# Cottbus II

Cottbus II 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 44. It is located in within the city of Cottbus.

## Geography

The constituency includes the districts of Gallinchen, Groß Gaglow, Kahren, Kiekebusch, Madlow, Sachsendorf, Spremberger Vorstadt, and Ströbitzwithin the city of Cottbus.
There were 36,720 eligible voters in 2024.

## Members

| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 2004 | Frank Szymanski | SPD | 33.8 |
| 2009 | Jürgen Maresch | Left | 32.2 |
| 2014 | Kerstin Kircheis | SPD | 33.6 |
| 2019 | Lars Schieske | AfD | 27.3 |
| 2024 | Lars Katzmarek | SPD | 38.0 |

## Election results

2024 Brandenburg state election: Cottbus II :
| Notes: | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. | 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | SPD | Lars Katzmarek | Lars Katzmarek | 9,746 | 38.0 | 13.8 | 8,638 | 33.5 | 8.0 |
| | AfD | Lars Schieske | Lars Schieske | 9,238 | 36.0 | 8.7 | 8,041 | 31.2 | 4.4 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 3,742 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
| | CDU | Adeline Abimnwi Awemo | Adeline Abimnwi Awemo | 3,100 | 12.1 | 7.4 | 2,316 | 9.0 | 6.1 |
| | Greens | Heiner Bachmann | Heiner Bachmann | 316 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 672 | 2.6 | 5.3 |
| | Left | Yasmin Kirsten | Yasmin Kirsten | 1,463 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 778 | 3.0 | 7.9 |
| | FW | Heiko Selka | Heiko Selka | 1,431 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 446 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| | FDP | Justus Gutsche | Justus Gutsche | 336 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 174 | 0.7 | 4.9 |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 500 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 234 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| | Third Way | | | | | | 38 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | DKP | | | | | | 29 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | DLW | | | | | | 81 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| | Values | | | | | | 105 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | | | | | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,954 | | | | | |
| | SPD gain from AfD | SPD gain from AfD | Majority | | | | | | |