Hildburghausen I – Schmalkalden-Meiningen III
Hildburghausen I – Schmalkalden-Meiningen III 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 18. It covers the western part of Hildburghausen district and part of southern Schmalkalden-Meiningen.[1]
Hildburghausen I – Schmalkalden-Meiningen III was created in 1990 for the first state election. Originally named Hildburghausen I, it was given its current name in 2014 after part of Schmalkalden-Meiningen was transferred to the constituency. Since 2019, it has been represented by of Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Geography[]
As of the 2019 state election, Hildburghausen I – Schmalkalden-Meiningen III covers the western part of Hildburghausen district and part of southern Schmalkalden-Meiningen, specifically the municipalities of Ahlstädt, Beinerstadt, Bischofrod, Dingsleben, Ehrenberg, Eichenberg, Grimmelshausen, Grub, Heldburg, Henfstädt, Hildburghausen, Kloster Veßra, Lengfeld, Marisfeld, Oberstadt, Reurieth, Römhild, Schlechtsart, Schmeheim, Schweickershausen, St.Bernhard, Straufhain, Themar, Ummerstadt, Veilsdorf, and Westhausen (from Hildburghausen), and Grabfeld (without Wölfershausen) from Schmalkalden-Meiningen.[1]
Members[]
The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1990 until 2009, during which time it was represented by (1990–1994), Heinrich Dietz (1994–2004), and (2004–2009). It was won by The Left in 2009, and was represented by . The CDU's candidate regained the constituency in 2014. It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by Nadine Hoffmann.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1990 | CDU | 43.9 | ||
1994 | Heinrich Dietz | CDU | 37.7 | |
1999 | 46.7 | |||
2004 | CDU | 43.5 | ||
2009 | LINKE | 35.1 | ||
2014 | CDU | 36.6 | ||
2019 | AfD | 29.0 |
Election results[]
2019 election[]
State election (2019): Hildburghausen I – Schmalkalden-Meiningen III[2] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
AfD | Nadine Hoffmann | 6,301 | 29.0 | 19.2 | 6,037 | 27.7 | 16.8 | ||
CDU | Kristin Floßmann | 5,519 | 25.4 | 11.2 | 5,094 | 23.3 | 14.1 | ||
Left | Steffen Martin Harzer | 5,279 | 24.3 | 6.0 | 6,034 | 27.6 | 0.2 | ||
SPD | Thomas Jakob | 2,206 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 1,681 | 7.7 | 3.8 | ||
Green | Katharina Schmidt | 1,336 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 816 | 3.7 | 0.2 | ||
FDP | Christopher Hubrich | 978 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 890 | 4.1 | 2.7 | ||
MLPD | Janine Walter | 86 | 0.4 | 93 | 0.4 | ||||
List-only parties | 1,180 | 5.4 | |||||||
Informal votes | 388 | 268 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 21,705 | 21,825 | |||||||
Turnout | 22,093 | 64.8 | 14.3 | ||||||
AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 782 | 3.6 |
2014 election[]
State election (2014): Hildburghausen I[3] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Kristin Floßmann | 7,408 | 36.6 | 4.8 | 7,536 | 37.2 | 6.8 | ||
Left | Tilo Kummer | 6,123 | 30.3 | 4.8 | 5,599 | 27.7 | 4.7 | ||
SPD | Uwe Höhn | 2,849 | 14.1 | 2.7 | 2,351 | 11.6 | 5.4 | ||
AfD | Heiko Bernardy | 1,985 | 9.8 | 2,206 | 10.9 | ||||
Green | Astrid Rühle | 716 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 785 | 3.9 | 0.8 | ||
NPD | Tommy Frenck | 608 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 739 | 3.7 | 0.8 | ||
Pirates | Bernd Schreiner | 290 | 1.4 | 282 | 1.4 | ||||
FDP | Heinz-Jörg Winkler | 247 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 281 | 1.4 | 5.6 | ||
List-only parties | 464 | 2.3 | |||||||
Informal votes | 289 | 272 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 20,226 | 20,243 | |||||||
Turnout | 20,515 | 50.5 | 1.9 | ||||||
CDU gain from Left | Majority | 1,285 | 6.3 |
2009 election[]
State election (2009): Hildburghausen I[4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Left | Tilo Kummer | 6,899 | 35.1 | 3.4 | 6,393 | 32.4 | 5.2 | ||
