Erfurt IV 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 27. It contains southeastern parts of Erfurt, the capital and largest city of Thuringia.[1]

Erfurt IV was created in 1990 for the first state election. Since 2009, it has been represented by André Blechschmidt of The Left.

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Erfurt IV is located entirely within the urban district of Erfurt. It covers the central and southwestern part of the city, specifically the city districts (Stadtteile) of Büßleben, Daberstedt, Dittelstedt, Egstedt, Herrenberg, Melchendorf, Niedernissa, Rohda (Haarberg), Urbich, Waltersleben, Wiesenhügel, and Windischholzhausen.[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 Jörg Schwäblein. It was won by the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) in 2004, and represented by Tamara Thierbach. She was succeeded in 2009 by André Blechschmidt of The Left, successor party of the PDS. He was re-elected in 2014 and 2019.

Election Member Party  %
1990 Jörg Schwäblein CDU 35.0
1994 34.3
1999 42.5
2004 Tamara Thierbach PDS 37.6
2009 André Blechschmidt LINKE 32.9
2014 37.1
2019 32.2

Election results

2019 election

State election (2019): Erfurt IV[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 % ±%
Left Green tickY André Blechschmidt 7,548 32.2 Increase 4.9 8,718 37.1 Increase 1.4
AfD Stefan Möller 4,913 21.0 4,569 19.4 Increase 10.0
CDU Regina Polster 4,038 17.2 Decrease 10.4 3,769 16.0 Decrease 8.8
SPD Cornelia Klisch 3,638 15.5 Decrease 4.3 2,215 9.4 Decrease 4.5
Greens Fabian Gabriel 1,567 6.7 Decrease 0.1 1,522 6.5 Decrease 0.8
FDP Franziska Baum 1,159 5.0 Increase 2.6 1,295 5.5 Increase 2.9
Free Voters Harald Neubacher 449 1.9
MLPD Sabine Dimler 98 0.4 72 0.3
List-only parties 1,349 5.7
Informal votes 377 277
Total Valid votes 23,409 23,509
Turnout 23,786 66.0 Increase 11.4
Left hold Majority 2,635 11.2 Increase 1.7

2014 election

State election (2014): Erfurt IV[3]
Notes:

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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 % ±%
Left Green tickY André Blechschmidt 7,214 37.1 Increase 4.2 7,003 35.7 Increase 3.5
CDU Andreas Horn 5,378 27.6 Increase 3.6 4,883 24.9 Increase 1.0
SPD Cornelia Klisch 3,849 19.8 Increase 0.6 2,730 12.9 Decrease 5.5
AfD   1,854 9.4
Greens Dieter Lauinger 1,332 6.8 Decrease 0.5 1,425 7.3 Decrease 1.1
NPD Enrico Biczysko 758 3.9 Increase 0.1 520 2.6 Decrease 1.1
Pirates Manfred Schubert 481 2.5 266 1.4
FDP Jutta Czifrik 458 2.4 Decrease 3.6 510 2.6 Decrease 4.2
List-only parties 441 2.2
Informal votes 393 231
Total Valid votes 19,470 19,632
Turnout 19,863 54.6 Decrease 4.6
Left hold Majority 1,836 9.5 Increase 0.6

2009 election

State election (2009): Erfurt IV[4]
Notes:

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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 % ±%
Left André Blechschmidt 7,146 32.9 Decrease 4.7 7,022 32.2 Decrease 2.8
CDU Manfred Scherer 5,203 24.0 Decrease 8.4 5,197 23.9 Decrease 10.3
SPD Frank Schalles 4,177 19.2 Increase 2.5 4,216 19.4 Increase 5.0
Greens Rüdiger Bender 1,590 6.3 Increase 0.9 1,820 6.7 Increase 1.7
Free Voters Heidrun Marie-Anna Höpfner 1,468 6.8 1,090 5.0 Increase 4.2
FDP Birgit Schuster 1,298 6.0 Increase 1.9 1,491 6.8 Increase 3.4
NPD Gabriele Bölke 831 3.8 812 3.7 Increase 2.7
List-only parties 138 0.6
Informal votes 475 402
Total Valid votes 21,713 21,786
Turnout 22,188 59.2 Increase 6.4
Left hold Majority 1,943 8.9 Increase 3.7

