Gotha I
Gotha 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 14. It covers the southern part of the district of Gotha.[1]
Gotha I was created in 1990 for the first state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Birger Gröning of Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Geography
As of the 2019 state election, Gotha I covers the southern part of the district of Gotha, specifically the municipalities of Bad Tabarz/Thür. Wald, Emleben, Friedrichroda, Georgenthal/Thür. Wald, Herrenhof, Hohenkirchen, Leinatal, Luisenthal, Ohrdruf, Petriroda, Tambach-Dietharz/Thür. Wald, and Waltershausen.[1]
Members
The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1990 until 2019, during which time it was represented by Johanna Köhler (1990–1994), Franz Schuster (1994–2004), and Jürgen Reinholz (2004–2019). It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by Birger Gröning.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color| | 1990 | Johanna Köhler | CDU | 41.4 |
bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color| | 1994 | Franz Schuster | CDU | 47.1 |
bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color| | 1999 | Franz Schuster | CDU | 48.4 |
bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color| | 2004 | Jürgen Reinholz | CDU | 49.8 |
bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color| | 2009 | Jürgen Reinholz | CDU | 34.5 |
bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color| | 2014 | Jürgen Reinholz | CDU | 38.0 |
bgcolor=Template:Alternative for Germany/meta/color| | 2019 | Birger Gröning | AfD | 24.5 |
Election results
2019 election
State election (2019): Gotha I[2] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
AfD | Birger Gröning | 5,973 | 24.5 | 5,906 | 24.2 | ![]() | |||
CDU | Hans-Georg Creutzburg | 5,863 | 24.1 | ![]() |
5,012 | 20.5 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Georg Maier | 5,165 | 21.2 | ![]() |
2,727 | 11.2 | ![]() | ||
Left | Kristin Linde | 5,044 | 20.7 | ![]() |
7,583 | 31.1 | ![]() | ||
Greens | Steffen Fuchs | 1,167 | 4.8 | 873 | 3.6 | ![]() | |||
FDP | Christian Döbel | 1,046 | 4.3 | ![]() |
1,049 | 4.3 | ![]() | ||
MLPD | René Hessenmüler | 101 | 0.4 | 65 | 0.3 | ||||
List-only parties | 1,196 | 4.9 | |||||||
Informal votes | 395 | 343 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 24,359 | 24,411 | |||||||
Turnout | 24,754 | 63.5 | ![]() |
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AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 110 | 0.4 |
2014 election
State election (2014): Gotha I[3] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
8,004 | 38.0 | ![]() |
7,169 | 33.7 | ![]() | ||
Left | Monika Döllstedt | 5,561 | 26.4 | ![]() |
5,432 | 25.5 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Werner Pidde | 5,396 | 25.6 | ![]() |
2,988 | 14.0 | ![]() | ||
AfD | 2,589 | 12.2 | |||||||
Greens | 964 | 4.5 | ![]() | ||||||
NPD | Karsten Höhn | 1,289 | 6.1 | ![]() |
928 | 4.4 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Christian Döbel | 821 | 3.9 | ![]() |
526 | 2.5 | ![]() | ||
List-only parties | 706 | 3.3 | |||||||
Informal votes | 564 | 333 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 21,071 | 21,302 | |||||||
Turnout | 21,635 | 52.8 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 2,443 | 11.6 | ![]() |
2009 election
State election (2009): Gotha I[4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
8,331 | 34.5 | ![]() |
8,091 | 33.4 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Werner Pidde | 6,664 | 27.6 | ![]() |
5,317 | 21.9 | ![]() | ||
Left | Monika Döllstedt | 5,181 | 21.4 | ![]() |
5,721 | 23.6 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Jens Panse | 1,520 | 6.3 | 1,741 | 7.2 | ![]() | |||
NPD | Mario Lehner | 1,350 | 5.6 | 1,214 | 5.0 | ![]() | |||
Greens | Albrecht Loth | 1,125 | 4.7 | 1,214 | 5.0 | ![]() | |||
List-only parties | 933 | 3.9 | |||||||
Informal votes | 580 | 520 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 24,171 | 24,231 | |||||||
Turnout | 24,751 | 57.0 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 1,667 | 6.9 | ![]() |
2004 election
State election (2004): Gotha I[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Jürgen Reinholz | 11,645 | 49.8 | ![]() |
11,152 | 47.0 | ![]() | ||
PDS | Monika Döllstedt | 6,347 | 27.1 | ![]() |
5,674 | 23.9 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Werner Pidde | 5,410 | 23.1 | ![]() |
3,395 | 14.3 | ![]() | ||
List-only parties | 3,513 | 14.8 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,542 | 1,210 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 23,402 | 23,734 | |||||||
Turnout | 24,944 | 56.0 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 5,298 | 22.7 | ![]() |
1999 election
State election (1999): Gotha I[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
13,279 | 48.4 | ![]() |
14,859 | 54.0 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Werner Pidde | 6,963 | 25.4 | ![]() |
5,077 | 18.4 | ![]() | ||
PDS | Herbert Seifarth | 3,970 | 14.5 | ![]() |
4,299 | 15.6 | ![]() | ||
VIBT | 2,152 | 7.8 | 1,244 | 4.5 | |||||
REP | Detlef Suhr | 662 | 2.4 | 250 | 0.9 | ![]() | |||
FDP | Christina Jähnen | 425 | 1.5 | ![]() |
318 | 1.2 | ![]() | ||
List-only parties | 1,479 | 5.4 | |||||||
Informal votes | 554 | 479 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 27,451 | 27,526 | |||||||
Turnout | 28,005 | 62.8 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 6,316 | 23.0 | ![]() |
1994 election
State election (1994): Gotha I[7] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Franz Schuster | 15,044 | 47.1 | ![]() |
14,957 | 46.6 | ![]() | ||
SPD | 12,176 | 38.1 | ![]() |
10,184 | 31.7 | ![]() | |||
PDS | 3,454 | 10.8 | ![]() |
3,426 | 10.7 | ![]() | |||
FDP | 1,297 | 4.1 | ![]() |
1,152 | 3.6 | ![]() | |||
List-only parties | 2,364 | 7.4 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,197 | 1,085 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 31,971 | 32,083 | |||||||
Turnout | 33,168 | 76.7 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 2,868 | 9.0 | ![]() |
1990 election
State election (1990): Gotha I[8] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Johanna Köhler | 15,244 | 41.4 | 14,930 | 40.4 | ||||
SPD | 9,741 | 26.4 | 10,573 | 28.6 | |||||
PDS | 3,759 | 10.2 | 3,458 | 9.3 | |||||
FDP | 3,190 | 8.7 | 3,394 | 9.2 | |||||
Greens | 2,520 | 6.8 | 2,333 | 6.3 | |||||
DSU | 1,574 | 4.3 | 1,109 | 3.0 | |||||
UFV | 497 | 1.3 | 273 | 0.7 | |||||
REP | 334 | 0.9 | 295 | 0.8 | |||||
List-only parties | 631 | 1.7 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,142 | 1,005 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 36,859 | 36,996 | |||||||
Turnout | 38,001 | 70.4 | |||||||
CDU win new seat | Majority | 5,503 | 15.0 |