Elbe-Elster – Oberspreewald-Lausitz

Region: Brandenburg

Seats: 1

Latest election result · 2025

Winner: Bessin, Birgit

Margin over second place: 32,863

Candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bessin, Birgit	AfD	57,194	43.0%
Name not published	CDU	24,331	18.3%
Name not published	SPD	22,087	16.6%
Name not published	Die Linke	15,935	12.0%
Name not published	Freie Wähler	7,005	5.3%
Name not published	FDP	3,822	2.9%
Name not published	GRÜNE	2,704	2.0%
Name not published	Die Partei	0	0.0%
Name not published	Volt	0	0.0%
Name not published	MLPD	0	0.0%
Name not published	Bündnis Deutschland	0	0.0%
Name not published	BSW	0	0.0%
Name not published	dieBasis	0	0.0%
Name not published	Team Todenhöfer	0	0.0%
Name not published	ÖDP	0	0.0%
Name not published	PdH	0	0.0%
Name not published	Tierschutzpartei	0	0.0%
Name not published	PIRATEN	0	0.0%

Earlier election results

2021

The boundaries changed after this election, so this result covers a slightly different area than the district does now.

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
SPD	33,412	28.2%
AfD	29,849	25.2%
CDU	17,776	15.0%
FDP	11,114	9.4%
Die Linke	8,532	7.2%
GRÜNE	4,920	4.2%
Freie Wähler	3,657	3.1%
Tierschutzpartei	2,564	2.2%
Independents	2,022	1.7%
dieBasis	1,449	1.2%
Die Partei	1,383	1.2%
NPD	637	0.5%
PIRATEN	437	0.4%
Volt	194	0.2%
Team Todenhöfer	156	0.1%
ÖDP	128	0.1%
DKP	92	0.1%
Die Humanisten	87	0.1%
MLPD	55	0.0%

2017

The boundaries changed after this election, so this result covers a slightly different area than the district does now.

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
CDU	33,576	27.7%
AfD	30,564	25.2%
Die Linke	18,775	15.5%
SPD	18,700	15.4%
FDP	8,128	6.7%
GRÜNE	3,146	2.6%
Freie Wähler	2,089	1.7%
Tierschutzpartei	1,878	1.6%
NPD	1,757	1.5%
Die Partei	1,207	1.0%
DM	555	0.5%
BGE	421	0.3%
ÖDP	150	0.1%
MLPD	108	0.1%
DKP	100	0.1%
PIRATEN	0	0.0%

2013

The boundaries changed after this election, so this result covers a slightly different area than the district does now.

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
CDU	46,044	39.5%
Die Linke	25,321	21.7%
SPD	23,136	19.9%
AfD	6,911	5.9%
NPD	4,421	3.8%
GRÜNE	3,104	2.7%
FDP	2,950	2.5%
PIRATEN	2,626	2.3%
Freie Wähler	1,122	1.0%
pro Deutschland	531	0.5%
REP	196	0.2%
MLPD	153	0.1%
CSU	0	0.0%
Tierschutzpartei	0	0.0%
ÖDP	0	0.0%
FAMILIE	0	0.0%
Bündnis 21/RRP	0	0.0%
RENTNER	0	0.0%
BP	0	0.0%
PBC	0	0.0%
BüSo	0	0.0%
Die Violetten	0	0.0%
Volksabstimmung	0	0.0%
PSG	0	0.0%
BIG	0	0.0%
Die Rechte	0	0.0%
Die Frauen	0	0.0%
Nichtwähler	0	0.0%
Partei Der Vernunft	0	0.0%
Die Partei	0	0.0%
B	0	0.0%
BGD	0	0.0%
DKP	0	0.0%
NEIN!	0	0.0%
Übrige	0	0.0%

2009

The boundaries changed after this election, so this result covers a slightly different area than the district does now.

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
Die Linke	34,203	28.0%
CDU	33,467	27.4%
SPD	28,022	22.9%
FDP	10,865	8.9%
GRÜNE	4,238	3.5%
NPD	3,839	3.1%
PIRATEN	2,995	2.5%
DVU	2,399	2.0%
FWD	1,435	1.2%
REP	278	0.2%
BüSo	270	0.2%
MLPD	137	0.1%
CSU	0	0.0%
FAMILIE	0	0.0%
Die Tierschutzpartei	0	0.0%
PBC	0	0.0%
BP	0	0.0%
PSG	0	0.0%
Volksabstimmung	0	0.0%
ZENTRUM	0	0.0%
ADM	0	0.0%
CM	0	0.0%
DKP	0	0.0%
Die Violetten	0	0.0%
ödp	0	0.0%
RRP	0	0.0%
RENTNER	0	0.0%
Freie Union	0	0.0%
Übrige	0	0.0%

2005

The boundaries changed after this election, so this result covers a slightly different area than the district does now.

