Gotha II (constituency)

Gotha II 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 15. It covers the central part of the district of Gotha, around the city of Gotha.[1]

Gotha II was created in 1990 for the first state election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Matthias Hey of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Gotha II covers the central part of the district of Gotha, around the city of Gotha. It comprises just two municipalities: Gotha and Hörsel.[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1990 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Josef Duchac (1990–1994), Johanna Köhler (1994–1999), and Evelin Groß (1999–2009). It was won by the Social Democratic Party in 2009, and was represented by Matthias Hey. He was re-elected in 2014 and 2019.

Election Member Party  %
1990 Josef Duchac CDU 48.8
1994 Johanna Köhler CDU 36.2
1999 Evelin Groß CDU 45.6
2004 40.7
2009 Matthias Hey SPD 40.6
2014 38.9
2019 38.2

Election results

2019 election
State election (2019): Gotha II[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 % ±%
SPD Green tickY Matthias Hey 8,433 38.2 Decrease 0.7 3,636 16.4 Decrease 2.4
AfD Stephan Steinbrück 5,016 22.7 4,976 22.5 Increase 12.1
Left Bernd Fundheller 3,843 17.4 Decrease 6.3 6,875 31.1 Increase 3.0
CDU Marion Rosin 3,212 14.6 Decrease 10.3 3,557 16.1 Decrease 11.5
Greens Felix Kalbe 847 3.8 Decrease 0.4 1,014 4.6 Decrease 0.1
FDP Martin Steinbrück 714 3.2 Increase 0.4 823 3.7 Increase 1.7
List-only parties 1,232 5.6
Informal votes 322 274
Total Valid votes 22,065 22,113
Turnout 22,387 58.6 Increase 10.0
SPD hold Majority 3,417 15.5 Increase 1.5

2014 election
State election (2014): Gotha II[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 % ±%
SPD Green tickY Matthias Hey 7,474 38.9 Decrease 1.7 3,650 18.8 Decrease 7.1
CDU Evelin Groß 4,781 24.9 Decrease 0.1 5,347 27.6 Increase 0.6
Left Bernd Fundheller 4,557 23.7 Increase 1.0 5,451 28.1 Increase 1.9
AfD   2,010 10.4
NPD Angela Winderstein 1,053 5.5 Steady 0.0 771 4.0 Decrease 1.1
Greens Tyra Falta 816 4.2 916 4.7 Decrease 1.0
FDP Martin Steinbrück 543 2.8 Decrease 3.4 390 2.0 Decrease 4.3
List-only parties 838 4.3
Informal votes 400 251
Total Valid votes 19,224 19,373
Turnout 19,624 48.6 Decrease 5.1
SPD hold Majority 2,693 14.0 Decrease 1.6

2009 election
State election (2009): Gotha II[4]
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 % ±%
SPD Matthias Hey 8,998 40.6 Increase 24.2 5,750 25.9 Increase 11.4
CDU Red XN Evelin Groß 5,548 25.0 Decrease 15.7 6,005 27.0 Decrease 12.6
Left Bernd Fundheller 5,024 22.7 Decrease 9.8 5,810 26.2 Decrease 2.8
FDP Torsten Köhler-Hohlfeld 1,371 6.2 Increase 1.0 1,393 6.3 Increase 2.7
Greens   1,269 5.7 Increase 1.0
NPD Klaus Städler 1,218 5.5 1,143 5.1 Increase 4.0
List-only parties 836 3.8
Informal votes 405 358
Total Valid votes 22,159 22,206
Turnout 22,564 53.7 Increase 1.9
SPD gain from CDU Majority 3,450 15.6

2004 election
State election (2004): Gotha II[5]
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 % ±%
CDU Green tickY Evelin Groß 8,608 40.7 Decrease 4.9 8,472 39.6 Decrease 7.2
PDS Vera Fitzke 6,870 32.5 Increase 6.7 6,208 29.0 Increase 6.0
SPD Helmut Rieth 3,474 16.4 Decrease 8.3 3,109 14.5 Decrease 5.4
Greens Tobias Franke-Polz 1,102 5.2 994 4.7 Increase 2.7
FDP Mike Wündsch 1,094 5.2 Increase 3.6 762 3.6 Increase 2.8
List-only parties 1,830 8.6
Informal votes 1,054 827
Total Valid votes 21,148 21,375
Turnout 22,202 51.8 Decrease 4.6
CDU hold Majority 1,738 8.2 Decrease 11.6

1999 election
State election (1999): Gotha II[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 Evelin Groß 11,101 45.6 Increase 9.4 11,469 46.8 Increase 10.0
PDS Heide Wildauer 6,265 25.8 Increase 8.1 5,639 23.0 Increase 6.4
SPD Helmut Rieth 6,004 24.7 Decrease 11.4 4,877 19.9 Decrease 15.4
REP Hartwig Bastian 547 2.2 153 0.6 Decrease 0.3
FDP Mike Wündsch 401 1.6 Decrease 1.2 206 0.8 Decrease 1.7
List-only parties 2,137 8.7
Informal votes 428 265
Total Valid votes 24,318 24,481
Turnout 24,746 56.4 Decrease 15.1
CDU hold Majority 4,836 19.8 Increase 19.7

1994 election
State election (1994): Gotha II[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 Johanna Köhler 11,354 36.2 Decrease 12.6 11,570 36.8 Decrease 10.6
SPD 11,333 36.1 Increase 11.7 11,110 35.3 Increase 9.5
PDS 5,549 17.7 Increase 12.8 5,213 16.6 Increase 11.7
Greens 2,248 7.2 Increase 2.9 1,796 5.7 Increase 1.3
FDP 872 2.8 Decrease 7.2 798 2.5 Decrease 8.3
List-only parties 955 3.0
Informal votes 809 723
Total Valid votes 31,356 31,442
Turnout 32,165 71.5 Decrease 5.6
CDU hold Majority 21 0.1 Decrease 22.3

1990 election
State election (1990): Gotha II[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 Josef Duchac 18,950 48.8 18,404 47.4
SPD 9,467 24.4 10,017 25.8
FDP 3,890 10.0 4,187 10.8
DSU 1,998 5.1 1,435 3.7
PDS 1,900 4.9 1,921 4.9
Greens 1,654 4.3 1,710 4.4
REP 541 1.4 371 1.0
UFV 406 1.0 285 0.7
List-only parties 488 1.3
Informal votes 1,355 1,343
Total Valid votes 38,806 38,818
Turnout 40,161 77.1
CDU win new seat Majority 9,483 24.4

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
  8. Wahlen in Thüringen 1990
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