Sömmerda II

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Sömmerda II 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 17. It covers most of the Sömmerda district, including the city of Sömmerda.[1]

Sömmerda II was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Torsten Czuppon of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography[edit]

As of the 2019 state election, Sömmerda II covers most of the Sömmerda district, specifically the municipalities of Alperstedt, Büchel, Buttstädt, Eckstedt, Griefstedt, Großmölsen, Großneuhausen, Großrudestedt, Günstedt, Kindelbrück, Kleinmölsen, Kleinneuhausen, Kölleda, Markvippach, Nöda, Ollendorf, Ostramondra, Rastenberg, Riethgen, Schloßvippach, Sömmerda, Sprötau, Udestedt, Vogelsberg, and Weißensee.[1]

Members[edit]

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1994 until 2019, during which time it was represented by Dietmar Werner (1994–1999) and Christian Carius (1999–2019). It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by Torsten Czuppon.

Election Member Party %
1994 Dietmar Werner CDU 44.9
1999 Christian Carius CDU 47.7
2004 43.7
2009 31.2
2014 38.3
2019 Torsten Czuppon AfD 29.6

Election results[edit]

2019 election[edit]

State election (2019): Sömmerda II[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 % ±%
AfD Torsten Czuppon 8,175 29.6 Increase 19.6 7,532 27.2 Increase 17.2
Left Heike Werner 7,472 27.1 Increase 1.5 8,450 30.5 Increase 2.7
CDU Rita Schmidtke 6,740 24.4 Decrease 13.9 5,920 21.4 Decrease 12.7
SPD Christopher Harsch 2,325 8.4 Decrease 1.6 1,844 6.7 Decrease 3.8
FDP Uwe Schäfer 1,298 4.7 Increase 1.0 1,407 5.1 Increase 1.8
Greens Roberto Kobelt 1,064 3.9 Decrease 0.2 911 3.3 Decrease 0.8
Independent Horst Pickrodt 397 1.4
MLPD Joachim Bauerle 135 0.5 100 0.4
List-only parties 1,532 5.5
Informal votes 480 390
Total valid votes 27,606 27,696
Turnout 28,086 62.9 Increase 11.7
AfD gain from CDU Majority 703 2.5

2014 election[edit]

State election (2014): Sömmerda II[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 Christian Carius 9,041 38.3 Increase 7.1 8,057 34.1 Increase 2.3
Left Tobias Steinkopf 6,044 25.6 Decrease 2.8 6,560 27.8 Increase 0.2
SPD Frank Weber 2,374 10.1 Decrease 3.9 2,485 10.5 Decrease 6.1
AfD Heike Rothe 2,359 10.0 2,358 10.0
NPD Franz Kotzott 1,066 4.5 Decrease 0.6 1,359 5.8 Increase 0.4
Greens Matthias Finger 962 4.1 Decrease 0.8 973 4.1 Decrease 0.7
Free Voters Sandra Bielesch 874 3.7 Decrease 5.2 612 2.6 Decrease 3.0
FDP Heinz Untermann 868 3.7 Decrease 3.7 787 3.3 Decrease 4.0
List-only parties 410 1.7
Informal votes 346 333
Total valid votes 23,588 23,601
Turnout 23,934 51.2 Decrease 4.3
CDU hold Majority 2,997 12.7 Increase 9.9

2009 election[edit]

State election (2009): Sömmerda II[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 Christian Carius 8,379 31.2 Decrease 13.9 8,557 31.8 Decrease 13.9
Left Ralf Hauboldt 7,634 28.4 Decrease 1.9 7,428 27.6 Increase 0.9
SPD Frank Weber 3,768 14.0 Decrease 0.1 4,460 16.6 Increase 4.0
Free Voters Udo Hoffmann 2,397 8.9 1,519 5.6 Increase 4.2
FDP Heinz Untermann 1,981 7.4 Increase 1.3 1,973 7.3 Increase 3.5
NPD Dominik Weinlich 1,383 5.1 1,455 5.4 Increase 3.5
Greens Kerstin Schnelle 1,314 4.9 Increase 0.5 1,306 4.8 Increase 1.4
List-only parties 233 0.9
Informal votes 645 570
Total valid votes 26,856 26,931
Turnout 27,501 55.5 Increase 2.0
CDU hold Majority 745 2.8 Decrease 12.0

2004 election[edit]

State election (2004): Sömmerda II[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 Christian Carius 9,225 43.7 Decrease 4.0 9,663 45.3 Decrease 6.3
PDS Ralf Hauboldt 6,617 31.4 Increase 8.8 5,820 27.3 Increase 6.3
SPD Keven Forbrig 2,989 14.2 Decrease 6.9 2,717 12.7 Decrease 4.5
FDP Heinz Untermann 1,316 6.2 Increase 4.0 786 3.7 Increase 2.4
Greens Karin Kuhl 959 4.5 742 3.5 Increase 2.1
List-only parties 1,624 7.6
Informal votes 1,222 976
Total valid votes 21,106 21,352
Turnout 22,328 52.0 Decrease 6.0
CDU hold Majority 2,608 12.3 Increase 12.8

1999 election[edit]

State election (1999): Sömmerda II[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 Christian Carius 11,986 47.7 Increase 2.8 13,017 51.6 Increase 6.6
PDS Ralf Hauboldt 5,675 22.6 Increase 8.9 5,288 21.0 Increase 6.0
SPD Dieter Mäde 5,312 21.1 Decrease 10.9 4,330 17.2 Decrease 12.0
VIBT Elisabeth Mäschker 695 2.8 386 1.5
REP Udo Hoffmann 662 2.6 191 0.8 Decrease 0.2
FDP Horst Grunert 548 2.2 Decrease 1.2 324 1.3 Decrease 1.9
DSU Herbert Alexander 240 1.0 Decrease 0.2 131 0.5 Decrease 0.2
List-only parties 1,557 6.2
Informal votes 502 396
Total valid votes 25,118 25,224
Turnout 25,620 58.0 Decrease 14.5
CDU hold Majority 6,311 25.1 Increase 12.1

1994 election[edit]

State election (1994): Sömmerda 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Dietmar Werner 14,482 44.9 14,523 45.0
SPD 10,292 31.9 9,410 29.1
PDS 4,440 13.8 4,870 15.1
Greens 1,549 4.8 1,411 4.4
FDP 1,084 3.4 1,032 3.2
DSU 382 1.2 212 0.7
List-only parties 831 2.6
Informal votes 1,084 1,024
Total valid votes 32,229 32,289
Turnout 33,313 72.7
CDU win new seat Majority 4,190 13.0

References[edit]

  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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