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 (1990–1994), Bernhard Vogel (1994–2004), and (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 | % | |
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1990 | CDU | 37.4 | ||
1994 | Bernhard Vogel | CDU | 40.5 | |
1999 | 52.1 | |||
2004 | 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] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Left | Susanne Hennig-Wellsow | 10,014 | 32.7 | 1.7 | 11,584 | 36.3 | 5.9 | ||
CDU | Niklas Waßmann | 7,574 | 24.7 | 5.4 | 5,038 | 15.8 | 10.4 | ||
AfD | 5,246 | 16.4 | 7.2 | ||||||
Green | Astrid Rothe-Beinlich | 4,137 | 13.5 | 1.7 | 3,365 | 10.5 | 0.7 | ||
SPD | Frank Warnecke | 3,890 | 12.7 | 5.2 | 2,896 | 9.1 | 5.0 | ||
FDP | Jan Siegemund | 2,533 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 1,876 | 5.9 | 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 | 13.8 | ||||||
Left hold | Majority | 2,440 | 8.0 | 7.1 |
2014 election[]
State election (2014): Erfurt II[3] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Left | Susanne Hennig-Wellsow | 8,204 | 31.0 | 2.2 | 8,139 | 30.4 | 2.4 | ||
CDU | Michael Panse | 7,978 | 30.1 | 4.7 | 6,998 | 24.6 | 1.5 | ||
SPD | Frank Warnecke | 4,742 | 17.9 | 3.5 | 3,776 | 14.1 | 6.0 | ||
Green | Astrid Rothe-Beinlich | 3,136 | 11.8 | 1.0 | 2,973 | 11.1 | 0.4 | ||
AfD | 2,484 | 9.3 | |||||||
FDP | Iris Thorwirth | 862 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 761 | 2.8 | 5.1 | ||
NPD | Frank Schwerdt | 812 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 525 | 2.0 | 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 | 3.0 | ||||||
Left hold | Majority | 226 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
2009 election[]
State election (2009): Erfurt II[4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Left | Susanne Hennig | 7,936 | 28.8 | 5.1 | 7,742 | 28.0 | 2.9 | ||
CDU | Michael Panse | 6,986 | 25.4 | 8.8 | 6,794 | 24.6 | 11.1 | ||
SPD | Frank Warnecke | 5,878 | 21.4 | 5.0 | 5,562 | 20.1 | 5.3 | ||
Green | Astrid Rothe-Beinlich | 3,523 | 12.8 | 1.9 | 3,179 | 11.5 | 2.2 | ||
FDP | Matthias Fertig | 2,276 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 2,175 | 7.9 | 4.3 | ||
NPD | Jens Zschirpe | 912 | 3.3 | 819 | 3.0 | 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 | 6.0 | ||||||
Left gain from CDU | Majority | 950 | 3.4 |
2004 election[]
State election (2004): Erfurt II[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Michael Panse | 7,803 | 34.2 | 17.9 | 8,225 | 35.7 | 12.4 | ||
PDS | André Blechschmidt | 7,721 | 33.9 | 10.9 | 7,125 | 30.9 | 6.6 | ||
SPD | Andreas Bausewein | 3,730 | 16.4 | 2.4 | 3,407 | 14.8 | 3.3 | ||
Green | Astrid Rothe | 2,474 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 2,150 | 9.3 | 5.6 | ||
FDP | Andreas Möller | 1,068 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 829 | 3.6 | 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 | 10.6 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 82 | 0.3 | 28.8 |
1999 election[]
State election (1999): Erfurt II[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Bernhard Vogel | 13,782 | 52.1 | 11.6 | 12,783 | 48.1 | 13.2 | ||
PDS | Cornelia Nitzpon | 6,082 | 23.0 | 2.6 | 6,447 | 24.3 | 2.8 | ||
SPD | Rosemarie Bechthum | 4,984 | 18.8 | 10.8 | 4,799 | 18.1 | 11.3 | ||
Green | Annemarie Voss | 996 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 985 | 3.7 | 2.8 | ||
REP | Torsten Krummrich | 387 | 1.5 | 168 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |||
FDP | Andreas Möller | 240 | 0.9 | 249 | 0.9 | 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 | 9.7 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 7,700 | 29.1 | 18.2 |
1994 election[]
State election (1994): Erfurt II[7] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Bernhard Vogel | 12,430 | 40.5 | 3.1 | 10,738 | 34.9 | 3.2 | ||
SPD | 9,066 | 29.6 | 7.9 | 9,029 | 29.4 | 5.9 | |||
PDS | 6,244 | 20.4 | 6.0 | 6,592 | 21.5 | 7.1 | |||
Green | 2,918 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 2,009 | 6.5 | 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 | 6.8 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 3,364 | 10.9 | 5.2 |
1990 election[]
State election (1990): Erfurt II[8] | |||||||||
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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 | |||||
Green | 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[]
- Electoral districts in Thuringia
- Erfurt
- 1990 establishments in Germany
- Constituencies established in 1990