519			40,576
Turnout				40,811	75.9	14.2
	Greens gain from SPD		Majority	143	0.3

State election (2014): Potsdam I^[6]
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	Y Klara Geywitz		8,762	28.0	3.6	8,395	26.8	7.8
	Left	Anita Tack		6,928	22.1	5.6	6,523	20.8	3.3
	CDU	Dr. Wieland Niekisch		5,723	18.3	2.6	5,641	18.0	3.6
	Greens	Marie Luise von Halem		4,904	15.7	0.7	5,997	19.2	3.1
	AfD	Dr. Alexander Gauland		2,243	7.2		1,065	3.4
	Pirates	Torben Reichert		862	2.8		1,065	3.4
	Die PARTEI	Bettina Franke		820	2.6
	BVB/FW	Wolfgang Cornelius		525	1.7		397	1.3	0.3
	FDP	Axel Graf Bülow		516	1.6	6.7	614	2.0	5.3
	NPD						113	0.4	0.3
	DKP						162	0.5	0.2
	REP						29	0.1
Informal votes				330			320
Total valid votes				31,283			31,293
Turnout				31,613	61.7	15.5
	SPD hold		Majority	1,834	5.9	2.0

State election (2009): Potsdam I^[7]
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	Y Klara Geywitz		14,749	31.6	2.0	16,255	34.5	3.5
	Left	Anita Tack		12,893	27.6	4.1	11,326	24.1	1.1
	CDU	Wieland Niekisch		7,675	16.5	2.0	7,083	15.0	0.6
	Greens	Maria Luise von Halem		6,559	14.1	1.8	7,134	15.2	5.0
	FDP	Linda Teuteberg		3,992	8.6	4.7	3,520	7.5	4.7
	BVB/FW	Marco Schade		776	1.7		483	1.0
	NPD						336	0.7
	DVU						244	0.5	1.8
	RRP						239	0.5
	50Plus						157	0.3	0.1
	DKP						144	0.3
	Die-Volksinitiative						82	0.2
	REP						67	0.1
Informal votes				1,257			831
Total valid votes				46,644			47,070
Turnout				47,901	76.8	9.9
	SPD hold		Majority	1,856	4.0	2.1

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21: Potsdam I
Electoral district for the Landtag of Brandenburg
Potsdam I in 2024
District	Potsdam
Electorate	53,688 (2024)
Major settlements	Potsdam (partial)
Current electoral district
Created	1994
Party	SPD
Member	Manja Schüle^[1]