CDU | Michael Krapp | 6,251 | 31.8 | 11.7 | 5,992 | 30.4 | 13.1 | ||
SPD | Uwe Höhn | 3,299 | 16.8 | 1.4 | 3,345 | 17.0 | 1.4 | ||
FDP | Thomas Vollmar | 1,403 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 1,377 | 7.0 | 3.9 | ||
NPD | Danny Schuck | 928 | 4.7 | 883 | 4.5 | 2.9 | |||
Green | Karen Thimel | 899 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 919 | 4.7 | 1.9 | ||
List-only parties | 802 | 4.1 | |||||||
Informal votes | 368 | 336 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 19,679 | 19,711 | |||||||
Turnout | 20,047 | 52.4 | 2.4 | ||||||
Left gain from CDU | Majority | 648 | 3.3 |
2004 election[]
State election (2004): Hildburghausen I[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Michael Krapp | 8,126 | 43.5 | 3.2 | 8,141 | 43.5 | 5.0 | ||
PDS | Tilo Kummer | 5,930 | 31.7 | 7.9 | 5,082 | 27.2 | 3.8 | ||
SPD | Uwe Höhn | 3,395 | 18.2 | 4.8 | 2,924 | 15.6 | 3.8 | ||
FDP | Jost Hofmann | 708 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 581 | 3.1 | 1.7 | ||
Green | Peter Werner Otto | 535 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 527 | 2.8 | 1.5 | ||
List-only parties | 1,447 | 7.7 | |||||||
Informal votes | 708 | 700 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 18,694 | 18,702 | |||||||
Turnout | 19,402 | 50.0 | 7.3 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 2,196 | 11.8 | 11.1 |
1999 election[]
State election (1999): Hildburghausen I[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Heinrich Dietz | 10,086 | 46.7 | 9.0 | 10,523 | 48.5 | 7.1 | ||
PDS | Tilo Kummer | 5,147 | 23.8 | 7.2 | 5,068 | 23.4 | 6.1 | ||
SPD | Burkhard Stenzel | 4,973 | 23.0 | 6.9 | 4,208 | 19.4 | 9.9 | ||
REP | Torsten Wirsching | 609 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 178 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ||
FDP | Lulita Schwenk | 429 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 308 | 1.4 | 3.9 | ||
Green | Astrid Rühle von Lilienstern | 368 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 277 | 1.3 | 2.5 | ||
List-only parties | 1,130 | 5.2 | |||||||
Informal votes | 355 | 275 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 21,612 | 21,692 | |||||||
Turnout | 21,967 | 57.3 | 15.9 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 4,939 | 22.9 | 15.1 |
1994 election[]
State election (1994): Hildburghausen I[7] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Heinrich Dietz | 9,983 | 37.7 | 6.2 | 11,029 | 41.4 | 2.4 | ||
SPD | 7,910 | 29.9 | 8.5 | 7,791 | 29.3 | 7.0 | |||
PDS | 4,397 | 16.6 | 7.0 | 4,597 | 17.3 | 7.5 | |||
FDP | 2,796 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 1,424 | 5.3 | 4.3 | |||
Green | 1,077 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 1,018 | 3.8 | 0.5 | |||
REP | 327 | 1.2 | 367 | 1.4 | |||||
List-only parties | 397 | 1.5 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,027 | 894 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 26,490 | 26,623 | |||||||
Turnout | 27,517 | 73.2 | 0.0 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 2,074 | 7.8 | 14.7 |
1990 election[]
State election (1990): Hildburghausen[8] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Hans-Henning Axthelm | 13,593 | 43.9 | 13,598 | 43.8 | ||||
SPD | 6,636 | 21.4 | 6,934 | 22.3 | |||||
PDS | 2,963 | 9.6 | 3,034 | 9.8 | |||||
FDP | 2,905 | 9.4 | 2,978 | 9.6 | |||||
DSU | 2,232 | 7.2 | 1,547 | 5.0 | |||||
Green | 1,243 | 4.0 | 1,349 | 4.3 | |||||
DFD | 959 | 3.1 | 714 | 2.3 | |||||
UFV | 224 | 0.7 | 224 | 0.7 | |||||
DBU | 202 | 0.7 | 156 | 0.5 | |||||
List-only parties | 524 | 1.7 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,066 | 965 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 30,957 | 31,058 | |||||||
Turnout | 32,023 | 73.2 | |||||||
CDU win new seat | Majority | 6,957 | 22.5 |
References[]
- Electoral districts in Thuringia
- 1990 establishments in Germany
- Hildburghausen (district)
- Schmalkalden-Meiningen
- Constituencies established in 1990