Constituency 12 Schwerin – Ludwigslust-Parchim I – Nordwestmecklenburg I: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 12 Schwerin – Ludwigslust-Parchim I – Nordwestmecklenburg I went to AfD with 35.9% of the first votes, 15 points ahead of CDU (20.9%).
- Second votes: leading
- AfD 32.3%
- Biggest move since 2021
- SPD −17.5 · AfD +16.6
- Turnout
- 80.7% · 2021: 72.9%
- Voters
- 171,841 of 212,978 eligible voters
- State
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Second votes compared with 2021
Shares in percent, change from the 2021 federal election in points. Parties below one percent are grouped as Others.
Where do these figures come from?
Official results of the 2025 federal election published by the Federal Returning Officer (kerg2.csv), second votes per constituency, compared with the 2021 result in the same area boundaries.
What does the comparison show?
The lighter bar is the state result of the same election, so you can see where the area differs from its state. Differences are in percentage points.
If the election were held today
The current national polling average (as of 7 Nov 2026) applied to this constituency. A rough estimate, not a forecast for individual candidates.
First votes: AfD ahead with 45.2%, a margin of 29.5 points over SPD. AfD would hold the constituency.
First votes and constituency seat
Since the 2025 electoral reform, the candidate with the most first votes only takes the seat if it is covered by their party's second-vote result in the state.
| Party | Votes | 2025 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AfDConstituency seat | 60,865 | 35.9% | 16.5% | +19.4 |
| CDU | 35,455 | 20.9% | 20.7% | +0.2 |
| SPD | 34,100 | 20.1% | 29.4% | -9.3 |
| Linke | 21,570 | 12.7% | 11.7% | +1.0 |
| Grüne | 5,532 | 3.3% | 7.9% | -4.6 |
| FDP | 4,870 | 2.9% | 7.7% | -4.8 |
| Freie Wähler | 4,753 | 2.8% | 2.3% | +0.5 |
| BD | 1,952 | 1.1% | – | – |
| MLPD | 661 | 0.4% | 0.2% | +0.2 |
Candidates and members for this constituency
People with a 2025 candidacy or a mandate for this constituency, with their first-vote share.
Where constituency 12 lies in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Constituency 12 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 127 municipalities in constituency 12
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Schwerin, Ludwigslust-Parchim, Nordwestmecklenburg.
- SchwerinAfD 27.1%
- LudwigslustAfD 33.0%
- Boizenburg/ ElbeAfD 33.7%
- HagenowAfD 35.2%
- Neustadt-GleweAfD 46.6%
- WittenburgAfD 39.8%
- LübtheenAfD 36.6%
- LüdersdorfAfD 28.6%
- GrabowAfD 44.3%
- Zarrentin am SchaalseeAfD 34.7%
- GadebuschAfD 45.1%
- DassowAfD 39.0%
- SchönbergAfD 40.5%
- PampowAfD 41.3%
- RehnaAfD 41.6%
- SelmsdorfAfD 35.3%
- WittendörpAfD 39.3%
- VellahnAfD 38.0%
- WittenfördenAfD 31.2%
- DömitzAfD 40.2%
- RastowAfD 41.9%
- BrüsewitzAfD 39.0%
- Neu KalißAfD 35.2%
- LübstorfAfD 32.6%
- LützowAfD 43.9%
- Klein RogahnAfD 38.3%
- DümmerAfD 41.7%
- EldenaAfD 45.1%
- Alt MetelnAfD 40.4%
- SchlagsdorfAfD 36.0%
- StralendorfAfD 40.6%
- CarlowAfD 40.1%
- VielankAfD 45.2%
- SülstorfAfD 41.5%
- RoggendorfAfD 39.3%
- HolthusenAfD 51.8%
The 36 largest of 127 municipalities; all of them via the district pages.
Neighbours and context
Source: Federal Returning Officer, results by constituency, federal election of 23 February 2025, final (as of 14 March 2025), Data licence Germany, attribution 2.0.. Compiled by wahlergebnisse.io.