Eichsfeld I

Last updated September 21, 2024

Eichsfeld 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 1. It comprises the western part of the district of Eichsfeld, including its capital Heilbad Heiligenstadt.^[1]

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Eichsfeld I covers the western part of Eichsfeld district. It comprises the municipalities of Arenshausen, Asbach-Sickenberg, Berlingerode, Birkenfelde, Bodenrode-Westhausen, Bornhagen, Brehme, Burgwalde, Dieterode, Dietzenrode/Vatterode, Ecklingerode, Eichstruth, Ferna, Freienhagen, Fretterode, Geisleden, Geismar, Gerbershausen, Glasehausen, Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Heuthen, Hohengandern, Hohes Kreuz, Kella, Kirchgandern, Krombach, Leinefelde-Worbis (excluding Hundeshagen), Lenterode, Lindewerra, Lutter, Mackenrode, Marth, Pfaffschwende, Reinholterode, Rohrberg, Röhrig, Rustenfelde, Schachtebich, Schimberg, Schönhagen, Schwobfeld, Sickerode, Steinbach, Steinheuterode, Tastungen, Teistungen, Thalwenden, Uder, Volkerode, Wahlhausen, Wehnde, Wiesenfeld, Wingerode, and Wüstheuterode.^[1]

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Dieter Althaus, who served from 1994 to 2014, followed by Gerold Wucherpfennig (2014–2019) and Thadäus König (2019–present).

	Member	Party	%
1994	Dieter Althaus	CDU	66.7
1999			71.1
2004			74.1
2009			54.2
2014	Gerold Wucherpfennig	CDU	55.4
2019	Thadäus König	CDU	49.0
2024	Thadäus König	CDU	54.3

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Eichsfeld I^[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 Thadäus König		15,085	54.3	5.2	10,943	39.3	0.8
	AfD	Stephanie Hüther-Keseling		8,282	29.8	8.4	8,209	29.5	7.5
	BSW						2,944	10.6
	Left	Carolin Held		2,002	7.2	5.3	2,669	9.6	8.3
	SPD	Maximilian Schröter		1,051	3.8	1.6	1,105	4.0	1.8
	Greens						602	2.2	2.9
	FW	Jörg Gottesleben		965	3.5	1.6	442	1.6
	FDP	Dario Uhde		382	1.4	2.3	278	1.0	3.5
	APT						184	0.7
	BD						115	0.4
	Values						92	0.3
	ÖDP						60	0.2	0.5
	Pirates						43	0.2
	MLPD						9	0.0	0.1
Informal votes				346			279
Total valid votes				27,767			27,834
Turnout				28,113	76.3	8.0
	CDU hold		Majority	6,803	24.5	3.1

2019 election

State election (2019): Eichsfeld I^[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	Thadäus König		12,818	49.0	6.4	10,508	40.1	14.8
	AfD	Björn Höcke		5,608	21.4	12.8	5,755	22.0	13.0
	Left	Marit Wagler		3,278	12.5	0.0	4,695	17.9	4.0
	Greens	Norbert Sondermann		1,581	6.0	0.9	1,328	5.1	0.8
	SPD	Birgit Pelke		1,410	5.4	1.3	1,522	5.8	1.5
	FDP	Ronald Krügel		971	3.7	0.3	1,181	4.5	2.3
	Free Voters	Jörg Gottesleben		510	1.9	3.3
	List-only parties						1,224	4.7
Informal votes				357			320
Total valid votes				26,176			26,213
Turnout				26,533	68.3	12.6
	CDU hold		Majority	7,210	27.6	15.3

2014 election

State election (2014): Eichsfeld I^[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	Gerold Wucherpfennig		12,109	55.4	1.2	12,018	54.9	2.7
	Left	Marit Wagler		2,725	12.5	0.3	3,051	13.9	0.3
	AfD	Björn Höcke		1,882	8.6		1,960	9.0
	SPD	Birgit Pelke		1,471	6.7	4.6	1,595	7.3	3.4
	Free Voters	Jörg Gottesleben		1,133	5.2	3.1	924	4.3	2.5
	Greens	Norbert Sondermann		1,119	5.1	1.3	946	4.3	0.1
	FDP	Matthias Bollwahn		746	3.4	3.4	474	2.2	5.6
	NPD	Thorsten Heise		687	3.1	0.3	753	3.4	0.2
	List-only parties						167	0.8
Informal votes				249			233
Total valid votes				21,872			21,888
Turnout				22,121	55.7	9.9
	CDU hold		Majority	9,384	42.9	0.9

2009 election

State election (2009): Eichsfeld I^[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 Dieter Althaus		14,571	54.2	19.9	14,034	52.2	16.8
	Left	Johanna Scheringer-Wright		3,291	12.2	0.9	3,665	13.6	2.2
	SPD	Antje Ehrlich-Strathausen		3,036	11.3	2.1	2,873	10.7	1.8
	Free Voters	Marco Josef Tasch		2,228	8.3		1,810	6.7	5.9
	FDP	Matthias Bollwahn		1,831	6.8	4.1	2,098	7.8	5.0
	Greens	Claudius Hille		1,009	3.8	1.1	1,136	4.2	1.4
	NPD	Thorsten Heise		901	3.4		960	3.6	1.4
	List-only parties						290	1.1
Informal votes				431			432
Total valid votes				26,867			26,866
Turnout				27,298	65.6	2.3
	CDU hold		Majority	11,280	42.0	20.8

2004 election

State election (2004): Eichsfeld I^[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 Dieter Althaus		18,801	74.1	3.0	17,309	68.9	1.4
	PDS	Werner Buse		2,877	11.3	0.6	2,888	11.5	1.0
	SPD	Antje Ehrlich-Strathausen		2,331	9.2	3.9	2,244	8.9	3.9
	Greens	Bernhard Winkelmann		699	2.8	1.2	717	2.9	1.4
	FDP	Peter Zimmermann		668	2.6	0.4	702	2.8	1.6
	List-only parties						1,255	5.0
Informal votes				701			962
Total valid votes				25,376			25,115
Turnout				26,077	63.4	1.2
	CDU hold		Majority	16,204	62.8	4.8

1999 election

State election (1999): Eichsfeld I^[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 Dieter Althaus		17,978	71.1	4.4	17,796	70.3	5.9
	SPD			3,326	13.1	5.5	3,236	12.8	6.8
	PDS			2,698	10.7	2.3	2,659	10.5	2.5
	FDP			557	2.2	0.0	298	1.2	1.2
	Greens			392	1.5	2.6	385	1.5	1.6
	REP			346	1.4		142	0.6	0.2
	List-only parties						784	3.1
Informal votes				304			301
Total valid votes				25,297			25,300
Turnout				25,601	64.6	19.0
	CDU hold		Majority	14,652	58.0	9.9

1994 election

State election (1994): Eichsfeld I^[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	Dieter Althaus		20,564	66.7		19,928	64.4
	SPD			5,741	18.6		6,079	19.6
	PDS			2,586	8.4		2,475	8.0
	Greens			1,277	4.1		949	3.1
	FDP			682	2.2		729	2.4
	List-only parties						801	2.6
Informal votes				720			609
Total valid votes				30,850			30,961
Turnout				31,570	83.6
	CDU win new seat		Majority	14,823	48.1

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