Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I 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 60. It is located in western Brandenburg, comprising the city of Brandenburg an der Havel, most of the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, and parts of the Havelland and Teltow-Fläming districts.
Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. From 2021 to 2025, it was represented by Sonja Eichwede of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Since 2025 it has been represented by Arne Raue of the AfD.
Geography Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I is located in western Brandenburg. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Brandenburg an der Havel; the entirety of the Potsdam-Mittelmark district excluding the municipalities of Kleinmachnow, Michendorf, Nuthetal, Schwielowsee, Stahnsdorf, and Teltow; the municipalities of Milower Land, Premnitz, and Rathenow from the Havelland district; and the municipalities of Jüterbog and Niedergörsdorf from the Teltow-Fläming district.
History Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Brandenburg a.d. Havel – Rathenow – Belzig. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 275 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 60. In the 2009 election, it was number 61. Since the 2013 election, it has been number 60.
Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Brandenburg an der Havel and the districts of Rathenow and Belzig. It acquired its current configuration in the 2002 election. Upon the abolition of the Groß Kreutz Amt ahead of the 2005 election, the former municipality of Derwitz was transferred out of the constituency. In the 2017 election, it lost the Amt of Nennhausen. In the 2021 election, it gained the municipality of Werder (Havel).
Election Name Borders 1990 275 Brandenburg a.d. Havel – Rathenow – Belzig Brandenburg an der Havel city Rathenow district Belzig district 1994 1998 2002 60 Brandenburg an der Havel – Potsdam-Mittelmark I – Havelland III – Teltow-Fläming I Brandenburg an der Havel city Potsdam-Mittelmark district (excluding Kleinmachnow, Michendorf, Nuthetal, Schwielowsee, Stahnsdorf, Teltow, and Werder (Havel) municipalities) Havelland district (only Milower Land, Premnitz, and Rathenow municipalities and Nennhausen Amt) Teltow-Fläming district (only Jüterbog and Niedergörsdorf municipalities) 2005 2009 61 2013 60 2017 Brandenburg an der Havel city Potsdam-Mittelmark district (excluding Kleinmachnow, Michendorf, Nuthetal, Schwielowsee, Stahnsdorf, Teltow, and Werder (Havel) municipalities) Havelland district (only Milower Land, Premnitz, and Rathenow municipalities) Teltow-Fläming district (only Jüterbog and Niedergörsdorf municipalities) 2021 Brandenburg an der Havel city Potsdam-Mittelmark district (excluding Kleinmachnow, Michendorf, Nuthetal, Schwielowsee, Stahnsdorf, and Teltow municipalities) Havelland district (only Milower Land, Premnitz, and Rathenow municipalities) Teltow-Fläming district (only Jüterbog and Niedergörsdorf municipalities) 2025
Members The constituency was first represented by Hans-Hinrich Knaape of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1990 to 1998, followed by Margrit Spielmann from 1998 to 2009. Future President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier served from 2009 to 2017. In 2017, Dietlind Tiemann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected as representative. Sonja Eichwede regained the constituency for the SPD in 2021. In 2025 Arne Raue won the constituency for the AFD.
Election Member Party % 1990 Hans-Hinrich Knaape SPD 38.5 1994 50.1 1998 Margrit Spielmann SPD 48.6 2002 46.4 2005 41.2 2009 Frank-Walter Steinmeier SPD 32.8 2013 33.1 2017 Dietlind Tiemann CDU 31.8 2021 Sonja Eichwede SPD 32.1 2025 Arne Raue AfD 33.6
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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