Erfurt I

Erfurt 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 24. It contains northern parts of Erfurt, the capital and largest city of Thuringia.[1]

Erfurt I was created in 1990 for the first state election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Karola Stange of The Left.

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Erfurt I is located entirely within the urban district of Erfurt. It covers the northern part of the city, specifically the city districts (Stadtteile) of Alach, Azmannsdorf, Gispersleben, Hochstedt, Hohenwinden, Kerspleben, Kühnhausen, Linderbach, Mittelhausen, Moskauer Platz, Rieth, Roter Berg, Schaderode, Schwerborn, Stotternheim, Sulzer Siedlung, Tiefthal, Töttelstädt, Töttleben, Vieselbach, and Wallichen.[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1990 until 2004, during which time it was represented by Johanna Arenhövel. It was won by the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) in 2004, and represented by then-state leader Bodo Ramelow. In 2009, Ramelow instead ran in Erfurt III, and Erfurt I was won by Karola Stange of The Left, successor party of the PDS. She was re-elected in 2014 and 2019.

Election Member Party  %
1990 Johanna Arenhövel CDU 37.2
1994 38.2
1999 46.8
2004 Bodo Ramelow PDS 38.6
2009 Karola Stange LINKE 30.2
2014 36.8
2019 28.9

Election results

2019 election

State election (2019): Erfurt 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 % ±%
Left Green tickY Karola Stange 5,871 28.9 Decrease 7.9 6,950 34.1 Decrease 0.1
AfD Herold Corinna 4,974 24.4 4,914 24.1 Increase 13.4
CDU Michael Hose 4,909 24.1 Decrease 5.1 3,877 19.0 Decrease 7.6
SPD Haß Torsten 2,460 12.1 Decrease 9.6 1,658 8.1 Decrease 6.1
FDP Christian Poloczek-Becher 868 4.3 Increase 1.5 991 4.9 Increase 2.6
Greens Michael Host 838 4.1 Decrease 0.6 858 4.2 Decrease 0.6
Free Voters Oliver Jahn 357 1.8
MLPD Ibrahim Kücük 68 0.3 57 0.3
List-only parties 1,105 5.4
Informal votes 315 250
Total Valid votes 20,345 20,410
Turnout 20,660 63.7 Increase 12.8
Left hold Majority 897 4.5 Decrease 3.1

2014 election

State election (2014): Erfurt 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 % ±%
Left Green tickY Karola Stange 5,909 36.8 Increase 6.6 5,556 34.2 Increase 3.1
CDU Johanna Arenhövel 4,691 29.2 Increase 0.1 4,328 26.6 Steady 0.0
SPD Haß Torsten 3,483 21.7 Increase 2.1 2,351 14.5 Decrease 5.3
AfD   1,732 10.7
NPD Patrick Borkowski 784 4.9 Increase 0.4 568 3.5 Decrease 1.1
Greens Robert Bednarsky 753 4.7 Decrease 0.7 781 4.8 Decrease 1.0
FDP Christian Poloczek-Becher 445 2.8 Decrease 2.9 373 2.3 Decrease 4.3
List-only parties 560 3.4
Informal votes 432 248
Total Valid votes 16,065 16,249
Turnout 16,497 50.9 Decrease 4.6
Left hold Majority 1,218 7.6 Increase 6.5

2009 election

State election (2009): Erfurt 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 % ±%
Left Karola Stange 5,519 30.2 Decrease 8.4 5,701 31.1 Decrease 1.7
CDU Tabia Gies 5,324 29.1 Decrease 7.7 4,872 26.6 Decrease 10.9
SPD Birgit Pelke 3,594 19.6 Increase 3.7 3,637 19.8 Increase 5.3
FDP Jürgen Listemann 1,050 5.7 Increase 1.2 1,213 6.6 Increase 3.0
FW Helmut Besser 1,001 5.5 858 4.7 Increase 4.0
Greens Kathrin Hoyer 982 5.4 Increase 1.2 1,064 5.8 Increase 1.4
NPD Andreas Udhardt 830 4.5 839 4.6 Increase 3.6
List-only parties 162 0.9
Informal votes 469 423
Total Valid votes 18,300 18,346
Turnout 18,769 55.5 Increase 6.3
Left hold Majority 195 1.1 Decrease 0.7

2004 election

State election (2004): Erfurt 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 % ±%
PDS Bodo Ramelow 6,398 38.6 Increase 11.8 5,519 32.8 Increase 7.1
CDU Red XN Johanna Arenhövel 6,108 36.8 Decrease 10.0 6,318 37.5 Decrease 11.6
SPD Birgit Pelke 2,629 15.9 Decrease 4.8 2,440 14.5 Decrease 3.3
FDP Sven Meth 754 4.5 Increase 3.2 610 3.6 Increase 2.9
Greens Dirk Adams 690 4.2 Increase 1.8 732 4.4 Increase 2.7
List-only parties 1,208 7.2
Informal votes 1,017 769
Total Valid votes 16,579 16,827
Turnout 17,596 49.2 Decrease 9.6
PDS gain from CDU Majority 290 1.8

1999 election

State election (1999): Erfurt I[6]
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 Johanna Arenhövel 10,442 46.8 Increase 8.6 11,025 49.1 Increase 12.2
PDS 5,988 26.8 Increase 3.6 5,789 25.7 Increase 3.2
SPD 4,610 20.7 Decrease 10.2 4,001 17.8 Decrease 12.0
Greens 537 2.4 Decrease 5.3 378 1.7 Decrease 2.8
REP 434 1.9 132 0.6 Decrease 0.3
FDP 300 1.3 166 0.7 Decrease 1.5
List-only parties 994 4.4
Informal votes 449 275
Total Valid votes 22,311 22,485
Turnout 22,760 58.7 Decrease 14.6
CDU hold Majority 4,454 20.0 Increase 12.7

1994 election

State election (1994): Erfurt 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 Green tickY Johanna Arenhövel 11,306 38.2 Increase 1.0 11,016 36.9 Decrease 0.9
SPD 9,132 30.9 Increase 9.1 8,890 29.8 Increase 5.7
PDS 6,854 23.2 Increase 6.5 6,725 22.5 Increase 6.1
Greens 2,288 7.7 Decrease 1.5 1,349 4.5 Decrease 4.3
List-only parties 1,880 6.3
Informal votes 977 697
Total Valid votes 29,580 29,860
Turnout 30,557 73.3 Increase 5.1
CDU hold Majority 2,174 7.3 Decrease 8.1

1990 election

State election (1990): Erfurt I[8]
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 Johanna Arenhövel 9,714 37.2 9,978 37.8
SPD 5,692 21.8 6,346 24.1
PDS 4,355 16.7 4,318 16.4
Greens 2,404 9.2 2,312 8.8
FDP 2,084 8.0 2,221 8.4
DSU 1,421 5.4 596 2.3
UFV 409 1.6 182 0.7
List-only parties 412 1.6
Informal votes 894 608
Total Valid votes 26,079 26,365
Turnout 26,973 68.2
CDU win new seat Majority 4,022 15.4

References

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