Constituency 65 Elbe-Elster – Oberspreewald-Lausitz: the result
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, the constituency seat in constituency 65 Elbe-Elster – Oberspreewald-Lausitz went to AfD with 43.0% of the first votes, 24.7 points ahead of CDU (18.3%).
- Second votes: leading
- AfD 40.9%
- Biggest move since 2021
- SPD −16.1 · AfD +16.0
- Turnout
- 79.5% · 2021: 74.1%
- Voters
- 134,488 of 169,170 eligible voters
- State
- Brandenburg
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 52.6%, a margin of 39.1 points over Linke. 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 | 57,194 | 43.0% | 24.7% | +18.3 |
| CDU | 24,331 | 18.3% | 16.4% | +1.9 |
| SPD | 22,087 | 16.6% | 25.9% | -9.3 |
| Linke | 15,935 | 12.0% | 9.0% | +3.0 |
| Freie Wähler | 7,005 | 5.3% | 4.1% | +1.2 |
| FDP | 3,822 | 2.9% | 8.8% | -5.9 |
| Grüne | 2,704 | 2.0% | 3.5% | -1.5 |
Candidates and members for this constituency
People with a 2025 candidacy or a mandate for this constituency, with their first-vote share.
Where constituency 65 lies in Brandenburg
Constituency 65 in colour with the first-vote share of the constituency seat, the state's other constituencies in grey. Tap to open a constituency.
The 58 municipalities in constituency 65
Sorted by number of voters, each with its own second-vote result. Districts: Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Elbe-Elster.
- Senftenberg/Zły KomorowAfD 38.1%
- Lübbenau/Spreewald / Lubnjow/BłotaAfD 35.1%
- FinsterwaldeAfD 32.7%
- LauchhammerAfD 46.2%
- Bad LiebenwerdaAfD 41.0%
- Herzberg (Elster)AfD 38.9%
- Doberlug-KirchhainAfD 36.7%
- Großräschen/RańAfD 41.9%
- Calau/KalawaAfD 34.8%
- Vetschau/Spreewald / Wětošow/BłotaAfD 39.2%
- ElsterwerdaAfD 43.7%
- SchipkauAfD 46.4%
- Falkenberg/ElsterAfD 38.3%
- SchwarzheideAfD 45.7%
- Uebigau-WahrenbrückAfD 40.3%
- RöderlandAfD 48.8%
- RuhlandAfD 43.7%
- Mühlberg/ElbeAfD 49.8%
- SonnewaldeAfD 42.4%
- SchönewaldeAfD 40.6%
- SchliebenAfD 40.3%
- AltdöbernAfD 37.8%
- PlessaAfD 56.5%
- Massen-NiederlausitzAfD 41.4%
- HohenleipischAfD 48.6%
- OrtrandAfD 52.5%
- GrödenAfD 55.4%
- RückersdorfAfD 45.8%
- SallgastAfD 43.7%
- SchönbornAfD 43.3%
- HirschfeldAfD 67.7%
- CrinitzAfD 39.8%
- Neupetershain/Nowe WikiAfD 52.1%
- GroßkmehlenAfD 53.1%
- GroßthiemigAfD 52.8%
- Lichterfeld-SchacksdorfAfD 42.3%
The 36 largest of 58 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.