Gera I
Gera 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 41. It covers the northern part of Gera.[1]
Gera I was created in 1990 for the first state election. Originally named Gera-Nord, it was renamed in 1994. Since 2019, it has been represented by of The Left.
Geography[]
As of the 2019 state election, Gera I covers the northern part of Gera, specifically the city districts (Ortsteile) of Aga, Cretzschwitz, Ernsee, Frankenthal, Hain, Hermsdorf, Milbitz, Roben, Röpsen, Rubitz, Scheubengrobsdorf, Söllmnitz, Thieschitz, Trebnitz, and Windischenbernsdorf.[1]
Members[]
The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1990 until 2004, during which time it was represented by . In 2004 it was won by of the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). She was re-elected as candidate for The Left in 2009 and 2014. Since 2019, it has been represented by Daniel Reinhardt.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1990 | CDU | 36.8 | ||
1994 | 37.9 | |||
1999 | 40.9 | |||
2004 | PDS | 38.5 | ||
2009 | LINKE | 36.2 | ||
2014 | 34.5 | |||
2019 | LINKE | 32.5 |
Election results[]
2019 election[]
State election (2019): Gera I[2] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Left | Daniel Reinhardt | 7,639 | 32.5 | 2.0 | 8,359 | 33.4 | 1.0 | ||
AfD | Dieter Laudenbach | 7,639 | 30.7 | 16.3 | 6,945 | 27.8 | 13.9 | ||
CDU | Jochen Trautmann | 4,398 | 17.6 | 15.9 | 3,991 | 16.0 | 13.5 | ||
SPD | Hannelore Hauschild | 1,983 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 2,078 | 8.3 | 1.0 | ||
Green | Thomas Michael Wieden | 1,120 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 1,047 | 4.2 | 1.1 | ||
Free Voters | Norbert Hein | 885 | 3.6 | 2.0 | |||||
FDP | Patrice Philip Klohn | 683 | 2.7 | 1,167 | 4.7 | 2.4 | |||
MLPD | Gudrun Kimmerle | 120 | 0.5 | 80 | 0.3 | ||||
List-only parties | 1,339 | 5.4 | |||||||
Informal votes | 319 | 232 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 24,919 | 25,006 | |||||||
Turnout | 25,238 | 63.4 | 14.9 | ||||||
Left hold | Majority | 451 | 1.8 | 0.8 |
2014 election[]
State election (2014): Gera I[3] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Left | Margit Jung | 7,048 | 34.5 | 1.7 | 7,052 | 34.4 | 0.9 | ||
CDU | Birgit Diezel[a] | 6,853 | 33.5 | 2.0 | 6,050 | 29.5 | 1.6 | ||
AfD | Stephan Brandner | 2,949 | 14.4 | 2,847 | 13.9 | ||||
SPD | Kirsten Breuer | 1,719 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 1,909 | 9.3 | 5.9 | ||
Green | Ulrich Kiethe | 1,078 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 1,082 | 5.3 | 0.8 | ||
NPD | Gordon Richter | 462 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 538 | 2.6 | 1.6 | ||
Free Voters | Jörg Schmidt | 333 | 1.6 | 242 | 1.2 | 0.6 | |||
List-only parties | 798 | 3.9 | |||||||
Informal votes | 374 | 298 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 20,442 | 20,518 | |||||||
Turnout | 20,816 | 48.5 | 5.2 | ||||||
Left hold | Majority | 195 | 1.0 | 3.7 |
2009 election[]
State election (2009): Gera I[4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Left | Margit Jung | 8,648 | 36.2 | 2.3 | 8,435 | 35.3 | 1.4 | ||
CDU | Birgit Diezel | 7,524 | 31.5 | 5.1 | 6,673 | 27.9 | 8.9 | ||
SPD | Sigrid Müller | 3,329 | 13.9 | 1.3 | 3,646 | 15.2 | 1.8 | ||
FDP | Dieter Bernd Baumberger | 1,923 | 8.1 | 2.4 | 2,120 | 8.9 | 5.4 | ||
Green | Christel Wagner-Schurwanz | 1,394 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 1,452 | 6.1 | 1.3 | ||