2004 election

State election (2004): Erfurt IV[5]
Notes:

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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 % ±%
PDS Tamara Thierbach 7,179 37.6 Increase 7.4 6,755 35.0 Increase 6.2
CDU Red XN Jörg Schwäblein 6,183 32.4 Decrease 10.1 6,598 34.2 Decrease 12.4
SPD Karin Dietrich 3,196 16.7 Decrease 4.2 2,772 14.4 Decrease 2.6
Greens Matthias Zeng 1,227 6.4 Increase 3.5 1,297 6.7 Increase 4.1
FDP Annett Pröhl 781 4.1 Increase 2.9 664 3.4 Increase 2.7
Independent Jürgen Zerull 546 2.9
List-only parties 1,229 6.4
Informal votes 942 739
Total Valid votes 19,112 19,315
Turnout 20,054 52.8 Decrease 10.1
PDS gain from CDU Majority 996 5.2

1999 election

State election (1999): Erfurt IV[6]
Notes:

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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 Jörg Schwäblein 10,457 42.5 Increase 8.2 11,527 46.6 Increase 13.3
PDS Tamara Thierbach 7,431 30.2 Increase 2.8 7,123 28.8 Increase 2.5
SPD Otto Kretschmer 5,143 20.9 Decrease 8.7 4,202 17.0 Decrease 11.0
Greens Jochen Kwast 714 2.9 Decrease 4.8 643 2.6 Decrease 2.8
REP Günther Steinert 395 1.6 Increase 0.6 120 0.5 Decrease 0.3
FDP Herbert Rudovsky 293 1.2 168 0.7 Decrease 1.8
DSU Wolfgang Mayer 152 0.6 81 0.3 Increase 0.2
List-only parties 880 3.6
Informal votes 367 208
Total Valid votes 24,585 24,744
Turnout 24,952 62.9 Decrease 12.4
CDU hold Majority 3,026 12.3 Increase 7.6

1994 election

State election (1994): Erfurt IV[7]
Notes:

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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 Jörg Schwäblein 10,425 34.3 Decrease 0.7 10,199 33.3 Decrease 1.0
SPD Werner Griese 9,006 29.6 Increase 8.6 8,572 28.0 Increase 5.7
PDS Tamara Thierbach 8,340 27.4 Increase 9.2 8,049 26.3 Increase 6.8
Greens Katrin Göring-Eckardt 2,352 7.7 Decrease 2.9 1,657 5.4 Decrease 5.7
REP F.-R. Kästner 290 1.0 244 0.8 Increase 0.4
List-only parties 1,904 6.2
Informal votes 861 649
Total Valid votes 30,413 30,625
Turnout 31,274 75.3 Increase 8.4
CDU hold Majority 1,419 4.7 Decrease 9.3

1990 election

State election (1990): Erfurt IV[8]
Notes:

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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 Jörg Schwäblein 9,226 35.0 9,103 34.3
SPD 5,541 21.0 5,918 22.3
PDS 4,793 18.2 5,182 19.5
Greens 2,785 10.6 2,941 11.1
FDP 2,175 8.2 2,226 8.4
UFV 1,005 3.8 284 1.1
DSU 843 3.2 504 1.9
List-only parties 386 1.5
Informal votes 628 452
Total Valid votes 26,368 26,544
Turnout 26,996 66.9
CDU win new seat Majority 3,685 14.0

References

  1. 1 2 "Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden".
  2. ↑ Landtagswahl 2019 – Ergebnisse
  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
  8. ↑ Wahlen in Thüringen 1990
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