Wartburgkreis 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 7. It covers the northern part of Wartburgkreis.[1]

Wartburgkreis III was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2014, it has been represented by Marcus Malsch of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Wartburgkreis III covers the northern part of Wartburgkreis, specifically the municipalities of Bad Liebenstein, Barchfeld-Immelborn, Berka vor dem Hainich, Bischofroda, Creuzburg, Ebenshausen, Frankenroda, Hallungen, Hörselberg-Hainich, Krauthausen, Lauterbach, Mihla, Moorgrund, Nazza, Ruhla, Seebach, Treffurt, and Wutha-Farnroda.[1]

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Werner Grünert, who served from 1994 to 1999, followed by Gustav Bergemann (1999–2014) and Marcus Malsch (2014–present).

Election Member Party  %
1994 Werner Grünert CDU 40.3
1999 Gustav Bergemann CDU 47.7
2004 43.3
2009 34.6
2014 Marcus Malsch CDU 37.0
2019 29.0

Election results

2019 election

State election (2019): Wartburgkreis III[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 Marcus Malsch 7,971 29.0 Decrease 8.0 6,204 22.5 Decrease 11.4
AfD Klaus Stöber 6,944 25.3 6,576 23.9 Increase 14.9
Left Anke Wirsing 6,799 24.8 Decrease 4.4 8,628 31.3 Increase 3.6
SPD Lutz Kromke 2,424 8.8 Decrease 7.8 2,273 8.3 Decrease 5.6
Greens Elias Bohn 1,343 4.9 Increase 0.6 1,050 3.8 Decrease 0.8
FDP Sebastian Bethge 1,079 3.9 Increase 1.4 1,222 4.4 Increase 2.1
Free Voters Andreas Böhme 792 2.9 Decrease 2.2
MLPD Joachim Gärtner 99 0.4 76 0.3
List-only parties 1,514 5.5
Informal votes 479 387
Total Valid votes 27,451 27,543
Turnout 27,930 65.7 Increase 12.0
CDU hold Majority 1,027 3.7 Decrease 4.1

2014 election

State election (2014): Wartburgkreis III[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 Marcus Malsch 8,695 37.0 Increase 2.4 8,015 31.3 Increase 2.6
Left Hans-Jörg Lessig 6,873 29.2 Increase 5.1 6,548 27.7 Increase 1.3
SPD Matthias Kehr 3,896 16.6 Decrease 1.9 3,290 13.9 Decrease 6.7
AfD   2,136 9.0
NPD Hendrik Tilmann Heller 1,273 5.4 Increase 0.3 1,118 4.7 Decrease 0.2
Free Voters Andreas Böhme 1,196 5.1 Decrease 2.3 520 2.2 Decrease 2.6
Greens Danilo Saft 1,002 4.3 Decrease 1.0 1,092 4.6 Decrease 0.5
FDP Fred Leise 584 2.5 Decrease 2.6 545 2.3 Decrease 3.8
List-only parties 353 1.5
Informal votes 473 375
Total Valid votes 23,519 23,617
Turnout 23,992 53.7 Decrease 2.6
CDU hold Majority 1,822 7.8 Decrease 2.7

2009 election

State election (2009): Wartburgkreis III[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 Green tickY Gustav Bergemann 9,091 34.6 Decrease 8.7 8,260 31.3 Decrease 11.4
Left Sascha Bilay 6,333 24.1 Decrease 5.2 6,953 26.4 Increase 0.3
SPD Sabine Doht 4,853 18.5 Decrease 0.2 5,442 20.6 Increase 4.5
Free Voters Andreas Böhme 1,934 7.4 1,262 4.8 Increase 1.2
Greens Danilo Saft 1,402 5.3 Increase 1.4 1,342 5.1 Increase 1.3
NPD Karsten Höhn 1,335 5.1 1,299 4.9 Increase 3.9
FDP Fred Leise 1,328 5.1 Increase 0.4 1,608 6.1 Increase 3.0
List-only parties 188 0.7
Informal votes 605 527
Total Valid votes 26,276 26,354
Turnout 26,881 56.3 Increase 1.3
CDU hold Majority 2,758 10.5 Decrease 2.5

2004 election

State election (2004): Wartburgkreis III[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 Gustav Bergemann 11,170 43.3 Decrease 4.4 11,106 42.7 Decrease 8.9
PDS Rosel Neuhäuser 7,561 29.3 Increase 8.8 6,799 26.1 Increase 7.2
SPD Sabine Doht 4,831 18.7 Decrease 6.6 4,194 16.1 Decrease 5.0
FDP Rüdiger Schwanz 1,224 4.7 Increase 2.2 797 3.1 Increase 2.1
Greens Stefan Schweßinger 1,016 3.9 Increase 1.9 980 3.8 Increase 2.0
List-only parties 2,126 8.2
Informal votes 1,400 1,200
Total Valid votes 25,802 26,002
Turnout 27,202 55.0 Decrease 5.3
CDU hold Majority 3,609 14.0 Decrease 8.4

1999 election

State election (1999): Wartburgkreis III[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 Gustav Bergemann 14,055 47.7 Increase 7.3 15,304 51.6 Increase 9.4
SPD Sabine Doht 7,441 25.3 Decrease 8.8 6,262 21.1 Decrease 12.0
PDS Hans-Jörg Lessig 6,031 20.5 Increase 7.3 5,590 18.9 Increase 5.4
FDP Jürgen Bohn 725 2.5 Decrease 4.2 306 1.0 Decrease 2.6
REP Johannes Müller 628 2.1 203 0.7 Decrease 0.5
Greens Michael Spielmann 582 2.0 Decrease 3.5 530 1.8 Decrease 3.0
List-only parties 1,438 4.9
Informal votes 613 442
Total Valid votes 29,462 29,633
Turnout 30,075 60.3 Decrease 16.1
CDU hold Majority 6,614 22.4 Increase 16.1

1994 election

State election (1994): Wartburgkreis III[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 Werner Grünert 14,089 40.3 14,926 42.2
SPD 11,941 34.1 11,718 33.1
PDS 4,654 13.3 4,803 13.6
FDP 2,359 6.7 1,270 3.6
Greens 1,942 5.6 1,712 4.8
List-only parties 977 2.8
Informal votes 1,416 995
Total Valid votes 34,985 35,406
Turnout 36,401 76.4
CDU win new seat Majority 2,148 6.2

References

  1. 1 2 "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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