Elbe-Elster I
| 36: Elbe-Elster I | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district for the Landtag of Brandenburg | |
Elbe-Elster I in 2024 | |
| District | Elbe-Elster |
| Electorate | 43,996 (2024) |
| Major settlements | Falkenberg/Elster, Finsterwalde, Herzberg, Schönewalde, Sonnewalde, and Uebigau-Wahrenbrück |
| Current electoral district | |
| Created | 1994 |
| Party | AfD |
| Member | Peter Drenske[1] |
Elbe-Elster I is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Landtag of Brandenburg. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 36. It is located in within the district of Elbe-Elster.[2]
Geography
The constituency includes the towns of Falkenberg/Elster, Finsterwalde, Herzberg, Schönewalde, Sonnewalde, and Uebigau-Wahrenbrück, as well as the districts of Kleine Elster and Schlieben.
There were 43,996 eligible voters in 2024.[3]
Members
| Election | Member | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Carolin Steinmetzer-Mann | PDS | 32.5 | |
| 2009 | Left | 31.5 | ||
| 2014 | Rainer Genilke | CDU | 31.4 | |
| 2019 | Peter Drenske | AfD | 25.5 | |
| 2024 | 36.3 | |||