Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis II

Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 9. It covers the central, southern, and eastern part of Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis.[1]

Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis II was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Lars Schütze of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis II covers the central, southern, and eastern part of Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, specifically the municipalities of Bad Langensalza, Bad Tennstedt, Ballhausen, Blankenburg, Bothenheilingen, Bruchstedt, Großvargula, Haussömmern, Herbsleben, Hornsömmern, Issersheilingen, Kammerforst, Kirchheilingen, Kleinwelsbach, Körner, Kutzleben, Marolterode, Mittelsömmern, Mühlhausen/Thüringen (without Bollstedt, Grabe, Höngeda and Seebach), Neunheilingen, Obermehler, Oppershausen, Schlotheim, Schönstedt, Sundhausen, Tottleben, Unstrut-Hainich, Urleben, and Vogtei.[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1994 until 2019, during which time it was represented by Peter Bonitz (1994–2004) and Annette Lehmann (2004–2019). It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by Lars Schütze.

Election Member Party  %
1994 Peter Bonitz CDU 42.1
1999 49.6
2004 Annette Lehmann CDU 41.5
2009 30.0
2014 40.2
2019 Lars Schütze AfD 27.3

Election results

2019 election
State election (2019): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 % ±%
AfD Lars Schütze 6,964 27.3 6,663 26.1 Increase 15.5
CDU Jane Croll 6,592 25.9 Decrease 14.3 5,594 21.9 Decrease 10.4
Left Cordula Eger 6,570 25.8 Decrease 6.2 7,611 29.8 Increase 2.0
SPD Jörg Klupak 2,566 10.1 Decrease 6.4 2,192 8.6 Decrease 5.6
FDP Alexander Kappe 1,412 5.5 1,288 5.0 Increase 2.1
Greens Judith Keidel 1,289 5.1 Decrease 0.1 913 3.6 Decrease 0.7
MLPD Edeltraud König 71 0.3 73 0.3
List-only parties 1,187 4.7
Informal votes 446 389
Total Valid votes 25,464 25,521
Turnout 25,910 62.8 Increase 12.0
AfD gain from CDU Majority 372 1.4

2014 election
State election (2014): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 Annette Lehmann 8,588 40.2 Increase 10.2 6,987 32.3 Increase 1.0
Left Cordula Eger 6,846 32.0 Increase 6.6 6,003 27.8 Increase 1.6
SPD Sandy Kirchner 3,533 16.5 Decrease 3.7 3,063 14.2 Decrease 5.1
AfD   2,285 10.6
NPD Monique Möller 1,290 6.0 Increase 1.8 918 4.3 Decrease 0.1
Greens Carsten Meyer 1,117 5.2 919 4.3 Increase 0.2
List-only parties 1,425 6.6
Informal votes 579 353
Total Valid votes 21,374 21,600
Turnout 21,953 50.8 Decrease 4.5
CDU hold Majority 1,742 8.2 Increase 3.6

2009 election
State election (2009): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 Green tickY Annette Lehmann 7,396 30.0 Decrease 11.5 7,762 31.3 Decrease 12.9
Left Benno Lemke 6,277 25.4 Decrease 2.3 6,498 26.2 Decrease 0.5
SPD Walter Pilger 4,984 20.2 Decrease 4.9 4,788 19.3 Increase 4.3
FDP Christina Lange 3,053 12.4 Increase 6.7 2,387 9.6 Increase 5.6
Free Voters Hans-Martin Menge 1,910 7.7 1,033 4.2 Increase 2.5
NPD Jonny Albrecht 1,046 4.2 1,086 4.4 Increase 2.7
Greens   1,026 4.1 Increase 1.5
List-only parties 181 0.7
Informal votes 683 588
Total Valid votes 24,666 24,761
Turnout 25,349 55.3 Increase 1.7
CDU hold Majority 1,119 4.6 Decrease 9.2

2004 election
State election (2004): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 Annette Lehmann 9,792 41.5 Decrease 8.2 10,559 44.2 Decrease 6.8
PDS Benno Lemke 6,526 27.7 Increase 6.8 6,363 26.7 Increase 7.8
SPD Eckhard Ohl 5,932 25.1 Steady 0.0 3,590 15.0 Decrease 6.1
FDP Friedrich-Wilhelm Emmerich 1,338 5.7 Increase 3.2 954 4.0 Increase 2.6
List-only parties 2,406 10.1
Informal votes 1,659 1,375
Total Valid votes 23,588 23,872
Turnout 25,247 53.6 Decrease 6.5
CDU hold Majority 3,266 13.8 Decrease 10.7

1999 election
State election (1999): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 Peter Bonitz 13,470 49.6 Increase 7.5 13,982 50.9 Increase 7.0
SPD Klaus Borck 6,823 25.1 Decrease 10.9 5,783 21.1 Decrease 12.0
PDS Rainer Preuß 5,702 21.0 Increase 8.8 5,205 19.0 Increase 5.8
FDP Eberhard Schmidt 684 2.5 Decrease 2.8 387 1.4 Decrease 2.4
Greens Michael Hüge 471 1.7 Decrease 2.1 336 1.2 Decrease 2.3
List-only parties 1,768 6.4
Informal votes 763 452
Total Valid votes 27,150 27,461
Turnout 27,913 60.1 Decrease 15.0
CDU hold Majority 6,647 24.5 Increase 18.4

1994 election
State election (1994): Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis 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 Peter Bonitz 13,844 42.1 14,506 43.9
SPD 11,856 36.0 10,950 33.1
PDS 4,023 12.2 4,344 13.2
FDP 1,742 5.3 1,271 3.8
Greens 1,248 3.8 1,142 3.5
DSU 197 0.6 182 0.6
List-only parties 639 1.9
Informal votes 1,148 1,024
Total Valid votes 32,910 33,034
Turnout 34,058 75.1
CDU win new seat Majority 1,988 6.1

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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