Altenburger Land II

Altenburger Land II is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Landtag of Thuringia. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting, and other candidates might get elected via their party list.

Designated as constituency 44, it covers the eastern part of Altenburger Land. ^[1] Altenburger Land II was created for the 1994 state election. Originally named Altenburg II, it was renamed after the 1994 election.

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Altenburger Land II covers the eastern part of Altenburger Land, specifically the municipalities of Altenburg, Fockendorf, Gerstenberg, Göpfersdorf, Haselbach, Langenleuba-Niederhain, Nobitz, Treben, and Windischleuba. ^[1]

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Andreas Sonntag, who served two terms from 1994 to 2004, followed by Christian Gumprecht (2004–2014) and Christoph Zippel (2014–2024).

Election		Member	Party	%
	1994	Andreas Sonntag	CDU	40.4
	1999			46.5
	2004	Christian Gumprecht	CDU	43.2
	2009			31.3
	2014	Christoph Zippel	CDU	40.2
	2019			37.0
	2024	Torben Braga	AfD	42.8

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Altenburger Land 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	AfD	Torben Braga		10,327	42.8		9,392	38.4	10.6
	CDU	N Christoph Zippel		8,560	35.4	1.6	6,036	24.7	2.0
	BSW						3,801	15.6
	Left	Ral Plötner		3,138	13.0	15.3	2,645	10.8	19.8
	SPD	Norman Müller		1,530	6.3	4.6	1,150	4.7	2.0
	Greens						362	1.5	1.9
	APT						230	0.9	0.2
	FDP	Marco Thiele		600	2.5	10.5	200	0.8	2.9
	BD						159	0.7
	FW						145	0.6
	Familie						110	0.5
	Values						75	0.3
	Pirates						58	0.2	0.1
	ÖDP						50	0.2	0.1
	MLPD						26	0.1	0.1
Informal votes				460			176
Total valid votes				24,155			24,439
Turnout				24,615	67.9	11.3
	AfD gain from CDU		Majority	1,767	7.4

2019 election

State election (2019): Altenburger Land 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Christoph Zippel		7,445	37.0	3.2	4,879	22.7	13.8
	Left	Ralf Plötner		5,709	28.3	6.4	6,569	30.6	0.6
	AfD						5,977	27.8	17.9
	FDP	Marco Thiele		2,627	13.0		801	3.7	2.4
	SPD	Norman Müller		2,204	10.9	1.7	1,445	6.7	4.6
	Greens	Bernhard Stengele		1,134	5.6	2.7	735	3.4	0.0
	Menschliche Welt	Ursula Krause		1,026	5.1
	List-only parties						1,089	5.1
Informal votes				1,727			377
Total valid votes				20,145			21,495
Turnout				21,872	56.6	11.8
	CDU hold		Majority	1,736	8.7	3.2

2014 election

State election (2014): Altenburger Land 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Christoph Zippel		6,908	40.2	8.9	6,322	36.5	3.0
	Left	Birgit Klaubert		5,963	34.7	6.5	5,404	31.2	4.2
	SPD	Norman Müller		2,162	12.6	13.6	1,965	11.3	9.1
	AfD						1,719	9.9
	Free Voters	Klaus-Peter Liefländer		837	4.9		221	1.3	0.4
	NPD	Robert Schmidt		833	4.8	0.1	639	3.7	1.1
	Greens	Pascal Mauf		498	2.9		589	3.4	0.7
	List-only parties						455	2.6
Informal votes				342			229
Total valid votes				17,201			17,314
Turnout				17,543	44.8	3.7
	CDU hold		Majority	945	5.5	2.4

2009 election

State election (2009): Altenburger Land 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Christian Gumprecht		6,188	31.3	11.9	6,648	33.5	8.7
	Left	Birgit Klaubert		5,573	28.2	4.0	5,368	27.0	1.2
	SPD	Hartmut Schubert		5,190	26.2	10.1	4,047	20.4	5.3
	FDP	Daniel Scheidel		1,848	9.3	3.6	1,556	7.8	3.8
	NPD	Peter Pichl		979	4.9		955	4.8	2.9
	Greens						807	4.1	1.3
	List-only parties						479	2.4
Informal votes				551			469
Total valid votes				19,778			19,860
Turnout				20,329	48.5	1.7
	CDU hold		Majority	615	3.1	7.9

2004 election

State election (2004): Altenburger Land II [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	Christian Gumprecht		8,585	43.2	3.3	8,304	42.2	5.1
	PDS	Birgit Klaubert		6,391	32.2	0.4	5,558	28.2	1.2
	SPD	Gabriele Matzulla		3,201	16.1	2.6	2,963	15.1	1.2
	FDP	Martin Klimek		1,122	5.7	2.7	786	4.0	3.0
	Greens	Frank Augsten		553	2.8		545	2.8	1.1
	List-only parties						1,525	7.7
Informal votes				930			1,101
Total valid votes				19,852			19,681
Turnout				20,782	46.8	3.4
	CDU hold		Majority	2,194	11.0	3.7

1999 election

State election (1999): Altenburger Land 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	Y Andreas Sonntag		10,574	46.5	6.1	10,882	47.3	5.5
	PDS	Birgit Klaubert		7,235	31.8	14.5	6,196	27.0	9.6
	SPD	Volker Schemmel		4,246	18.7	14.2	3,748	16.3	13.8
	FDP	Hans-Peter Bugar		688	3.0	1.1	231	1.0	1.7
	List-only parties						1,927	8.4
Informal votes				609			368
Total valid votes				22,743			22,984
Turnout				23,352	50.2	19.8
	CDU hold		Majority	3,339	14.7	7.2

1994 election

State election (1994): Altenburg II [8]
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	Andreas Sonntag		13,054	40.4		13,449	41.9
	SPD			10,622	32.9		9,649	30.0
	PDS			5,555	17.2		5,594	17.4
	Greens			1,730	5.4		1,458	4.5
	FDP			1,321	4.1		867	2.7
	List-only parties						1,097	3.4
Informal votes				1,626			1,794
Total valid votes				32,282			32,114
Turnout				33,908	70.1
	CDU win new seat		Majority	2,432	7.5

References

1. "Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden".
2. "Wahlen in Thüringen".
3. Landtagswahl in Thüringen am. 27 Oktober 2019
4. Wahlen in Thüringen 2014
5. Wahlen in Thüringen 2009
6. Wahlen in Thüringen 2004
7. Wahlen in Thüringen 1999
8. Wahlen in Thüringen 1994