Cottbus – Spree-Neiße

Cottbus – Spree-Neiße is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag.

It is located in southeastern Brandenburg, comprising the independent city of Cottbus and the district of Spree-Neiße.

[1] Cottbus – Spree-Neiße was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification.

As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Cottbus and the district of Spree-Neiße.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Cottbus and the districts of Guben and Forst.

The constituency was first represented by Michael Wonneberger of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994.

Werner Labsch of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1994 and served until 2002, followed by Wilfried Schreck from 2002 to 2005 and Steffen Reiche from 2005 to 2009.