Erfurt II

Erfurt 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 25. It contains central and western parts of Erfurt, the capital and largest city of Thuringia.[1]

Erfurt II was created in 1990 for the first state election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Susanne Hennig-Wellsow of The Left.

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Erfurt II is located entirely within the urban district of Erfurt. It covers the central and western part of the city, specifically the city districts (Stadtteile) of Andreasvorstadt, Berliner Platz, Bindersleben, Brühlervorstadt, Ermstedt, Gottstedt, Ilversgehofen, Johannesplatz, Marbach, and Salomonsborn.[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1990 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Norbert Otto (1990–1994), Bernhard Vogel (1994–2004), and Michael Panse (2004–2009). It was won by The Left in 2009, and represented by Susanne Hennig-Wellsow. She was re-elected in 2014 and 2019.

Election Member Party  %
1990 Norbert Otto CDU 37.4
1994 Bernhard Vogel CDU 40.5
1999 52.1
2004 Michael Panse CDU 34.2
2009 Susanne Hennig-Wellsow LINKE 28.8
2014 31.0
2019 32.7

Election results

2019 election
State election (2019): Erfurt 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 % ±%
Left Green tickY Susanne Hennig-Wellsow 10,014 32.7 Increase 1.7 11,584 36.3 Increase 5.9
CDU Niklas Waßmann 7,574 24.7 Decrease 5.4 5,038 15.8 Decrease 10.4
AfD   5,246 16.4 Increase 7.2
Greens Astrid Rothe-Beinlich 4,137 13.5 Increase 1.7 3,365 10.5 Decrease 0.7
SPD Frank Warnecke 3,890 12.7 Decrease 5.2 2,896 9.1 Decrease 5.0
FDP Jan Siegemund 2,533 8.3 Increase 5.0 1,876 5.9 Increase 3.1
Free Voters Lisa Maria Schmidt 2,006 6.6
MLPD Tassilo Timm 451 1.5 94 0.3
List-only parties 1,843 5.8
Informal votes 1,728 391
Total Valid votes 30,605 31,942
Turnout 32,333 68.6 Increase 13.8
Left hold Majority 2,440 8.0 Increase 7.1

2014 election
State election (2014): Erfurt 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 % ±%
Left Green tickY Susanne Hennig-Wellsow 8,204 31.0 Increase 2.2 8,139 30.4 Increase 2.4
CDU Michael Panse 7,978 30.1 Increase 4.7 6,998 24.6 Increase 1.5
SPD Frank Warnecke 4,742 17.9 Decrease 3.5 3,776 14.1 Decrease 6.0
Greens Astrid Rothe-Beinlich 3,136 11.8 Decrease 1.0 2,973 11.1 Decrease 0.4
AfD   2,484 9.3
FDP Iris Thorwirth 862 3.3 Decrease 5.0 761 2.8 Decrease 5.1
NPD Frank Schwerdt 812 3.1 Decrease 0.2 525 2.0 Decrease 1.0
Pirates Alexandra Bernhardt 748 2.8 432 1.6
List-only parties 677 2.5
Informal votes 589 306
Total Valid votes 26,482 26,765
Turnout 27,071 54.8 Decrease 3.0
Left hold Majority 226 0.9 Decrease 2.5

2009 election
State election (2009): Erfurt 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 % ±%
Left Susanne Hennig 7,936 28.8 Decrease 5.1 7,742 28.0 Decrease 2.9
CDU Red XN Michael Panse 6,986 25.4 Decrease 8.8 6,794 24.6 Decrease 11.1
SPD Frank Warnecke 5,878 21.4 Increase 5.0 5,562 20.1 Increase 5.3
Greens Astrid Rothe-Beinlich 3,523 12.8 Increase 1.9 3,179 11.5 Increase 2.2
FDP Matthias Fertig 2,276 8.3 Increase 3.6 2,175 7.9 Increase 4.3
NPD Jens Zschirpe 912 3.3 819 3.0 Increase 2.1
List-only parties 1,372 5.0
Informal votes 580 448
Total Valid votes 27,511 27,643
Turnout 28,091 57.8 Increase 6.0
Left gain from CDU Majority 950 3.4

2004 election
State election (2004): Erfurt II[5]
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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 Michael Panse 7,803 34.2 Decrease 17.9 8,225 35.7 Decrease 12.4
PDS André Blechschmidt 7,721 33.9 Increase 10.9 7,125 30.9 Increase 6.6
SPD Andreas Bausewein 3,730 16.4 Decrease 2.4 3,407 14.8 Decrease 3.3
Greens Astrid Rothe 2,474 10.9 Increase 7.1 2,150 9.3 Increase 5.6
FDP Andreas Möller 1,068 4.7 Increase 3.8 829 3.6 Increase 2.7
List-only parties 1,286 5.6
Informal votes 1,073 847
Total Valid votes 22,796 23,022
Turnout 23,869 51.8 Decrease 10.6
CDU hold Majority 82 0.3 Decrease 28.8

1999 election
State election (1999): Erfurt 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 Green tickY Bernhard Vogel 13,782 52.1 Increase 11.6 12,783 48.1 Increase 13.2
PDS Cornelia Nitzpon 6,082 23.0 Increase 2.6 6,447 24.3 Increase 2.8
SPD Rosemarie Bechthum 4,984 18.8 Decrease 10.8 4,799 18.1 Decrease 11.3
Greens Annemarie Voss 996 3.8 Decrease 5.7 985 3.7 Decrease 2.8
REP Torsten Krummrich 387 1.5 168 0.6 Decrease 0.4
FDP Andreas Möller 240 0.9 249 0.9 Decrease 1.8
List-only parties 1,141 4.3
Informal votes 402 301
Total Valid votes 26,471 26,572
Turnout 26,873 62.4 Decrease 9.7
CDU hold Majority 7,700 29.1 Increase 18.2

1994 election
State election (1994): Erfurt 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 Bernhard Vogel 12,430 40.5 Increase 3.1 10,738 34.9 Decrease 3.2
SPD 9,066 29.6 Increase 7.9 9,029 29.4 Increase 5.9
PDS 6,244 20.4 Increase 6.0 6,592 21.5 Increase 7.1
Greens 2,918 9.5 Decrease 5.3 2,009 6.5 Decrease 4.0
List-only parties 2,362 7.7
Informal votes 785 713
Total Valid votes 30,658 30,730
Turnout 31,443 72.1 Increase 6.8
CDU hold Majority 3,364 10.9 Decrease 5.2

1990 election
State election (1990): Erfurt 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 Norbert Otto 9,653 37.4 9,940 38.1
SPD 5,603 21.7 6,136 23.5
Greens 3,821 14.8 2,747 10.5
PDS 3,725 14.4 3,766 14.4
FDP 1,933 7.5 2,405 9.2
DSU 810 3.1 544 2.1
UFV 273 1.1 180 0.7
List-only parties 400 1.5
Informal votes 905 605
Total Valid votes 25,818 26,118
Turnout 26,723 65.3
CDU win new seat Majority 4,050 15.7

References
  1. "Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden".
  2. Landtagswahl 2019 – Ergebnisse
  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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