Nordhausen I

Nordhausen 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 3. It comprises the entirety of the district of Nordhausen with the exception of the city of Nordhausen, which compromises the constituency of Nordhausen II.[1]

Nordhausen I was created in 1990 for the first state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Birgit Keller of The Left.

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Nordhausen I covers the entirety of the Nordhausen district except for the city of Nordhausen. It comprises the municipalities of Bleicherode, Ellrich, Görsbach, Großlohra, Harztor, Heringen/Helme, Hohenstein, Kehmstedt, Kleinfurra, Lipprechterode, Niedergebra, Sollstedt, Urbach, Werther, and the village of Buchholz (since 2018 part of Nordhausen municipality).[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1990 until 2019, during which time it was represented by Klaus Zeh (1990–1994) and Egon Primas (1994–2019). It was won by The Left in 2019, and is represented by Birgit Keller.

Election Member Party  %
1990 Klaus Zeh CDU 40.7
1994 Egon Primas CDU 43.2
1999 47.5
2004 41.7
2009 29.0
2014 33.0
2019 Birgit Keller LINKE 32.3

Election results

2019 election
State election (2019): Nordhausen 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 Birgit Keller 7,009 32.3 Increase 1.0 7,533 34.6 Increase 3.3
CDU Carolin Gerbothe 6,256 28.8 Decrease 4.2 5,000 23.0 Decrease 8.2
AfD René Strube 5,054 23.3 4,776 21.9 Increase 13.3
SPD Dagmar Becker 1,793 8.3 Decrease 6.6 1,737 8.0 Decrease 6.1
Greens Rüdiger Neitzke 868 4.0 Decrease 0.5 816 3.7 Decrease 0.3
FDP Otmar Ganter 653 3.0 Decrease 2.8 879 4.0 Increase 0.3
MLPD Conrad von Pentz 78 0.4 59 0.3
List-only parties 972 4.5
Informal votes 372 311
Total Valid votes 21,711 21,772
Turnout 22,083 62.6 Increase 11.7
Left gain from CDU Majority 753 3.5

2014 election
State election (2014): Nordhausen I[3]
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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 Egon Primas 6,131 33.0 Increase 4.0 5,803 31.2 Increase 0.7
Left Angela Hummitzsch 5,802 31.3 Increase 3.7 5,829 31.3 Increase 2.8
SPD Dagmar Becker 2,765 14.9 Decrease 8.0 2,622 14.1 Decrease 7.1
AfD   1,596 8.6
Free Voters Uwe Wenkel 1,131 6.1 422 2.3 Increase 0.6
FDP Franka Hitzing 1,068 5.8 Decrease 5.7 683 3.7 Decrease 5.0
NPD Alexander Lindemann 830 4.5 Increase 0.4 656 3.5 Decrease 0.4
Greens Christian Darr 828 4.5 Decrease 0.4 747 4.0 Decrease 0.9
List-only parties 257 1.4
Informal votes 360 300
Total Valid votes 18,555 18,615
Turnout 18,915 50.9 Decrease 5.1
CDU hold Majority 329 1.7 Increase 0.3

2009 election
State election (2009): Nordhausen I[4]
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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 Egon Primas 6,509 29.0 Decrease 12.7 6,859 30.5 Decrease 12.2
Left Birgit Keller 6,203 27.7 Decrease 2.3 6,403 28.5 Decrease 0.5
SPD Dagmar Becker 5,130 22.9 Increase 4.1 4,761 21.2 Increase 5.4
FDP Franka Hitzing 2,557 11.4 Increase 5.4 1,948 8.7 Increase 4.7
Greens Heinrich Christian Lorenz 1,089 4.9 Increase 1.4 1,089 4.8 Increase 1.7
NPD Mark Richter 929 4.1 889 4.0 Increase 2.4
List-only parties 514 2.3
Informal votes 417 371
Total Valid votes 22,417 22,463
Turnout 22,834 56.1 Increase 5.4
CDU hold Majority 306 1.3 Decrease 10.4

2004 election
State election (2004): Nordhausen I[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 Green tickY Egon Primas 8,639 41.7 Decrease 5.8 8,801 42.7 Decrease 6.9
PDS Birgit Keller 6,206 30.0 Increase 7.7 5,971 29.0 Increase 8.7
SPD Dagmar Becker 3,899 18.8 Decrease 7.9 3,249 15.8 Decrease 7.8
FDP Franka Hitzing 1,244 6.0 Increase 4.5 816 4.0 Increase 3.1
Greens Horst Kox 717 3.5 646 3.1 Increase 1.9
List-only parties 1,117 5.4
Informal votes 817 922
Total Valid votes 20,705 20,600
Turnout 21,522 50.7 Decrease 9.5
CDU hold Majority 2,433 11.7 Decrease 9.1

1999 election
State election (1999): Nordhausen I[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 Egon Primas 11,998 47.5 Increase 4.2 12,573 49.6 Increase 6.0
SPD Dagmar Becker 6,741 26.7 Decrease 5.3 5,990 23.6 Decrease 9.0
PDS Ursula Fischer 5,635 22.3 Increase 4.7 5,147 20.3 Increase 4.8
REP Andreas Links 502 2.0 150 0.6 Decrease 0.5
FDP Claus-Peter Roßberg 391 1.5 Decrease 2.0 231 0.9 Decrease 1.7
List-only parties 1,253 4.9
Informal votes 454 377
Total Valid votes 25,267 25,344
Turnout 25,721 60.2 Decrease 15.3
CDU hold Majority 5,257 20.8 Decrease 9.5

1994 election
State election (1994): Nordhausen I[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 Egon Primas 12,915 43.2 Increase 2.5 13,182 43.7 Increase 1.3
SPD 9,524 31.9 Increase 10.2 9,795 32.5 Increase 6.4
PDS 5,279 17.7 Increase 4.4 4,706 15.6 Increase 4.3
Greens 1,107 3.7 Decrease 5.8 840 2.8 Decrease 4.7
FDP 1,047 3.5 Decrease 4.6 784 2.6 Decrease 6.7
List-only parties 870 2.9
Informal votes 1,131 826
Total Valid votes 29,872 30,177
Turnout 31,003 75.5 Increase 8.3
CDU hold Majority 3,391 11.3 Decrease 7.7

1990 election
State election (1990): Nordhausen I[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 Klaus Zeh 10,857 40.7 11,416 42.4
SPD 5,790 21.7 7,014 26.1
PDS 3,543 13.3 3,038 11.3
Greens 2,537 9.5 2,027 7.5
FDP 2,163 8.1 2,495 9.3
Independent 988 3.7
DSU 557 2.1 242 0.9
UFV 249 0.9 152 0.6
List-only parties 524 1.9
Informal votes 773 549
Total Valid votes 26,684 26,908
Turnout 27,457 67.2
CDU win new seat Majority 5,067 19.0

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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