Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis I

Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 8. It covers the northwestern part of Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis.[1]

Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis I was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Jonas Urbach of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis I covers the northwestern part of Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, specifically the municipalities of Anrode, Dünwald, Menteroda, Mühlhausen/Thüringen (excluding Bollstedt, Grabe, Höngeda und Seebach), Rodeberg, Südeichsfeld, and Unstruttal.[1]

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Thomas Kretschmer, who served from 1994 to 2009, followed by Elke Holzapfel (2009–2019) and Jonas Urbach (2019–present).

Election Member Party  %
1994 Thomas Kretschmer CDU 44.3
1999 53.1
2004 49.7
2009 Elke Holzapfel CDU 31.3
2014 36.2
2019 Jonas Urbach CDU 31.1

Election results

2019 election
State election (2019): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 % ±%
CDU Jonas Urbach 7,878 31.1 Decrease 5.1 6,500 25.6 Decrease 9.1
AfD Thomas Gröger 5,958 23.5 Increase 10.9 5,823 23.0 Increase 11.4
Left Steffen Thormann 5,625 22.2 Decrease 1.2 6,941 27.4 Increase 3.0
SPD Oleg Shevchenko 3,124 12.3 Decrease 5.1 2,441 9.6 Decrease 5.5
Greens Tino Gaßmann 1,497 5.9 Increase 0.1 1,143 4.5 Decrease 0.5
FDP Gerald Werner Schmidt 1,238 4.9 Increase 2.2 1,306 5.1 Increase 2.6
List-only parties 1,209 4.8
Informal votes 416 373
Total Valid votes 25,320 25,363
Turnout 25,736 60.2 Increase 11.1
CDU hold Majority 1,920 7.6 Decrease 5.2

2014 election
State election (2014): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 % ±%
CDU Green tickY Elke Holzapfel 7,837 36.2 Increase 4.9 7,509 34.7 Increase 0.9
Left Jörg Kubitzki 5,057 23.4 Decrease 0.1 5,286 24.4 Decrease 0.2
SPD Holger Poppenhäger 3,764 17.4 Decrease 2.7 3,272 15.1 Decrease 5.0
AfD Detlef Schiller 2,715 12.6 2,520 11.6
Greens Tino Gaßmann 1,246 5.8 Increase 0.8 1,079 5.0 Increase 0.2
FDP Steffen Dreiling 581 2.7 Decrease 5.4 542 2.5 Decrease 5.4
NPD Marvin Schiel 425 2.0 Decrease 1.3 580 2.7 Decrease 0.5
List-only parties 875 4.0
Informal votes 335 297
Total Valid votes 21,625 21,663
Turnout 21,960 49.1 Decrease 6.6
CDU hold Majority 2,780 12.8 Increase 5.0

2009 election
State election (2009): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 % ±%
CDU Elke Holzapfel 7,957 31.3 Decrease 18.4 8,623 33.8 Decrease 16.0
Left Jörg Kubitzki 5,973 23.5 Decrease 1.6 6,265 24.6 Increase 2.4
SPD Bernd Münzberg 5,123 20.1 Increase 3.4 5,124 20.1 Increase 5.5
Free Voters Karl-Josef Montag 2,200 8.7 1,267 5.0 Increase 2.4
FDP Steffen Dreiling 2,064 8.1 Increase 4.1 2,023 7.9 Increase 4.9
Greens Knut Ewers 1,276 5.0 Increase 0.6 1,233 4.8 Increase 1.8
NPD Sebastian Böde 839 3.3 810 3.2 Increase 1.7
List-only parties 170 0.7
Informal votes 516 433
Total Valid votes 25,432 25,515
Turnout 25,948 55.7 Increase 4.1
CDU hold Majority 1,984 7.8 Decrease 16.8

2004 election
State election (2004): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 % ±%
CDU Green tickY Thomas Kretschmer 11,498 49.7 Decrease 3.3 11,702 49.8 Decrease 4.2
PDS Jörg Kubitzki 5,804 25.1 Increase 6.0 5,215 22.2 Increase 4.1
SPD Walter Pilger 3,873 16.7 Decrease 6.0 3,436 14.6 Decrease 6.3
Greens Bernward Seipel 1,021 4.4 Increase 2.5 713 3.0 Increase 1.5
FDP Wolfgang Schwarzmann 930 4.0 Increase 2.4 708 3.0 Increase 2.2
List-only parties 1,738 7.4
Informal votes 1,406 1,020
Total Valid votes 23,126 23,512
Turnout 24,532 51.6 Decrease 9.1
CDU hold Majority 5,694 24.6 Decrease 5.7

1999 election
State election (1999): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis I[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 Thomas Kretschmer 15,431 53.1 Increase 8.8 15,813 54.0 Increase 8.7
SPD Christine Eisenhut 6,622 22.8 Decrease 10.6 6,135 21.0 Decrease 11.6
PDS Benno Lemke 5,521 19.0 Increase 6.2 5,290 18.1 Increase 4.7
Greens Bernward Seipel 542 1.9 Decrease 2.2 440 1.5 Decrease 1.9
REP Andreas Bohne 513 1.8 150 0.5 Decrease 0.3
FDP Dietrich Hose 450 1.5 Decrease 3.0 247 0.8 Decrease 2.0
List-only parties 1,197 4.1
Informal votes 554 361
Total Valid votes 29,079 29,272
Turnout 29,633 60.5 Decrease 16.1
CDU hold Majority 8,809 30.3 Increase 19.4

1994 election
State election (1994): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 Thomas Kretschmer 16,091 44.3 16,510 45.3
SPD 12,144 33.4 11,891 32.6
PDS 4,654 12.8 4,880 13.4
FDP 1,651 4.5 1,015 2.8
Greens 1,492 4.1 1,245 3.4
DSU 307 0.8 118 0.3
List-only parties 810 2.2
Informal votes 1,117 987
Total Valid votes 36,339 36,469
Turnout 37,456 76.6
CDU win new seat Majority 3,947 10.9

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
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