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
SPD	46,438	31.7%
Die Linke.	40,065	27.3%
CDU	34,944	23.8%
FDP	10,491	7.2%
NPD	7,284	5.0%
GRÜNE	4,730	3.2%
50Plus	1,132	0.8%
GRAUE	1,065	0.7%
MLPD	393	0.3%
CSU	0	0.0%
Offensive D	0	0.0%
REP	0	0.0%
Die Tierschutzpartei	0	0.0%
PBC	0	0.0%
Die Frauen	0	0.0%
FAMILIE	0	0.0%
BüSo	0	0.0%
BP	0	0.0%
ZENTRUM	0	0.0%
Deutschland	0	0.0%
AGFG	0	0.0%
APPD	0	0.0%
Die Partei	0	0.0%
PSG	0	0.0%
Pro DM	0	0.0%
CM	0	0.0%
DSU	0	0.0%
HP	0	0.0%
Humanwirtschafts- Partei	0	0.0%
Statt Partei	0	0.0%
Independents	0	0.0%
Übrige	0	0.0%

2002

The boundaries changed after this election, so this result covers a slightly different area than the district does now.

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
SPD	67,465	45.8%
CDU	38,412	26.1%
PDS	23,145	15.7%
FDP	9,059	6.1%
GRÜNE	3,920	2.7%
NPD	2,466	1.7%
Schill	2,338	1.6%
GRAUE	611	0.4%
CSU	0	0.0%
REP	0	0.0%
Tierschutz	0	0.0%
ödp	0	0.0%
PBC	0	0.0%
Die Frauen	0	0.0%
BP	0	0.0%
FAMILIE	0	0.0%
CM	0	0.0%
BüSo	0	0.0%
HP	0	0.0%
Violetten	0	0.0%
AUFBRUCH	0	0.0%
ZENTRUM	0	0.0%
KPD	0	0.0%
PRG	0	0.0%

1998

The boundaries changed after this election, so this result covers a slightly different area than the district does now.

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
SPD	48,243	40.8%
CDU	30,056	25.4%
PDS	19,944	16.9%
F.D.P.	4,385	3.7%
GRÜNE	3,474	2.9%
REP	1,902	1.6%
Tierschutz	1,134	1.0%
NPD	658	0.6%
BFB	300	0.3%
GRAUE	266	0.2%
ödp	113	0.1%
CSU	0	0.0%
Deutschland	0	0.0%
APPD	0	0.0%
APD	0	0.0%
BP	0	0.0%
BüSo	0	0.0%
CHANCE 2000	0	0.0%
CM	0	0.0%
DPD	0	0.0%
FAMILIE	0	0.0%
Die Frauen	0	0.0%
HP	0	0.0%
MLPD	0	0.0%
NATURGESETZ	0	0.0%
FORUM	0	0.0%
PBC	0	0.0%
AB 2000	0	0.0%
PASS	0	0.0%

1994

The boundaries changed after this election, so this result covers a slightly different area than the district does now.

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
SPD	46,288	41.8%
CDU	40,331	36.5%
PDS	14,804	13.4%
FDP	3,665	3.3%
GRÜNE	3,199	2.9%
REP	1,331	1.2%
NATURGESETZ	374	0.3%
GRAUE	294	0.3%
Statt Partei	172	0.2%
ödp	126	0.1%
MLPD	31	0.0%
CSU	0	0.0%
APD	0	0.0%
BP	0	0.0%
BüSo	0	0.0%
BSA	0	0.0%
LIGA	0	0.0%
CM	0	0.0%
ZENTRUM	0	0.0%
Tierschutz	0	0.0%
PBC	0	0.0%
PASS	0	0.0%

1990

The boundaries changed after this election, so this result covers a slightly different area than the district does now.

List votes
Party	Votes	Share
CDU	51,625	43.5%
SPD	35,981	30.3%
FDP	12,655	10.7%
PDS	8,323	7.0%
B90/Gr	6,214	5.2%
REP	1,681	1.4%
DSU	725	0.6%
Die Grauen	694	0.6%
NPD	331	0.3%
ÖDP	238	0.2%
LIGA	194	0.2%
Mündige	48	0.0%
CSU	0	0.0%
GRÜNE	0	0.0%
BP	0	0.0%
DDD	0	0.0%
BSA	0	0.0%
CM	0	0.0%
ÖKO-Union	0	0.0%
Frauen	0	0.0%
KPD	0	0.0%
Patrioten	0	0.0%
SpAD	0	0.0%
VAA	0	0.0%

Data as of 2026-10-12

Source: Die Bundeswahlleiterin; Zeit Online; historical boundaries reconstructed from published maps; Die Bundeswahlleiterin, Statistisches Bundesamt, Geobasis-DE and BKG