NPD | Gordon Richter | 1,053 | 4.4 | 1,000 | 4.2 | 2.5 | |||
List-only parties | 595 | 2.5 | |||||||
Informal votes | 487 | 437 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 23,871 | 23,921 | |||||||
Turnout | 24,358 | 53.7 | 4.5 | ||||||
Left hold | Majority | 1,124 | 4.7 | 2.8 |
2004 election[]
State election (2004): Gera I[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
PDS | Margit Jung | 8,398 | 38.5 | 3.7 | 7,471 | 33.9 | 1.4 | ||
CDU | Bernd Koob | 7,974 | 36.6 | 4.3 | 8,117 | 36.8 | 5.3 | ||
SPD | René Gäbler | 2,755 | 12.6 | 5.1 | 2,954 | 13.4 | 3.7 | ||
Green | Eugen Weber | 1,414 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1,047 | 4.8 | 3.1 | ||
FDP | Percy Wesselly | 1,248 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 772 | 3.5 | 2.7 | ||
List-only parties | 1,676 | 7.6 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,057 | 809 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 21,789 | 22,037 | |||||||
Turnout | 22,846 | 49.2 | 7.8 | ||||||
PDS gain from CDU | Majority | 424 | 1.9 |
1999 election[]
State election (1999): Gera I[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Eckehard Kölbel | 10,887 | 40.9 | 3.0 | 11,238 | 42.1 | 5.4 | ||
PDS | 9,279 | 34.8 | 5.5 | 8,658 | 32.5 | 5.5 | |||
SPD | 4,714 | 17.7 | 7.4 | 4,561 | 17.1 | 8.1 | |||
REP | 616 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 170 | 0.6 | 0.5 | |||
Green | 522 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 450 | 1.7 | 3.0 | |||
New Forum | 326 | 1.2 | 143 | 0.5 | 0.3 | ||||
FDP | 290 | 1.1 | 211 | 0.8 | 1.9 | ||||
List-only parties | 1,245 | 4.7 | |||||||
Informal votes | 314 | 272 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 26,634 | 26,676 | |||||||
Turnout | 26,948 | 57.0 | 15.0 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 1,608 | 6.1 | 2.5 |
1994 election[]
State election (1994): Gera I[7] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Eckehard Kölbel | 13,042 | 37.9 | 1.1 | 12,704 | 36.7 | 2.0 | ||
PDS | 10,062 | 29.3 | 11.2 | 9,326 | 27.0 | 9.0 | |||
SPD | 8,630 | 25.1 | 4.3 | 8,713 | 25.2 | 1.9 | |||
Green | 2,213 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 1,625 | 4.7 | 2.6 | |||
REP | 430 | 1.3 | 374 | 1.1 | |||||
List-only parties | 1,858 | 5.4 | |||||||
Informal votes | 931 | 708 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 34,377 | 34,600 | |||||||
Turnout | 35,308 | 72.0 | 5.1 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 2,980 | 8.6 | 7.4 |
1990 election[]
State election (1990): Gera-Nord[8] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Eckehard Kölbel | 11,996 | 36.8 | 11,335 | 34.7 | ||||
SPD | 6,765 | 20.8 | 7,609 | 23.3 | |||||
PDS | 5,883 | 18.1 | 5,897 | 18.0 | |||||
Green | 2,522 | 7.7 | 2,398 | 7.3 | |||||
FDP | 2,404 | 7.4 | 2,858 | 8.7 | |||||
DSU | 1,858 | 5.7 | 1,550 | 4.7 | |||||
Independent | 493 | 1.5 | |||||||
DFD | 357 | 1.1 | 261 | 0.8 | |||||
UFV | 306 | 0.9 | 220 | 0.7 | |||||
List-only parties | 579 | 1.8 | |||||||
Informal votes | 783 | 660 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 32,584 | 32,707 | |||||||
Turnout | 33,367 | 66.9 | |||||||
CDU win new seat | Majority | 5,231 | 16.0 |
Notes[]
- ^ Diezel entered the Landtag on the CDU list after the resignation of Marion Walsmann in December 2018.
References[]
- Electoral districts in Thuringia
- 1994 establishments in Germany
- Gera
- Constituencies established in 1994