Sonneberg I

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Sonneberg 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 19. It covers the southern part of the Sonneberg district, including the city of Sonneberg.[1]

Sonneberg I was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2009, it has been represented by of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography[]

As of the 2019 state election, Sonneberg I covers the southern part of the Sonneberg district, specifically the municipalities of Bachfeld, Föritztal, Frankenblick, Schalkau, and Sonneberg.[1]

Members[]

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was , who served from 1994 to 2009. Since 2009, it has been represented by Beate Meißner.

Election Member Party %
1994 CDU 37.0
1999 50.3
2004 45.1
2009 CDU 43.2
2014 48.1
2019 41.5

Election results[]

2019 election[]

State election (2019): Sonneberg 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 Green tickY Beate Meißner 8,584 41.5 Decrease 6.6 5,611 27.1 Decrease 10.5
AfD Robert Sesselmann 5,670 27.4 5,651 27.3 Increase 16.0
Left Knut Korschewsky 4,243 20.5 Decrease 10.2 5,880 28.4 Decrease 1.5
SPD Petra Lenk 1,011 4.9 Decrease 8.2 1,258 6.1 Decrease 4.7
Green Beate Kittel 551 2.7 Decrease 1.4 680 3.3 Decrease 0.3
FDP Christian Wollny 376 1.8 552 2.7 Increase 1.1
ÖDP Martin Truckenbrodt 195 0.9 169 0.8
MLPD Andreas Eifler 54 0.3 65 0.3
List-only parties 845 4.1
Informal votes 256 229
Total Valid votes 20,684 20,711
Turnout 20,940 61.4 Increase 14.8
CDU hold Majority 2,914 14.1 Decrease 3.3

2014 election[]

State election (2014): Sonneberg 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 Beate Meißner 7,505 48.1 Increase 4.9 5,923 37.6 Increase 3.0
Left Knut Korschewsky 4,787 30.7 Decrease 3.5 4,714 29.9 Decrease 3.4
AfD   1,786 11.3
SPD David-Christian Eckardt 2,049 13.1 Decrease 5.0 1,706 10.8 Decrease 4.6
Green Filip Heinlein 638 4.1 562 3.6 Increase 0.2
NPD Frank Neubert 630 4.0 Decrease 0.5 425 2.7 Decrease 1.7
List-only parties 651 4.1
Informal votes 374 216
Total Valid votes 15,609 15,767
Turnout 15,983 46.6 Decrease 5.8
CDU hold Majority 2,718 17.4 Increase 8.4

2009 election[]

State election (2009): Sonneberg 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 Beate Meißner 8,075 43.2 Decrease 1.9 6,525 34.6 Decrease 8.8
Left Michael Gerstenberger 6,378 34.2 Increase 7.0 6,278 33.3 Increase 5.3
SPD David-Christian Eckardt 3,380 18.1 Increase 2.2 2,907 15.4 Increase 0.3
NPD Mike Steiner 840 4.5 831 4.4 Increase 3.8
FDP   1,119 5.9 Increase 2.7
Green   642 3.4 Increase 0.6
List-only parties 543 2.9
Informal votes 466 294
Total Valid votes 18,673 18,845
Turnout 19,139 52.4 Increase 2.7
CDU hold Majority 1,697 9.0 Decrease 8.9

2004 election[]

State election (2004): Sonneberg 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 Christine Zitzmann 8,099 45.1 Decrease 5.2 7,840 43.4 Decrease 3.5
PDS Christoph Schwarze 4,883 27.2 Increase 4.8 5,070 28.0 Increase 4.0
SPD David-Christian Eckardt 2,852 15.9 Decrease 7.7 2,725 15.1 Decrease 4.4
FDP Frank Laaser 1,078 6.0 585 3.2 Increase 1.8
Independent Ringo Muggenthaler 1,059 5.9
List-only parties 1,857 10.3
Informal votes 945 839
Total Valid votes 17,971 18,077
Turnout 18,916 49.7 Decrease 7.3
CDU hold Majority 3,216 17.9 Decrease 8.8

1999 election[]

State election (1999): Sonneberg 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 Christine Zitzmann 10,745 50.3 Increase 13.3 10,108 46.9 Increase 7.8
SPD David-Christian Eckardt 5,051 23.6 Decrease 11.0 4,198 19.5 Decrease 13.1
PDS Almuth Beck 4,777 22.4 Increase 3.7 5,178 24.0 Increase 6.4
REP Ulf Schmidt 799 3.7 278 1.3 Decrease 0.5
List-only parties 1,779 8.3
Informal votes 475 306
Total Valid votes 21,372 21,541
Turnout 21,847 57.0 Decrease 19.3
CDU hold Majority 5,694 26.7 Increase 24.3

1994 election[]

State election (1994): Sonneberg 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 Christine Zitzmann 10,373 37.0 11,017 39.1
SPD 9,708 34.6 9,198 32.6
PDS 5,256 18.7 4,973 17.6
FDP 1,495 5.3 1,151 4.1
Green 1,237 4.4 985 3.5
List-only parties 854 3.0
Informal votes 915 806
Total Valid votes 28,069 28,178
Turnout 28,984 76.2
CDU win new seat Majority 665 2.4

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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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