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78 Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf in 2025
StateBerlin
Population293,900 (2019)
Electorate217,814 (2021)
Area102.6 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyCDU
MemberThomas Heilmann
Elected2017, 2021

Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf 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 78. It is located in southwestern Berlin, comprising the Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough.[1]

Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2017, it has been represented by Thomas Heilmann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).[2]

Geography

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Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf is located in southwestern Berlin. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough.[1]

History

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Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf was created after German reunification in 1990. In the 1990 election, it was constituency 252 in the numbering system. In the 1994 and 1998 elections, it was number 253. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was number 80. In the 2013 through 2021 election, it was number 79. From the 2025 election, it has been number 78.

Originally, the constituency comprised the boroughs of Steglitz and Zehlendorf, excluding the area of Steglitz east of the Teltow Canal, specifically the locality of Lankwitz and part of Lichterfelde. In the 1994 and 1998 elections, it comprised the entirety of Steglitz and Zehlendorf boroughs. Since their merger ahead of the 2002 election, it has been coterminous with the Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough.

Members

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The constituency was first represented by Gero Pfennig of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. It was won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998 and represented by Renate Rennebach until 2002, followed by Klaus Uwe Benneter until 2005. Karl-Georg Wellmann of the CDU was elected in 2005, and re-elected in 2009 and 2013. He was succeeded by fellow CDU member Thomas Heilmann in the 2017 election.

Election Member Party %
1990 Gero Pfennig CDU 51.7
1994 47.5
1998 Renate Rennebach SPD 42.7
2002 Klaus Uwe Benneter SPD 40.8
2005 Karl-Georg Wellmann CDU 40.0
2009 38.8
2013 42.5
2017 Thomas Heilmann CDU 35.4
2021 28.0

Election results

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2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf[3]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Thomas Heilmann 48,949 28.0 Decrease 7.4 39,943 22.9 Decrease 6.9
SPD Ruppert Stüwe 43,465 24.9 Increase 0.3 42,910 24.5 Increase 5.4
Greens Nina Stahr 38,873 22.2 Increase 9.5 39,550 22.6 Increase 8.4
FDP Hanns-Henning Krumrey 15,967 9.1 Increase 0.1 22,208 12.7 Decrease 1.5
AfD Birgit Malsack-Winkemann 9,221 5.3 Decrease 2.9 9,915 5.7 Decrease 3.2
Left Marcus Otto 7,455 4.3 Decrease 3.2 8,311 4.8 Decrease 4.4
Human Environment Animal Protection Laura Höll 3,874 2.2 3,430 2.0 Increase 0.9
PARTEI Erik Westmann 2,039 1.2 Decrease 0.9 1,699 1.0 Decrease 0.2
dieBasis Claus-Henning Hacker 1,912 1.1
FW Klaus-Peter von Lüdeke 1,430 0.8 1,388 0.8 Increase 0.6
Die Grauen 1,214 0.7 Increase 0.4
Volt   1,139 0.7
Team Todenhöfer   1,065 0.6
Pirates Georg Boroviczény 705 0.4 589 0.3 Steady 0.0
Gesundheitsforschung Karl-Friedrich Harter 439 0.3 359 0.2 Increase 0.1
ÖDP Alina Sahl 370 0.2 296 0.2 Steady 0.0
Humanists   264 0.2
du.   167 0.1 Steady 0.0
V-Partei3   123 0.1 Decrease 0.1
LKR Carsten Schanz 111 0.1 85 0.0
NPD   64 0.0
DKP   58 0.0 Steady 0.0
BüSo   51 0.0 Steady 0.0
SGP   27 0.0 Steady 0.0
MLPD   14 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,421 2,372
Total valid votes 174,820 174,869
Turnout 177,241 81.4 Decrease 0.3
CDU hold Majority 5,494 3.1 Decrease 7.7

