Berlin-Neukölln 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 81. It is located in southern Berlin, comprising the Neukölln borough.
Berlin-Neukölln was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2025, it has been represented by Ferat Koçak of The Left.
Geography Berlin-Neukölln is located in southern Berlin. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Neukölln borough.
History Berlin-Neukölln was created after German reunification in 1990. In the 1990 election, it was constituency 256 in the numbering system. In the 1994 and 1998 elections, it was number 257. In the 2005 through 2009 elections, it was number 83. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 82. From the 2025 election, it has been number 81. Its borders have not changed since its creation.
Members The constituency was first represented by Dankward Buwitt of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998 and represented by Ditmar Staffelt. In 2009, Stefanie Vogelsang of the CDU was elected, and served a single term. Fritz Felgentreu regained the constituency for the SPD in the 2013 election, and was re-elected in 2017. He was succeeded by Hakan Demir in 2021. The constituency was won by Ferat Koçak of The Left in 2025, the first time the party had won a constituency in the former West.
Election Member Party % 1990 Dankward Buwitt CDU 51.2 1994 42.2 1998 Ditmar Staffelt SPD 48.5 2002 41.9 2005 39.3 2009 Stefanie Vogelsang CDU 30.8 2013 Fritz Felgentreu SPD 32.3 2017 26.8 2021 Hakan Demir SPD 26.0 2025 Ferat Koçak LINKE 30.0
Election results 2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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