Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II

Saalfeld-Rudolstadt 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 29 and It covers the eastern part of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt.[1]

Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II was created for the 1994 state election. Originally named Schwarzakreis II, it was renamed after the 1994 election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Maik Kowalleck of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II covers the eastern part of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and a small part of Sonneberg district, specifically the municipalities of Altenbeuthen, Drognitz, Gräfenthal, Hohenwarte, Kaulsdorf, Lehesten, Leutenberg, Probstzella, Saalfeld/Saale (excluding Wittgendorf), and Unterwellenborn (from Saalfeld-Rudolstadt), and Neuhaus am Rennweg (only Lichte and Piesau) from Sonneberg.[1]

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Harald Stauch, who served from 1994 to 2009. Since 2009, it has been represented by Maik Kowalleck.

Election Member Party  %
1994 Harald Stauch CDU 39.0
1999 48.8
2004 41.8
2009 Maik Kowalleck CDU 29.3
2014 41.3
2019 30.6

Election results

2019 election

State election (2019): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt 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 % ±%
CDU Green tickY Maik Kowalleck 8,603 30.6 Decrease 10.7 6,139 21.8 Decrease 9.9
AfD Michael Kaufmann 8,228 29.2 7,828 27.8 Increase 15.2
Left Katharina König-Preuss 5,890 20.9 Decrease 7.8 8,222 29.2 Increase 0.8
SPD Robert Geheeb 2,697 9.6 Decrease 4.0 2,052 7.3 Decrease 5.6
Greens Olaf Müller 1,037 3.7 Decrease 2.9 902 3.2 Decrease 1.2
FDP Alexander Litvinenko 995 3.5 Decrease 0.2 1,471 5.2 Increase 2.7
Free Voters Roland Beyer 548 1.9
MLPD Gerhard Pfisterer 147 0.5 107 0.4
List-only parties 1,484 5.3
Informal votes 388 328
Total Valid votes 28,145 28,205
Turnout 28,533 64.8 Increase 15.4
CDU hold Majority 375 1.4 Decrease 11.2

2014 election

State election (2014): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II[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 % ±%
CDU Green tickY Maik Kowalleck 9,149 41.3 Increase 12.0 7,149 31.7 Increase 2.6
Left Katharina König 6,364 28.7 Increase 0.5 6,392 28.4 Decrease 0.2
SPD Julienne Trempert 3,022 13.6 Decrease 8.1 2,907 12.9 Decrease 6.8
AfD   2,829 12.6
Greens Sebastian Heuchel 1,464 6.6 Increase 1.0 988 4.4 Decrease 0.4
NPD Patrick Trautsch 1,333 6.0 Decrease 0.6 1,042 4.6 Decrease 1.6
FDP Eckhard Linke 813 3.7 Decrease 4.9 554 2.5 Decrease 5.1
List-only parties 678 3.0
Informal votes 883 489
Total Valid votes 22,145 22,539
Turnout 23,028 49.4 Decrease 4.3
CDU hold Majority 2,785 12.6 Increase 11.5

2009 election

State election (2009): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II[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 % ±%
CDU Maik Kowalleck 7,721 29.3 Decrease 12.5 7,692 29.1 Decrease 13.6
Left Roland Hahnemann 7,410 28.2 Decrease 1.7 7,561 28.6 Increase 2.1
SPD Christoph Majewski 5,718 21.7 Decrease 0.4 5,194 19.7 Increase 3.5
FDP Eckhard Linke 2,265 8.6 Increase 2.4 1,996 7.6 Increase 4.1
NPD Patrick Trautsch 1,737 6.6 1,633 6.2 Increase 3.8
Greens Sebastian Teuchel 1,472 5.6 1,275 4.8 Increase 1.5
List-only parties 1,067 4.0
Informal votes 550 455
Total Valid votes 26,323 26,418
Turnout 26,873 53.7 Increase 2.7
CDU hold Majority 311 1.1 Decrease 10.8

2004 election

State election (2004): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II[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 % ±%
CDU Green tickY Harald Stauch 10,483 41.8 Decrease 7.0 10,799 42.7 Decrease 7.8
PDS Roland Hahnemann 7,499 29.9 Increase 7.7 6,705 26.5 Increase 5.1
SPD Marko Wolfram 5,545 22.1 Decrease 0.7 4,105 16.2 Decrease 2.9
FDP Eckhard Linke 1,567 6.2 Increase 4.7 889 3.5 Increase 2.5
List-only parties 2,814 11.1
Informal votes 1,289 1,071
Total Valid votes 25,094 25,312
Turnout 26,383 51.0 Decrease 8.3
CDU hold Majority 2,984 11.9 Decrease 14.1

1999 election

State election (1999): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt II[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 Green tickY Harald Stauch 15,005 48.8 Increase 9.8 15,607 50.5 Increase 9.8
SPD Frieder Lippmann 6,999 22.8 Decrease 10.9 5,914 19.1 Decrease 12.0
PDS Roland Hahnemann 6,823 22.2 Increase 6.5 6,601 21.4 Increase 4.8
REP Roland Büschel 856 2.8 Increase 1.0 288 0.9 Decrease 0.9
Greens Jens Billig 621 2.0 Decrease 3.7 452 1.5 Decrease 3.1
FDP Kay Rösler 448 1.5 Decrease 2.5 308 1.0 Decrease 2.4
List-only parties 1,723 5.6
Informal votes 499 358
Total Valid votes 30,752 30,893
Turnout 31,251 59.3 Decrease 13.8
CDU hold Majority 8,006 26.0 Increase 20.7

1994 election

State election (1994): Schwarzakreis II[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 Harald Stauch 14,832 39.0 15,534 40.7
SPD 12,800 33.7 11,869 31.1
PDS 5,979 15.7 6,333 16.6
Greens 2,164 5.7 1,747 4.6
FDP 1,528 4.0 1,308 3.4
REP 695 1.8 688 1.8
List-only parties 725 1.9
Informal votes 907 701
Total Valid votes 37,998 38,204
Turnout 38,905 73.1
CDU win new seat Majority 2,032 5.3

References

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