2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf[4]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Thomas Heilmann 63,085 35.4 Decrease 7.1 53,281 29.8 Decrease 7.4
SPD Ute Finckh-Krämer 43,801 24.6 Decrease 4.7 34,279 19.2 Decrease 6.4
Greens Urban Aykal 22,712 12.7 Increase 0.9 25,361 14.2 Increase 0.6
FDP Hartmut Ebbing 16,159 9.1 Increase 6.4 25,461 14.2 Increase 7.9
AfD Sabine Gollombeck 14,549 8.2 Increase 3.9 15,824 8.8 Increase 3.5
Left Franziska Brychcy 13,392 7.5 Increase 2.2 16,352 9.1 Increase 2.0
PARTEI Alina Kranzosch 3,681 2.1 Increase 1.3 2,143 1.2 Increase 0.5
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,846 1.0
Pirates   651 0.4 Decrease 2.1
Die Grauen 609 0.3
DiB 496 0.3
BGE   456 0.3
DIE FRAUEN Christine Kuhlmann 439 0.2
ÖDP   389 0.2 Steady 0.0
FW   332 0.2 Decrease 0.1
DM 296 0.2
Gesundheitsforschung 274 0.2
V-Partei³ 268 0.1
Menschliche Welt 240 0.1
du. 212 0.1
BüSo Stephan Ossenkopp 555 0.3 Decrease 0.1 120 0.1 Steady 0.0
MLPD   58 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   55 0.0
B* 35 0.0
SGP 19 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,347 1,763
Total valid votes 178,373 178,957
Turnout 180,720 81.7 Increase 1.9
CDU hold Majority 19,284 10.8 Decrease 2.4

2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf[5]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Karl-Georg Wellmann 73,460 42.5 Increase 3.6 64,500 37.2 Increase 6.1
SPD Ute Finckh-Krämer 50,540 29.2 Increase 2.4 44,371 25.6 Increase 5.4
Greens Nina Stahr 20,416 11.8 Decrease 4.3 23,487 13.5 Decrease 5.8
Left Lampros Savvidis 9,102 5.3 Decrease 0.2 12,426 7.2 Steady 0.0
AfD Hans-Joachim Berg 7,321 4.2 9,257 5.3
FDP Martin Lindner 4,605 2.7 Decrease 6.2 11,057 6.4 Decrease 10.6
Pirates Gerwald Claus-Brunner 4,216 2.4 4,358 2.5 Increase 0.3
PARTEI Martin Schippan 1,276 0.7 1,155 0.7
NPD Josef Graf 1,165 0.7 Decrease 0.2 1,016 0.6 Decrease 0.2
FW Burak Macit 598 0.3 552 0.3
ÖDP   353 0.2 Steady 0.0
PRO 331 0.2
REP   169 0.1 Decrease 0.2
BIG 160 0.1
BüSo Helga Zepp-LaRouche 281 0.2 Decrease 0.1 140 0.1 Decrease 0.1
MLPD   55 0.0 Steady 0.0
PSG 50 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,559 2,102
Total valid votes 172,980 173,437
Turnout 175,539 79.8 Increase 0.3
CDU hold Majority 22,920 13.3 Increase 1.3

2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf[6]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Karl-Georg Wellmann 66,075 38.8 Decrease 1.2 53,085 31.1 Decrease 0.9
SPD Klaus Uwe Benneter 45,691 26.8 Decrease 11.8 34,488 20.2 Decrease 10.2
Greens Benedikt Lux 27,392 16.1 Increase 6.1 33,004 19.3 Increase 3.4
FDP Rolf Breidenbach 15,138 8.9 Increase 3.6 28,876 16.9 Increase 4.0
Left Olaf Ostertag 9,325 5.5 Increase 1.6 12,270 7.2 Increase 2.0
Pirates   3,739 2.2
Human Environment Animal Protection   1,860 1.1
NPD Fritz Liebenow 1,544 0.9 Decrease 0.1 1,309 0.8 Steady 0.0
Independent Enno Munzel 1,437 0.8
FAMILIE Jürgen Tartz 1,416 0.8
DIE VIOLETTEN Ingrid Cölsch 875 0.5 623 0.4
Independent Rainer Helmar Christiansen 830 0.5
REP   472 0.3 Steady 0.0
ÖDP   312 0.2
BüSo Silvia Heinel 462 0.3 Decrease 0.3 283 0.2 Steady 0.0
DVU   137 0.1
PSG 79 0.0 Steady 0.0
DKP   36 0.0
MLPD   34 0.0 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,610 2,188
Total valid votes 170,185 170,607
Turnout 172,795 79.5 Decrease 4.1
CDU hold Majority 20,384 12.0 Increase 10.7

References

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  1. ^ a b "Constituency Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. ^ "Results for Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. ^ Results for Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf
  4. ^ Results for Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf
  5. ^ Results for Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf
  6. ^ Results for Berlin-Steglitz-Zehlendorf