Eichsfeld II

Eichsfeld 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 2. It comprises the eastern part of the district of Eichsfeld. ^[1]

Eichsfeld II was created for the 1994 state election, replacing constituency Worbis I, which covered much of the same area. Since 2004, it has been represented by Christina Tasch of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Eichsfeld II covers the eastern part of Eichsfeld district. It comprises the municipalities of Am Ohmberg, Breitenworbis, Buhla, Büttstedt, Dingelstädt Effelder, Gernrode, Großbartloff, Haynrode, Kirchworbis, Küllstedt, Leinefelde-Worbis (excluding Hundeshagen), Niederorschel (excluding Deuna, Gerterode, and Vollenborn), Sonnenstein, and Wachstedt. ^[1]

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Willibald Böck, who served from 1994 to 2004. Since 2004, it has been represented by Christina Tasch.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1994	Willibald Böck  [ de ]	CDU	54.3
	1999			62.3
	2004	Christina Tasch  [ de ]	CDU	56.7
	2009			45.1
	2014			55.5
	2019			41.5
	2024			47.1

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Eichsfeld 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	%	±%
	CDU	Y Christina Tasch		15,671	47.1	5.6	11,904	35.5	0.3
	AfD	Christopher Drößler		10,849	32.6	12.4	9,664	28.8	8.7
	BSW						4,221	12.6
	Left	Florian Lands		3,089	9.3	8.8	3,912	11.7	11.2
	SPD	Dorothea Marx		1,799	5.4	2.0	1,498	4.5	2.1
	Greens						527	1.6	2.4
	FW						400	1.2
	ÖDP	Karl Edmund Vogt		1,171	3.5	0.1	225	0.7	0.8
	APT						223	0.7
	FDP	Yannek Bang		709	2.1	3.1	401	1.2	4.0
	Familie						136	0.4
	Pirates						66	0.2
	MLPD						21	0.1
	Values						153	0.5
Informal votes				505			275
Total valid votes				33,288			33,518
Turnout				33,793	75.3	9.9
	CDU hold		Majority	4,822	14.5	6.8

2019 election

State election (2019): Eichsfeld 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 Christina Tasch		10,904	41.5	14.0	9,444	35.8	16.3
	AfD	Jürgen Schwerdt		5,319	20.2		5,290	20.1	11.6
	Left	Sigrid Hupach		4,769	18.1	1.7	6,030	22.9	6.1
	SPD	Sandy Kirchner		1,948	7.4	3.2	1,751	6.6	2.7
	FDP	Martin Meithlau		1,363	5.2	2.7	1,372	5.2	3.0
	Greens	Simeon Schroeter		1,045	4.0	0.2	1,048	4.0	0.4
	ÖDP	Karl Edmund Vogt		889	3.4		408	1.5
	International Alliance	Tristan Großkopf		49	0.2
	List-only parties						1,011	3.8
Informal votes				394			326
Total valid votes				26,286			26,354
Turnout				26,680	65.4	11.4
	CDU hold		Majority	5,585	21.3	17.8

2014 election

State election (2014): Eichsfeld 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	Y Christina Tasch		12,924	55.5	10.4	12,225	52.2	6.0
	Left	Petra Oberreich		3,832	16.4	3.2	3,911	16.7	1.6
	SPD	Ronny Fritzlar		2,481	10.6	5.3	2,156	9.2	6.3
	AfD						1,993	8.5
	Free Voters	Marco Tasch		1,576	6.8	0.1	712	3.0	2.1
	The Homeland	Matthias Fiedler		1,020	4.4	0.5	834	3.6	0.3
	Greens	Thomas Keppler		887	3.8	0.5	835	3.6	0.2
	FDP	Ronald Krügel		579	2.5	4.7	506	2.2	5.8
	List-only parties						227	1.0
Informal votes				381			281
Total valid votes				23,299			23,399
Turnout				23,680	54.0	6.0
	CDU hold		Majority	9,092	39.1	9.9

2009 election

State election (2009): Eichsfeld 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 Christina Tasch		12,204	45.1	11.5	12,622	46.2	17.2
	SPD	Hans-Jürgen Döring		4,307	15.9	2.7	4,225	15.5	5.0
	Left	Marcus Kröning		3,588	13.2	1.9	4,122	15.1	1.8
	FDP	Klaus-Dieter Landgraf		1,946	7.2	2.9	2,184	8.0	4.8
	Free Voters	Raban Graf von Westphalen		1,818	6.7		1,389	5.1	4.2
	Greens	Manuel Gebauer		1,161	4.3	1.4	1,034	3.8	1.2
	The Homeland	Matthias Fiedler		1,050	3.9		991	3.6	1.7
	ÖDP	Karl-Edmund Vogt		1,049	3.9	0.2	671	2.5	0.8
	REP						80	0.3	0.7
Informal votes				560			401
Total valid votes				27,159			27,318
Turnout				27,719	60.0	1.8
	CDU hold		Majority	7,933	29.2	12.3

2004 election

State election (2004): Eichsfeld 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	Christina Tasch		15,097	56.7	5.6	17,164	63.6	3.2
	PDS	Gerhard Jüttemann		4,009	15.1	2.5	3,573	13.2	1.5
	SPD	Hans-Jürgen Döring		3,491	13.1	5.7	2,826	10.5	4.1
	FDP	Rolf Schulz		1,140	4.3	2.1	874	3.2	2.0
	ÖDP	Karl-Edmund Vogt		1,097	4.1		447	1.7
	Independent	Ilka Diete		1,010	3.8
	Greens	Michael Hoffmeier		774	2.9	0.7	699	2.6	1.2
	List-only parties						1,410	5.2
Informal votes				1,147			772
Total valid votes				26,618			26,993
Turnout				27,765	58.2	4.0
	CDU hold		Majority	11,088	41.6	1.9

1999 election

State election (1999): Eichsfeld 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 Willibald Böck		18,242	62.3	8.0	19,686	66.8	9.3
	SPD			5,512	18.8	7.3	4,295	14.6	9.3
	PDS			3,700	12.6	3.5	3,439	11.7	2.3
	Greens			657	2.2	1.3	424	1.4	1.4
	FDP			651	2.2	3.0	352	1.2	1.8
	REP			541	1.8		147	0.5	0.4
	List-only parties						1,126	3.8
Informal votes				529			363
Total valid votes				29,303			29,469
Turnout				29,832	62.2	17.8
	CDU hold		Majority	12,730	43.5	15.3

1994 election

State election (1994): Eichsfeld 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	Willibald Böck		19,953	54.3		21,298	57.5
	SPD			9,606	26.1		8,843	23.9
	PDS			3,359	9.1		3,471	9.4
	FDP			1,896	5.2		1,096	3.0
	Greens			1,285	3.5		1,021	2.8
	ÖDP			639	1.7		437	1.2
	List-only parties						860	2.3
Informal votes				1,229			941
Total valid votes				36,738			37,026
Turnout				37,967	80.0
	CDU win new seat		Majority	10,347	28.2

References

1. "Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden".
2. https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2024&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=002&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart=
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