Gotha I

Gotha I 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 14. It covers the southern part of the district of Gotha.[1]

Gotha I was created in 1990 for the first state election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Marcel Kramer of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Gotha I covers the southern part of the district of Gotha, specifically the municipalities of Bad Tabarz/Thür. Wald, Emleben, Friedrichroda, Georgenthal/Thür. Wald, Herrenhof, Hohenkirchen, Leinatal, Luisenthal, Ohrdruf, Petriroda, Tambach-Dietharz/Thür. Wald, and Waltershausen.[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1990 until 2019, during which time it was represented by Johanna Köhler (1990–1994), Franz Schuster (1994–2004), and Jürgen Reinholz (2004–2019). It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by Birger Gröning.

Election Member Party %
1990 Johanna Köhler CDU 41.4
1994 Franz Schuster 47.1
1999 48.4
2004 Jürgen Reinholz 49.8
2009 34.5
2014 38.0
2019 Birger Gröning AfD 24.5
2024 Marcel Kramer 37.3

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Eichsfeld I[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 % ±%
AfD Marcel Kramer 9,876 37.3 Increase 12.8 9,529 35.7 Increase 11.5
CDU Michael Brychcy 9,774 36.9 Increase 12.8 6,059 22.7 Increase 2.2
BSW   4,190 15.7
SPD George Maier 3,222 12.2 Decrease 9.0 2,084 7.8 Decrease 3.4
Left Sascha Bilay 2,365 8.9 Decrease 11.8 3,131 11.7 Decrease 19.4
FW Maik Deckert 779 2.9 280 1.1
Greens   365 1.4 Decrease 2.2
APT   301 1.1 Decrease 0.1
FDP Christian Doebel 477 1.8 Decrease 2.5 257 1.0 Decrease 3.3
Familie   133 0.5
BD   118 0.4
Values   116 0.4
Pirates   53 0.2 Decrease 0.1
ÖDP   29 0.1 Decrease 0.2
MLPD   21 0.1 Decrease 0.2
Informal votes 452 279
Total valid votes 26,493 26,666
Turnout 26,945 73.0 Increase 9.5
AfD hold Majority 102 0.4 Steady

2019 election

State election (2019): Gotha I[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 % ±%
AfD Birger Gröning 5,973 24.5 5,906 24.2 Increase 12.0
CDU Hans-Georg Creutzburg 5,863 24.1 Decrease 13.9 5,012 20.5 Decrease 13.2
SPD Georg Maier 5,165 21.2 Decrease 4.4 2,727 11.2 Decrease 2.8
Left Kristin Linde 5,044 20.7 Decrease 5.6 7,583 31.1 Increase 5.6
Greens Steffen Fuchs 1,167 4.8 873 3.6 Decrease 0.9
FDP Christian Döbel 1,046 4.3 Increase 0.4 1,049 4.3 Increase 1.8
MLPD René Hessenmüler 101 0.4 65 0.3
List-only parties 1,196 4.9
Informal votes 395 343
Total valid votes 24,359 24,411
Turnout 24,754 63.5 Increase 10.7
AfD gain from CDU Majority 110 0.4

2014 election

State election (2014): Gotha I[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 Green tickY Jürgen Reinholz 8,004 38.0 Increase 3.5 7,169 33.7 Increase 0.3
Left Monika Döllstedt 5,561 26.4 Increase 5.0 5,432 25.5 Increase 1.9
SPD Werner Pidde 5,396 25.6 Decrease 2.0 2,988 14.0 Decrease 7.9
AfD   2,589 12.2
Greens   964 4.5 Decrease 0.5
The Homeland Karsten Höhn 1,289 6.1 Increase 0.5 928 4.4 Decrease 0.6
FDP Christian Döbel 821 3.9 Decrease 2.4 526 2.5 Decrease 4.7
List-only parties 706 3.3
Informal votes 564 333
Total valid votes 21,071 21,302
Turnout 21,635 52.8 Decrease 4.2
CDU hold Majority 2,443 11.6 Decrease 4.7

