Vorpommern-Rügen – Vorpommern-Greifswald 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 15. It is located in northeast Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, comprising the Vorpommern-Rügen district and a small part of the Vorpommern-Greifswald district.
Vorpommern-Rügen – Vorpommern-Greifswald I was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. From 2021 to 2025, it was represented by Anna Kassautzki of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Since 2025 it has been represented by Dario Seifert of the AfD.
Geography Vorpommern-Rügen – Vorpommern-Greifswald I is located in northeast Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Vorpommern-Rügen district, as well as the municipality of Greifswald and the Amt of Landhagen from the Vorpommern-Greifswald district.
History Vorpommern-Rügen – Vorpommern-Greifswald I was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Stralsund – Rügen – Grimmen. Until 2002, it was constituency 267 in the numbering system. Originally, it comprised the now-abolished districts of Grimmen, Rügen, and Stralsund, and the independent city of Stralsund. In the 2002 election, it was expanded to contain the former Ribnitz-Damgarten district, which had been abolished in 1994; it now covered the entirety of the later-abolished Nordvorpommern district. At this time, it was renamed to Stralsund – Nordvorpommern – Rügen, and acquired its current constituency number of 15. In the 2013 election, it was further expanded to include the independent city of Greifswald and the Amt of Landhagen, and was renamed to Vorpommern-Rügen – Vorpommern-Greifswald I.
Election Name Borders 1990 267 Stralsund – Rügen – Grimmen Stralsund city Grimmen district Rügen district Stralsund district 1994 1998 2002 15 Stralsund – Nordvorpommern – Rügen Stralsund city Nordvorpommern district Rügen district 2005 2009 2013 Vorpommern-Rügen – Vorpommern-Greifswald I Vorpommern-Rügen district Vorpommern-Greifswald district (only Greifswald municipality and Landhagen Amt) 2017 2021 2025
Members The constituency was held continuously by Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its formation until her retirement. Merkel served as leader of the CDU from 2000 and Chancellor of Germany from 2005 until 2021. In the 2021 federal election, it was won by Anna Kassautzki of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Election Member Party % 1990 Angela Merkel CDU 48.5 1994 48.6 1998 37.3 2002 41.6 2005 41.3 2009 49.3 2013 56.2 2017 44.0 2021 Anna Kassautzki SPD 24.3 2025 Dario Seifert AfD 37.3
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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