Schwerin_-_Ludwigslust-Parchim_I_-_Nordwestmecklenburg_I

Schwerin – Ludwigslust-Parchim I – Nordwestmecklenburg I

Schwerin – Ludwigslust-Parchim I – Nordwestmecklenburg I

Federal electoral district of Germany


Schwerin – Ludwigslust-Parchim I – Nordwestmecklenburg I (English: Schwerin – Ludwigslust-Parchim I – Northwestern Mecklenburg) 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 12. It is located in western Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, comprising the city of Schwerin and western parts of the districts of Ludwigslust-Parchim and Nordwestmecklenburg.[1]

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Schwerin – Ludwigslust-Parchim I – Nordwestmecklenburg I was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Reem Alabali-Radovan of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Schwerin – Ludwigslust-Parchim I – Nordwestmecklenburg I is located in western Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Schwerin, as well as western parts of Ludwigslust-Parchim district (specifically the municipalities of Boizenburg, Hagenow, Ludwigslust, and Lübtheen, and the Ämter of Boizenburg-Land, Dömitz-Malliß, Grabow, Hagenow-Land, Ludwigslust-Land, Neustadt-Glewe, Stralendorf, Wittenburg, and Zarrentin) and Nordwestmecklenburg (specifically the Ämter of Gadebusch, Lützow-Lübstorf, Rehna, and Schönberger Land).[1]

History

Schwerin – Ludwigslust-Parchim I – Nordwestmecklenburg I was created in 2002, then known as Schwerin – Ludwigslust. It contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Schwerin – Hagenow and Güstrow – Sternberg – Lübz – Parchim – Ludwigslust. Until 2013, it was constituency 13 in the numbering system. Originally, it comprised the independent city of Schwerin and the now-abolished district of Ludwigslust. In the 2013 election, it was expanded to include the Ämter of Gadebusch, Lützow-Lübstorf, Rehna, and Schönberger Land from the Nordwestmecklenburg district; it also acquired its current name and constituency number.

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Members

The constituency was held by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from its creation in 2002 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Hans-Joachim Hacker. It was won by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 2009, and represented by Dietrich Monstadt. He was re-elected in 2013 and 2017. Reem Alabali-Radovan won the constituency for the SPD in 2021.

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Election results

2021 election

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2017 election

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2013 election

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2009 election

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References

  1. "Constituency Schwerin – Ludwigslust-Parchim I – Nordwestmecklenburg I". Federal Returning Officer.


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