2009 election

State election (2009): Gotha I[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 % ±%
CDU Green tickY Jürgen Reinholz 8,331 34.5 Decrease 15.3 8,091 33.4 Decrease 13.6
SPD Werner Pidde 6,664 27.6 Increase 4.5 5,317 21.9 Increase 7.6
Left Monika Döllstedt 5,181 21.4 Decrease 5.7 5,721 23.6 Decrease 0.3
FDP Jens Panse 1,520 6.3 1,741 7.2 Increase 3.6
The Homeland Mario Lehner 1,350 5.6 1,214 5.0 Increase 3.8
Greens Albrecht Loth 1,125 4.7 1,214 5.0 Increase 1.7
List-only parties 933 3.9
Informal votes 580 520
Total valid votes 24,171 24,231
Turnout 24,751 57.0 Increase 1.0
CDU hold Majority 1,667 6.9 Decrease 15.8

2004 election

State election (2004): Gotha I[6]
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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 Jürgen Reinholz 11,645 49.8 Increase 1.4 11,152 47.0 Decrease 7.0
PDS Monika Döllstedt 6,347 27.1 Increase 12.6 5,674 23.9 Increase 8.3
SPD Werner Pidde 5,410 23.1 Decrease 2.3 3,395 14.3 Decrease 4.1
List-only parties 3,513 14.8
Informal votes 1,542 1,210
Total valid votes 23,402 23,734
Turnout 24,944 56.0 Decrease 6.2
CDU hold Majority 5,298 22.7 Decrease 0.3

1999 election

State election (1999): Gotha I[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 Franz Schuster 13,279 48.4 Increase 1.3 14,859 54.0 Increase 7.4
SPD Werner Pidde 6,963 25.4 Decrease 12.7 5,077 18.4 Decrease 13.3
PDS Herbert Seifarth 3,970 14.5 Increase 3.7 4,299 15.6 Increase 4.9
VIBT 2,152 7.8 1,244 4.5
REP Detlef Suhr 662 2.4 250 0.9 Decrease 0.1
FDP Christina Jähnen 425 1.5 Decrease 2.6 318 1.2 Decrease 2.4
List-only parties 1,479 5.4
Informal votes 554 479
Total valid votes 27,451 27,526
Turnout 28,005 62.8 Decrease 13.9
CDU hold Majority 6,316 23.0 Increase 14.0

1994 election

State election (1994): Gotha I[8]
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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 Franz Schuster 15,044 47.1 Increase 5.7 14,957 46.6 Increase 6.2
SPD 12,176 38.1 Increase 11.7 10,184 31.7 Increase 3.1
PDS 3,454 10.8 Increase 0.6 3,426 10.7 Increase 1.4
FDP 1,297 4.1 Decrease 4.6 1,152 3.6 Decrease 5.6
List-only parties 2,364 7.4
Informal votes 1,197 1,085
Total valid votes 31,971 32,083
Turnout 33,168 76.7 Increase 6.3
CDU hold Majority 2,868 9.0 Decrease 6.0

1990 election

State election (1990): Gotha I[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 Johanna Köhler 15,244 41.4 14,930 40.4
SPD 9,741 26.4 10,573 28.6
PDS 3,759 10.2 3,458 9.3
FDP 3,190 8.7 3,394 9.2
Greens 2,520 6.8 2,333 6.3
DSU 1,574 4.3 1,109 3.0
UFV 497 1.3 273 0.7
REP 334 0.9 295 0.8
List-only parties 631 1.7
Informal votes 1,142 1,005
Total valid votes 36,859 36,996
Turnout 38,001 70.4
CDU win new seat Majority 5,503 15.0

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=014&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart=
  3. ^ Landtagswahl in Thüringen am. 27 Oktober 2019
  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