Erfurt III

Erfurt III is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Landtag of Thuringia. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 26. It contains central and southwestern parts of Erfurt, the capital and largest city of Thuringia.[1]

Erfurt III was created in 1990 for the first state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Bodo Ramelow of The Left.

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Erfurt III is located entirely within the urban district of Erfurt. It covers the central and southwestern part of the city, specifically the city districts (Stadtteile) of Altstadt, Bischleben-Stedten, Frienstedt, Hochheim, Johannesvorstadt, Krämpfervorstadt, Löbervorstadt, Möbisburg-Rhoda, Molsdorf, and Schmira.[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1990 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Jörg Kallenbach (1990–2004) and Marion Walsmann (2004–2009). Bodo Ramelow of The Left narrowly defeated incumbent Walsmann in 2009; he was in turn defeated by Walsmann in 2014. Walsmann retired from state politics before the 2019 election, and Ramelow won the seat for a second time.

Election Member Party %
1990 Jörg Kallenbach CDU 39.1
1994 38.4
1999 48.8
2004 Marion Walsmann CDU 36.0
2009 Bodo Ramelow LINKE 26.8
2014 Marion Walsmann CDU 33.8
2019 Bodo Ramelow LINKE 42.1
2024 42.4

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Erfurt III[2]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Left Green tickY Bodo Ramelow 15,111 42.4 Increase 0.3 5,891 16.4 Decrease 13.8
CDU Wolfgang Weißkopf 8,507 23.9 Increase 7.6 8,080 22.5 Increase 5.5
AfD Alexander Claus 7,142 20.0 Increase 6.0 6,440 17.9 Increase 3.6
BSW   4,909 13.7
SPD Denny Möller 2,633 7.4 Steady 4,280 11.9 Increase 1.3
Greens Laura Wahl 1,384 3.9 Decrease 7.6 4,164 11.6 Decrease 2.9
FDP Martin-Lukas Maciejewski 880 2.5 Decrease 4.5 623 1.7 Decrease 5.0
APT   422 1.2 Increase 0.2
FW   237 0.7
Pirates   233 0.6 Decrease 0.1
Familie   177 0.5
Values   170 0.5
BD   158 0.4
ÖDP   104 0.3 Decrease 0.3
MLPD   51 0.1 Decrease 0.2
Informal votes 470 188
Total valid votes 35,657 35,939
Turnout 36,127 77.8 Increase 6.3
Left hold Majority 6,604 18.5 Decrease 7.3

2019 election

State election (2019): Erfurt III[3]
Notes:

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Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Left Bodo Ramelow 14,451 42.1 Increase 10.6 10,388 30.2 Increase 4.4
CDU Dominik Kordon 5,596 16.3 Decrease 17.5 5,863 17.0 Decrease 11.0
AfD Marek Erfurth 4,816 14.0 4,913 14.3 Increase 5.1
Greens Dirk Adams 3,935 11.5 Increase 0.4 4,983 14.5 Increase 1.2
SPD Denny Möller 2,541 7.4 Decrease 7.5 3,648 10.6 Decrease 2.8
FDP Thomas Kemmerich 2,399 7.0 Increase 3.5 2,304 6.7 Increase 3.4
Free Voters Detlef-Michael Frahm 438 1.3
MLPD Lea Weinmann 138 0.4 97 0.3
List-only parties 2,207 6.4
Informal votes 337 247
Total valid votes 34,313 34,403
Turnout 34,650 71.5 Increase 14.1
Left gain from CDU Majority 8,855 25.8

2014 election

State election (2014): Erfurt III[4]
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Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Marion Walsmann 9,239 33.8 Increase 7.2 7,731 28.0 Increase 1.8
Left Red XN Bodo Ramelow 8,616 31.5 Increase 4.7 7,126 25.8 Increase 1.9
SPD Wolfgang Beese 4,063 14.9 Decrease 3.1 3,687 13.4 Decrease 6.3
Greens Dirk Adams 3,044 11.1 Decrease 1.1 3,658 13.3 Decrease 1.0
AfD   2,538 9.2
FDP Thomas Kemmerich 944 3.5 Decrease 4.4 908 3.3 Decrease 5.2
NPD Dirk Bachmann 761 2.8 Increase 0.1 500 1.8 Decrease 0.8
Pirates Klaus Sommerfeld 668 2.4 519 1.9
List-only parties 939 3.4
Informal votes 558 287
Total valid votes 27,335 27,606
Turnout 27,893 57.4 Decrease 1.9
CDU gain from Left Majority 623 2.3

