Berlin-Lichtenberg (electoral district)

Berlin-Lichtenberg is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 85. It is located in eastern Berlin, comprising the Lichtenberg borough.

Berlin-Lichtenberg was created for the 2002 federal election. Since 2002, it has been represented by Gesine Lötzsch of The Left.

Geography
Berlin-Lichtenberg is located in eastern Berlin. As of the 2021 federal election, it is coterminous with the Lichtenberg borough.

History
Berlin-Lichtenberg was created in 2002 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Berlin Hohenschönhausen – Pankow – Weissensee and Friedrichshain – Lichtenberg. In the 2002 through 2009 elections, it was constituency 87 in the numbering system. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 86. From the 2025 election, it has been number 85. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

Members
The constituency has been represented by Gesine Lötzsch of The Left since its creation. Prior to the formation of The Left in 2005, she represented it as a member of the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS).