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 | % | |
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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] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
AfD | Thomas-Otto Rudy | 6,547 | 29.5 | 6,601 | 29.6 | ![]() | |||
Left | Ute Lukasch | 5,380 | 24.3 | ![]() |
6,381 | 28.6 | ![]() | ||
CDU | ![]() |
5,251 | 23.7 | ![]() |
4,715 | 21.2 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Hartmut Schubert | 2,505 | 11.3 | ![]() |
1,662 | 7.5 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Udo Pick | 1,551 | 7.0 | 1,085 | 4.9 | ![]() | |||
Greens | Nick Purand | 779 | 3.5 | ![]() |
652 | 2.9 | ![]() | ||
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 | ![]() |
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AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 1,167 | 5.2 |
2014 election
State election (2014): Altenburger Land I[3] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Simone Schulze | 6,823 | 34.5 | ![]() |
6,913 | 34.7 | ![]() | ||
Left | Ute Lukasch | 5,519 | 27.9 | ![]() |
5,533 | 27.8 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Hartmut Schubert | 4,076 | 20.6 | ![]() |
2,486 | 12.5 | ![]() | ||
AfD | 2,395 | 12.0 | |||||||
Free Voters | Steffen Kühn | 1,397 | 7.1 | 453 | 2.3 | ![]() | |||
NPD | Anja Neubauer | 1,247 | 6.3 | ![]() |
829 | 4.2 | ![]() | ||
Greens | Paula Piechotta | 706 | 3.6 | 640 | 3.2 | ![]() | |||
List-only parties | 662 | 3.3 | |||||||
Informal votes | 477 | 334 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 19,768 | 19,911 | |||||||
Turnout | 20,245 | 49.1 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 1,304 | 6.6 | ![]() |
2009 election
State election (2009): Altenburger Land I[4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
7,942 | 34.0 | ![]() |
8,214 | 34.9 | ![]() | ||
Left | Michaele Sojka | 7,394 | 31.7 | ![]() |
6,460 | 27.4 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Brita Große | 4,299 | 18.4 | ![]() |
4,225 | 18.0 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Steffen Plaul | 2,340 | 10.0 | ![]() |
1,834 | 7.8 | ![]() | ||
NPD | Jenny Claas | 1,373 | 5.9 | 1,259 | 5.3 | ![]() | |||
Greens | 786 | 3.3 | ![]() | ||||||
List-only parties | 759 | 3.2 | |||||||
Informal votes | 781 | 592 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 23,348 | 23,537 | |||||||
Turnout | 24,129 | 53.3 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 548 | 2.3 | ![]() |
2004 election
State election (2004): Altenburger Land I[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
9,096 | 40.1 | ![]() |
10,125 | 44.6 | ![]() | ||
PDS | Michaele Sojka | 6,731 | 29.7 | ![]() |
5,848 | 25.8 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Hartmut Schubert | 5,156 | 22.7 | ![]() |
3,450 | 15.2 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Karsten Schalla | 1,718 | 7.6 | ![]() |
964 | 4.2 | ![]() | ||
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 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 2,365 | 10.4 | ![]() |
1999 election
State election (1999): Altenburger Land I[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
12,667 | 48.4 | ![]() |
13,289 | 50.2 | ![]() | ||
PDS | Michaele Sojka | 6,667 | 25.5 | ![]() |
6,009 | 22.7 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Sieghardt Rydzewski | 5,046 | 19.3 | ![]() |
4,646 | 17.6 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Rolf Hermann | 1,780 | 6.8 | ![]() |
403 | 1.5 | ![]() | ||
List-only parties | 2,101 | 7.9 | |||||||
Informal votes | 775 | 487 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 26,160 | 26,448 | |||||||
Turnout | 26,935 | 55.2 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 6,000 | 22.9 | ![]() |
1994 election
State election (1994): Altenburg I[7] | |||||||||
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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 |