2009 election

State election (2009): Erfurt III[5]
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Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Left Bodo Ramelow 7,395 26.8 Decrease 1.6 6,631 23.9 Decrease 3.2
CDU Red XN Marion Walsmann 7,361 26.6 Decrease 9.4 7,271 26.2 Decrease 10.8
SPD Peter Metz 4,983 18.0 Increase 0.9 5,460 19.7 Increase 5.2
Greens Dirk Adams 3,364 12.2 Increase 1.0 3,978 14.3 Increase 2.1
FDP Thomas Kemmerich 2,189 7.9 Increase 3.9 2,347 8.5 Increase 4.8
Free Voters Birgit Adamek 1,596 5.8 1,119 4.0 Increase 3.1
NPD Frank Schwerdt 751 2.7 721 2.6 Increase 1.8
List-only parties 196 0.7
Informal votes 537 453
Total valid votes 27,639 27,723
Turnout 28,176 59.3 Increase 6.1
Left gain from CDU Majority 34 0.2

2004 election

State election (2004): Erfurt III[6]
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Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Marion Walsmann 8,218 36.0 Decrease 12.8 8,499 37.0 Decrease 14.1
PDS Karola Stange 6,487 28.4 Increase 4.8 6,225 21.8 Increase 5.3
SPD Alfred Müller 3,895 17.1 Decrease 1.7 3,322 14.5 Decrease 2.6
Greens Kathrin Hoyer 2,552 11.2 Increase 5.6 2,797 12.2 Increase 7.5
FDP Egidius Arens 920 4.0 Increase 2.6 848 3.7 Increase 2.8
Independent Jürgen Seybold 751 3.3
List-only parties 1,283 5.6
Informal votes 839 688
Total valid votes 22,823 22,974
Turnout 23,662 53.2 Decrease 9.0
CDU hold Majority 1,731 7.6 Decrease 17.6

1999 election

State election (1999): Erfurt III[7]
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Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Jörg Kallenbach 11,866 48.8 Increase 10.4 12,484 51.1 Increase 13.9
PDS Bodo Ramelow 5,750 23.6 Increase 3.0 5,331 21.8 Increase 1.2
SPD Alfred Müller 4,581 18.8 Decrease 12.1 4,185 17.1 Decrease 11.0
Greens Astrid Rothe 1,368 5.6 Decrease 4.6 1,155 4.7 Decrease 2.2
REP Kerstin Brehme 403 1.7 129 0.5 Decrease 0.3
FDP Heinrich Arens 347 1.4 220 0.9 Decrease 1.5
List-only parties 948 3.9
Informal votes 410 273
Total valid votes 24,315 24,452
Turnout 24,725 62.2 Decrease 8.4
CDU hold Majority 6,116 25.2 Increase 17.7

1994 election

State election (1994): Erfurt III[8]
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Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Jörg Kallenbach 10,486 38.4 Decrease 0.7 10,240 37.1 Decrease 1.6
SPD Alfred Müller 8,448 30.9 Increase 9.9 7,733 28.1 Increase 5.8
PDS Benno Lemke 5,619 20.6 Increase 7.7 5,665 20.6 Increase 7.4
Greens 2,788 10.2 Decrease 4.0 1,895 6.9 Decrease 5.1
FDP   659 2.4 Decrease 6.7
List-only parties 1,372 5.0
Informal votes 796 573
Total valid votes 27,341 27,564
Turnout 28,137 70.6 Increase 6.1
CDU hold Majority 2,038 7.5 Decrease 10.6

1990 election

State election (1990): Erfurt III[9]
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Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Jörg Kallenbach 9,905 39.1 9,898 38.7
SPD 5,327 21.0 5,688 22.3
Greens 3,594 14.2 3,098 12.1
PDS 3,274 12.9 3,371 13.2
FDP 1,848 7.3 2,319 9.1
DSU 1,017 4.0 523 2.0
UFV 353 1.4 208 0.8
List-only parties 455 1.8
Informal votes 812 570
Total valid votes 25,318 25,560
Turnout 26,130 64.5
CDU win new seat Majority 4,578 18.1

References

  1. ^ a b "Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden".
  2. ^ https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2024&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=026&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart=
  3. ^ Landtagswahl 2019 – Ergebnisse
  4. ^ Wahlen in Thüringen 2014
  5. ^ Wahlen in Thüringen 2009
  6. ^ Wahlen in Thüringen 2004
  7. ^ Wahlen in Thüringen 1999
  8. ^ Wahlen in Thüringen 1994
  9. ^ Wahlen in Thüringen 1990