Altenburger Land I

Altenburger Land 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 43. It covers the western part of Altenburger Land.[1]

Altenburger Land I was created for the 1994 state election. Originally named Altenburg I, it was renamed after the 1994 election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Thomas-Otto Rudy of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Altenburger Land I covers the western part of Altenburger Land, specifically the municipalities of Dobitschen, Göhren, Göllnitz, Gößnitz, Heukewalde, Heyersdorf, Jonaswalde, Kriebitzsch, Löbichau, Lödla, Lucka, Mehna, Meuselwitz, Monstab, Ponitz, Posterstein, Rositz, Schmölln, Starkenberg, Thonhausen, and Vollmershain.[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1994 until 2019, during which time it was represented by Fritz Schröter (1994–2014) and Simone Schulze (2014–2019). It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by Thomas-Otto Rudy.

Election Member Party  %
1994 Fritz Schröter CDU 46.9
1999 48.4
2004 40.1
2009 34.0
2014 Simone Schulze CDU 34.5
2019 Thomas-Otto Rudy AfD 29.5

Election results

2019 election
State election (2019): Altenburger Land 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 Thomas-Otto Rudy 6,547 29.5 6,601 29.6 Increase 17.6
Left Ute Lukasch 5,380 24.3 Decrease 3.6 6,381 28.6 Increase 0.8
CDU Red XN Simone Schulze 5,251 23.7 Decrease 10.8 4,715 21.2 Decrease 13.5
SPD Hartmut Schubert 2,505 11.3 Decrease 9.3 1,662 7.5 Decrease 5.0
FDP Udo Pick 1,551 7.0 1,085 4.9 Increase 2.8
Greens Nick Purand 779 3.5 Decrease 0.1 652 2.9 Decrease 0.3
MLPD Steffen Heinke 149 0.7 53 0.2
List-only parties 1,128 5.1
Informal votes 436 321
Total Valid votes 22,162 22,277
Turnout 22,598 61.4 Increase 12.3
AfD gain from CDU Majority 1,167 5.2

2014 election
State election (2014): Altenburger Land I[3]
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 % ±%
CDU Simone Schulze 6,823 34.5 Increase 0.5 6,913 34.7 Decrease 0.2
Left Ute Lukasch 5,519 27.9 Decrease 3.8 5,533 27.8 Increase 0.4
SPD Hartmut Schubert 4,076 20.6 Increase 2.2 2,486 12.5 Decrease 5.5
AfD   2,395 12.0
Free Voters Steffen Kühn 1,397 7.1 453 2.3 Steady 0.0
NPD Anja Neubauer 1,247 6.3 Increase 0.4 829 4.2 Decrease 1.1
Greens Paula Piechotta 706 3.6 640 3.2 Decrease 0.1
List-only parties 662 3.3
Informal votes 477 334
Total Valid votes 19,768 19,911
Turnout 20,245 49.1 Decrease 4.2
CDU hold Majority 1,304 6.6 Increase 4.3

2009 election
State election (2009): Altenburger Land I[4]
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 % ±%
CDU Green tickY Fritz Schröter 7,942 34.0 Decrease 6.1 8,214 34.9 Decrease 9.7
Left Michaele Sojka 7,394 31.7 Increase 2.0 6,460 27.4 Increase 1.6
SPD Brita Große 4,299 18.4 Decrease 4.3 4,225 18.0 Increase 2.8
FDP Steffen Plaul 2,340 10.0 Increase 2.4 1,834 7.8 Increase 3.6
NPD Jenny Claas 1,373 5.9 1,259 5.3 Increase 3.6
Greens   786 3.3 Increase 1.1
List-only parties 759 3.2
Informal votes 781 592
Total Valid votes 23,348 23,537
Turnout 24,129 53.3 Increase 2.7
CDU hold Majority 548 2.3 Decrease 8.1

2004 election
State election (2004): Altenburger Land I[5]
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 % ±%
CDU Green tickY Fritz Schröter 9,096 40.1 Decrease 8.3 10,125 44.6 Decrease 5.6
PDS Michaele Sojka 6,731 29.7 Increase 4.2 5,848 25.8 Increase 3.1
SPD Hartmut Schubert 5,156 22.7 Increase 3.4 3,450 15.2 Decrease 2.4
FDP Karsten Schalla 1,718 7.6 Increase 0.8 964 4.2 Increase 2.7
List-only parties 2,320 10.2
Informal votes 1,255 1,249
Total Valid votes 22,701 22,707
Turnout 23,956 50.6 Decrease 4.6
CDU hold Majority 2,365 10.4 Decrease 12.5

1999 election
State election (1999): Altenburger Land I[6]
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 % ±%
CDU Green tickY Fritz Schröter 12,667 48.4 Increase 1.5 13,289 50.2 Increase 4.2
PDS Michaele Sojka 6,667 25.5 Increase 11.0 6,009 22.7 Increase 8.9
SPD Sieghardt Rydzewski 5,046 19.3 Decrease 14.4 4,646 17.6 Decrease 13.3
FDP Rolf Hermann 1,780 6.8 Increase 2.0 403 1.5 Decrease 1.3
List-only parties 2,101 7.9
Informal votes 775 487
Total Valid votes 26,160 26,448
Turnout 26,935 55.2 Decrease 18.0
CDU hold Majority 6,000 22.9 Increase 9.7

1994 election
State election (1994): Altenburg I[7]
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 % ±%
CDU Fritz Schröter 15,950 46.9 15,664 46.0
SPD 11,468 33.7 10,535 30.9
PDS 4,955 14.6 4,693 13.8
FDP 1,638 4.8 946 2.8
List-only parties 2,233 6.6
Informal votes 1,526 1,466
Total Valid votes 34,011 34,071
Turnout 35,537 73.1
CDU win new seat Majority 3,482 13.2

References
  1. "Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden".
  2. Landtagswahl in Thüringen am. 27 Oktober 2019
  3. Wahlen in Thüringen 2014
  4. Wahlen in Thüringen 2009
  5. Wahlen in Thüringen 2004
  6. Wahlen in Thüringen 1999
  7. Wahlen in Thüringen 1994

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