Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach

Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach 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 6. It covers the city of Eisenach and central-western parts of Wartburgkreis.[1]

Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2014, it has been represented by Raymond Walk of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach contains the urban district of Eisenach and central-western parts of Wartburgkreis, specifically the municipalities of Bad Salzungen (excluding Ettenhausen an der Suhl), Gerstungen, and Werra-Suhl-Tal.[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1994 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Christian Köckert. It was won by The Left in 2009, and represented by Katja Wolf. The seat was regained by the CDU in 2014, and represented by Raymond Walk. He was re-elected in 2019.

Election Member Party %
1994 Christian Köckert CDU 40.5
1999 Christian Köckert CDU 49.3
2004 Christian Köckert CDU 40.1
2009 Katja Wolf The Left 28.4
2014 Raymond Walk CDU 37.4
2019 Raymond Walk CDU 26.9

Election results

2019 election
State election (2019): Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Raymond Walk 7,625 26.9 10.5 5,849 20.6 10.6
Left Kati Engel 7,450 26.3 7.3 8,946 31.5 1.7
AfD Susi Schreiber 6,943 24.5 6,371 22.4 14.4
SPD Babette Winter 2,683 9.5 3.1 2,373 8.3 4.3
Green Robert Kirchner 1,732 6.1 1.0 1,424 5.0 1.4
FDP Kord-Henning Uber 1,219 4.3 1.9 1,386 4.9 2.8
Free Voters Maik Helbig 527 1.9
MLPD Friedrich Hofmann 175 0.6 105 0.4
List-only parties 1,975 6.9
Informal votes 423 348
Total Valid votes 28,354 28,429
Turnout 28,777 62.6 10.1
CDU hold Majority 175 0.6 3.2

2014 election
State election (2014): Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Raymond Walk 9,234 37.4 10.5 7,764 31.2 3.1
Left Christiane Leischner 8,284 33.6 5.2 7,414 27.5 2.3
SPD Heidrun Sachse 3,110 12.6 5.1 3,123 12.6 6.7
AfD   1,983 8.0
Green Rüdiger Bender 1,739 7.1 0.1 1,592 6.4 1.2
NPD Patrick Wieschke 1,697 6.9 1.7 1,484 6.0 1.0
FDP Sebastian Bethge 597 2.4 4.6 530 2.1 4.8
List-only parties 960 3.9
Informal votes 545 356
Total Valid votes 24,661 24,850
Turnout 25,206 52.5 3.1
CDU gain from Left Majority 950 3.8

2009 election
State election (2009): Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Left Katja Wolf 7,762 28.4 1.5 7,564 27.5 0.1
CDU Regina Müller 7,342 26.9 13.2 7,725 28.1 11.7
SPD Heiko Gentzel 4,832 17.7 0.5 5,301 19.3 3.0
Free Voters Thomas Herrmann 2,138 7.8 1,285 4.7 3.0
FDP Heidemarie Bischoff 1,917 7.0 2.9 1,901 6.9 3.6
Green Stefan Schweßinger 1,905 7.0 1.8 2,085 7.6 1.3
NPD Patrick Wieschke 1,428 5.2 1,368 5.0 4.0
List-only parties 241 0.9
Informal votes 640 494
Total Valid votes 27,324 27,470
Turnout 27,964 55.6 3.6
Left gain from CDU Majority 420 1.5

2004 election
State election (2004): Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Christian Köckert 10,278 40.1 9.2 10,287 39.8 10.4
PDS Katja Wolf 7,677 29.9 8.6 7,135 27.6 6.8
SPD Heiko Gentzel 4,418 17.2 3.6 4,201 16.3 4.4
Green Gisela Rexrodt 2,248 8.8 4.2 1,615 6.3 3.8
FDP Heike Bahn-Schultz 1,040 4.1 2.2 847 3.3 2.1
List-only parties 1,732 6.7
Informal votes 1,124 968
Total Valid votes 25,661 25,817
Turnout 26,785 52.0 7.3
CDU hold Majority 2,601 10.2 17.8

1999 election
State election (1999): Wartburgkreis II – Eisenach[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Christian Köckert 14,661 49.3 8.9 14,987 50.2 10.6
PDS Karin May 6,343 21.3 5.1 6,205 20.8 4.1
SPD Heiko Gentzel 6,184 20.8 11.2 6,179 20.7 11.6
Green Gisela Rexroth 1,372 4.6 2.5 731 2.5 3.0
REP Jenny Stüwe 590 2.0 0.5 198 0.7 0.6
FDP Heidemarie Bischoff 565 1.9 0.9 350 1.2 1.2
List-only parties 1,179 4.0
Informal votes 528 414
Total Valid votes 29,715 29,829
Turnout 30,243 59.3 14.9
CDU hold Majority 8,318 28.0 19.6

1994 election
State election (1994): Wartburgkreis II[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Christian Köckert 15,106 40.5 14,909 39.7
SPD Heiko Gentzel 11,941 32.0 12,135 32.3
PDS Roland Wanitschka 6,022 16.1 6,222 16.6
Green Christine Grabe 2,630 7.0 2,066 5.5
FDP Gerhard Lorenz 1,069 2.9 913 2.4
REP Lutz Diener 554 1.5 509 1.4
List-only parties 798 2.2
Informal votes 1,121 891
Total Valid votes 37,322 37,552
Turnout 38,443 74.2
CDU win new seat Majority 3,165 8.5

References
  1. "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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