Sömmerda I – Gotha III
Sömmerda I – Gotha 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 16. It covers the northern part of the district of Gotha and part of western Sömmerda district.[1]
Sömmerda I – Gotha III was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Jörg Kellner of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography
As of the 2019 state election, Sömmerda I – Gotha III covers the northern part of the district of Gotha and part of western Sömmerda district, specifically the municipalities of Bienstädt, Dachwig, Döllstädt, Drei Gleichen, Eschenbergen, Friemar, Gierstädt, Großfahner, Molschleben, Nesse-Apfelstädt, Nessetal, Nottleben, Pferdingsleben, Schwabhausen, Sonneborn, Tonna, Tröchtelborn, Tüttleben, and Zimmernsupra (from Gotha), and Andisleben, Elxleben, Gangloffsömmern, Gebesee, Haßleben, Henschleben, Riethnordhausen, Ringleben, Schwerstedt, Straußfurt, Walschleben, Werningshausen, Witterda, and Wundersleben (from Sömmerda).[1]
Members
The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Volker Sklenar, who served from 1994 to 2009. Since 2009, it has been represented by Jörg Kellner.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color| | 1994 | Volker Sklenar | CDU | 50.1 |
bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color| | 1999 | Volker Sklenar | CDU | 56.4 |
bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color| | 2004 | Volker Sklenar | CDU | 49.2 |
bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color| | 2009 | Jörg Kellner | CDU | 31.6 |
bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color| | 2014 | Jörg Kellner | CDU | 39.5 |
bgcolor=Template:Christian Democratic Union of Germany/meta/color| | 2019 | Jörg Kellner | CDU | 27.0 |
Election results
2019 election
State election (2019): Sömmerda I – Gotha III[2] | |||||||||
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Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
7,796 | 27.0 | ![]() |
6,524 | 22.4 | ![]() | ||
AfD | Stefan Schröder | 7,515 | 26.0 | 7,258 | 25.0 | ![]() | |||
Left | Johanna Scheringer-Wright | 7,270 | 25.1 | ![]() |
8,429 | 29.0 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Enrico Gropp | 3,179 | 11.0 | ![]() |
2,565 | 8.8 | ![]() | ||
FDP | André Gebser | 1,590 | 5.5 | ![]() |
1,634 | 5.6 | ![]() | ||
Greens | Katrin Renate Vogel | 1,477 | 5.1 | ![]() |
1,029 | 3.5 | ![]() | ||
MLPD | Doris Bauerle | 97 | 0.3 | 83 | 0.3 | ||||
List-only parties | 1,550 | 5.3 | |||||||
Informal votes | 528 | 380 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 28,924 | 29,072 | |||||||
Turnout | 29,452 | 68.8 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 281 | 1.0 | ![]() |
2014 election
State election (2014): Sömmerda I – Gotha III[3] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
9,432 | 39.5 | ![]() |
8,447 | 35.0 | ![]() | ||
Left | Johanna Scheringer-Wright | 6,823 | 28.6 | ![]() |
6,094 | 25.3 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Uwe Szpöt | 3,519 | 14.8 | ![]() |
3,005 | 12.5 | ![]() | ||
AfD | 2,813 | 11.7 | |||||||
Greens | Michael Göring | 1,765 | 7.4 | ![]() |
1,161 | 4.8 | ![]() | ||
NPD | Philipp Rethberg | 1,223 | 5.1 | ![]() |
942 | 3.9 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Jens Panse | 1,094 | 4.6 | ![]() |
694 | 2.9 | ![]() | ||
List-only parties | 961 | 4.0 | |||||||
Informal votes | 648 | 387 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 23,856 | 24,117 | |||||||
Turnout | 24,504 | 55.5 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 2,609 | 10.9 | ![]() |
2009 election
State election (2009): Sömmerda I – Gotha III[4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Jörg Kellner | 8,578 | 31.6 | ![]() |
8,795 | 32.3 | ![]() | ||
Left | Rudolf Ehrich | 6,056 | 22.3 | ![]() |
6,330 | 23.2 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Enrico Gropp | 5,090 | 18.7 | ![]() |
5,227 | 19.2 | ![]() | ||
Free Voters | Jürgen Hieber | 2,431 | 8.9 | 1,701 | 6.2 | ![]() | |||
FDP | Jörg Fischer | 2,167 | 8.0 | ![]() |
2,128 | 7.8 | ![]() | ||
NPD | Sebastian Reiche | 1,520 | 5.6 | 1,482 | 5.4 | ![]() | |||
Greens | Friedrich Göring | 1,322 | 4.9 | ![]() |
1,405 | 5.2 | ![]() | ||
List-only parties | 183 | 0.7 | |||||||
Informal votes | 679 | 592 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 27,164 | 27,251 | |||||||
Turnout | 27,843 | 59.8 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 2,522 | 9.3 | ![]() |
2004 election
State election (2004): Sömmerda I – Gotha III[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
15,492 | 49.2 | ![]() |
15,289 | 47.9 | ![]() | ||
PDS | Rudolf Ehrich | 8,459 | 26.9 | ![]() |
7,799 | 24.4 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Enrico Gropp | 4,547 | 14.5 | ![]() |
4,123 | 12.9 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Peter Liebe | 1,742 | 5.5 | ![]() |
1,227 | 3.8 | ![]() | ||
Greens | Kerstin Schnelle | 1,221 | 3.9 | 1,092 | 3.4 | ![]() | |||
List-only parties | 2,385 | 7.5 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,760 | 1,306 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 31,461 | 31,915 | |||||||
Turnout | 33,221 | 60.3 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 7,033 | 22.3 | ![]() |
1999 election
State election (1999): Sömmerda I – Gotha III[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
19,310 | 56.4 | ![]() |
18,893 | 54.6 | ![]() | ||
PDS | Konrad Scheringer | 7,623 | 22.3 | ![]() |
6,584 | 19.0 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Matthias Storch | 6,557 | 19.2 | ![]() |
5,793 | 16.8 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Christina Kley | 738 | 2.2 | ![]() |
370 | 1.1 | ![]() | ||
List-only parties | 2,936 | 8.5 | |||||||
Informal votes | 872 | 524 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 34,228 | 34,576 | |||||||
Turnout | 35,100 | 65.2 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 11,687 | 34.1 | ![]() |
1994 election
State election (1994): Sömmerda I – Gotha III[7] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Volker Sklenar | 17,125 | 50.1 | 16,865 | 49.1 | ||||
SPD | 9,228 | 27.0 | 9,571 | 27.9 | |||||
PDS | 4,206 | 12.3 | 3,983 | 11.6 | |||||
Greens | 2,138 | 6.3 | 1,571 | 4.6 | |||||
FDP | 1,276 | 3.7 | 1,248 | 3.6 | |||||
DSU | 195 | 0.6 | 86 | 0.3 | |||||
List-only parties | 1,000 | 2.9 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,321 | 1,165 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 34,168 | 34,324 | |||||||
Turnout | 35,489 | 77.0 | |||||||
CDU win new seat | Majority | 7,897 | 23.1 |