Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen IV

Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen IV 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 21. It covers the urban district of Suhl and a small part of Schmalkalden-Meiningen.[1]

Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen IV was created for the 1994 state election, replacing the constituency of Suhl, which covered only the city of Suhl. Originally named Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen III, it was given its current name in 2014. Since 2019, it has been represented by Philipp Weltzien of The Left.

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen IV covers the urban district of Suhl (excluding Gehlberg and Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig) and a small part of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, specifically the municipalities of Oberhof and Zella-Mehlis (excluding Benshausen).[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1994 until 2004. Its first representative was Werner Ulbrich, who served from 1994 to 1999, followed by Wolfgang Wehner (1999–2004). It was won by the Party of Democratic Socialism in 2004, and represented by Ina Leukefeld. She was re-elected as a candidate for The Left in 2009 and 2014. Since 2019, the constituency has been represented by Philipp Weltzien of The Left.

Election Member Party  %
1994 Werner Ulbrich CDU 36.0
1999 Wolfgang Wehner CDU 43.8
2004 Ina Leukefeld PDS 42.6
2009 LINKE 39.4
2014 40.7
2019 Philipp Weltzien LINKE 30.7

Election results

2019 election
State election (2019): Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen IV[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 Philipp Weltzien 7,371 30.7 Decrease 10.0 9,431 39.1 Increase 3.4
CDU Marcus Kalkhake 6,521 27.1 Decrease 2.4 4,986 20.7 Decrease 7.8
AfD Martina Stier 4,876 20.3 4,736 19.6 Increase 8.9
SPD Diana Lehmann 2,663 11.1 Increase 1.0 1,816 7.5 Decrease 3.2
Greens Tobias Lemme 1,627 6.8 Increase 3.0 1,097 4.5 Decrease 0.1
FDP Holger Holland 878 3.7 Increase 1.9 901 3.7 Increase 2.0
MLPD Detlef Muselmann 90 0.4 62 0.3
List-only parties 1,095 4.5
Informal votes 362 264
Total Valid votes 24,026 24,124
Turnout 24,388 62.7 Increase 11.0
Left hold Majority 850 3.6 Decrease 7.6

2014 election
State election (2014): Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen IV[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 % ±%
Left Green tickY Ina Leukefeld 8,678 40.7 Increase 1.3 7,654 35.7 Decrease 0.7
CDU Wolfgang Voß 6,306 29.5 Increase 4.6 6,110 28.5 Increase 2.8
SPD Diana Lehmann 2,160 10.1 Decrease 2.2 2,302 10.7 Decrease 5.2
AfD   2,287 10.7
Free Voters Christian Scharfenberg 1,802 8.4 Decrease 0.1 670 3.1 Decrease 1.8
NPD Philipp Stöcklein 1,211 5.7 Increase 2.0 774 3.6 Steady 0.0
Greens Alexander Keiner 815 3.8 Decrease 1.1 981 4.6 Decrease 1.2
FDP Matthias Kaiser 376 1.8 Decrease 4.5 357 1.7 Decrease 5.4
List-only parties 328 1.5
Informal votes 400 285
Total Valid votes 21,348 21,463
Turnout 21,748 51.7 Decrease 3.6
Left hold Majority 2,372 11.2 Decrease 3.3

2009 election
State election (2009): Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen IV[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 % ±%
Left Green tickY Ina Leukefeld 9,760 39.4 Decrease 3.2 9,040 36.4 Increase 2.9
CDU Wolfgang Wehner 6,175 24.9 Decrease 8.6 6,396 25.7 Decrease 8.8
SPD Thomas Schmidt 3,039 12.3 Decrease 5.1 3,941 15.9 Increase 1.7
Free Voters Manfred Hardt 2,118 8.5 1,212 4.9 Decrease 0.2
FDP Bejamin Honauer 1,568 6.3 Decrease 0.2 1,765 7.1 Increase 3.4
Greens Ludger Kanngießer 1,205 4.9 1,434 5.8 Increase 1.9
NPD Kurt Hoppe 922 3.7 895 3.6 Increase 2.1
List-only parties 170 0.7
Informal votes 418 352
Total Valid votes 24,787 24,853
Turnout 25,205 55.3 Increase 3.9
Left hold Majority 3,585 14.5 Increase 5.4

2004 election
State election (2004): Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen IV[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 % ±%
PDS Ina Leukefeld 10,070 42.6 Increase 8.3 8,104 33.5 Increase 3.5
CDU Red XN Wolfgang Wehner 7,935 33.5 Decrease 10.3 8,346 34.5 Decrease 12.9
SPD Matthias Griebel 4,114 17.4 Increase 2.1 3,441 14.2 Decrease 1.7
FDP Ilka Brückner 1,541 6.5 Increase 3.2 896 3.7 Increase 2.9
List-only parties 3,415 14.1
Informal votes 1,355 813
Total Valid votes 23,660 24,202
Turnout 25,015 51.4 Decrease 6.6
PDS gain from CDU Majority 2,135 9.1

1999 election
State election (1999): Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen IV[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 Wolfgang Wehner 12,954 43.8 Increase 7.8 14,110 47.4 Increase 10.9
PDS Gabi Zimmer 10,143 34.3 Increase 5.8 8,922 30.0 Increase 2.8
SPD Klaus Goedecke 4,531 15.3 Decrease 7.7 4,726 15.9 Decrease 8.6
FDP Eberhardt Lesser 966 3.3 Increase 0.9 246 0.8 Decrease 1.8
Greens Simone Maaß 559 1.9 Decrease 2.7 474 1.6 Decrease 1.9
REP Sören Herrmann 456 1.5 Increase 0.4 94 0.3 Decrease 0.8
List-only parties 1,169 3.9
Informal votes 403 271
Total Valid votes 29,609 29,741
Turnout 30,012 58.0 Decrease 16.5
CDU hold Majority 2,811 9.5 Increase 2.0

1994 election
State election (1994): Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen IV[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 Werner Ulbrich 14,134 36.0 14,346 36.5
PDS 11,175 28.5 10,679 27.2
SPD 9,042 23.0 9,643 24.5
Greens 1,788 4.6 1,749 4.5
New Forum 1,736 4.4 1,003 2.6
FDP 923 2.4 1,040 2.6
REP 449 1.1 435 1.1
List-only parties 403 1.0
Informal votes 856 807
Total Valid votes 39,247 39,296
Turnout 40,103 74.5
CDU win new seat Majority 2,959 7.5

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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