Ilm-Kreis II

Ilm-Kreis 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 23. It covers the northern and western part of Ilm-Kreis. ^[1]

Ilm-Kreis II was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Olaf Kießling of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Ilm-Kreis II covers the southern part of Ilm-Kreis, specifically the municipalities of Alkersleben, Amt Wachsenburg, Arnstadt, Bösleben-Wüllersleben, Dornheim, Elleben, Elxleben, Geratal (excluding Geraberg), Osthausen-Wülfershausen, Plaue (excluding Neusiß), Rockhausen, Stadtilm, and Witzleben. It also includes the village of Gehlberg from Suhl. ^[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1994 until 2019, during which time it was represented by Winfried Neumann (1994–1999), Klaus von der Krone (1999–2014), and Jörg Thamm (2014–2019). It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by Olaf Kießling.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1994	Winfried Neumann	CDU	42.2
	1999	Klaus von der Krone	CDU	51.7
	2004			41.2
	2009			29.8
	2014	Jörg Thamm	CDU	34.0
	2019	Olaf Kießling	AfD	29.6
	2024			35.4

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Ilm-Kreis 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	Y Olaf Kießling		13,569	40.2	10.6	12,063	35.4	7.5
	CDU	Jörg Becker		9,421	27.9	4.7	7,060	20.7	1.6
	BSW						5,442	16.0
	Left	Kevin Kusbach		4,630	13.7	9.0	4,594	13.5	16.4
	SPD	Florian Wagner		2,433	7.2	4.9	1,836	5.4	2.6
	FW	Silvio Pahlke		2,257	6.7	4.6	749	2.2
	FDP	Christian Stonek		759	2.2	3.2	430	1.3	4.1
	Greens	Kathrin Cagnin		687	2.0	2.7	804	2.4	1.6
	APT						361	1.1	0.1
	Familie						210	0.6
	BD						195	0.6
	Values						145	0.4
	Pirates						99	0.3	0.1
	ÖDP						44	0.1	0.3
	MLPD						29	0.1	0.2
Informal votes				626			321
Total valid votes				33,756			34,061
Turnout				34,382	74.7	8.0
	AfD hold		Majority	4,184	12.3	5.9

2019 election

State election (2019): Ilm-Kreis 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	%	±%
	AfD	Olaf Kießling		8,872	29.6		8,397	27.9	12.7
	CDU	N Jörg Thamm		6,944	23.2	10.8	5,749	19.1	9.2
	Left	Donata Vogtschmidt		6,796	22.7	9.2	9,004	30.0	1.1
	SPD	Eleonore Mühlbauer		3,618	12.1	5.0	2,399	8.0	4.1
	FDP	Martin Mölders		1,617	5.4	2.2	1,610	5.4	2.9
	Greens	Matthias Schlegel		1,419	4.7	0.5	1,202	4.0	1.1
	Free Voters	Jens Schröder		623	2.1
	MLPD	Manuela Eifler		50	0.2		100	0.3
	List-only parties						1,593	5.3
Informal votes				521			406
Total valid votes				29,939			30,054
Turnout				30,460	66.7	11.3
	AfD gain from CDU		Majority	1,928	6.4

2014 election

State election (2014): Ilm-Kreis 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	Jörg Thamm		8,674	34.0	4.2	7,309	28.3	0.0
	Left	Jens Petermann		8,138	31.9	7.1	7,414	28.9	2.6
	AfD						3,910	15.2
	SPD	Eleonore Mühlbauer		4,360	17.1	1.0	3,126	12.1	7.0
	NPD	Jonny Albrecht		1,641	6.4	1.8	1,129	4.4	0.5
	Greens	Matthias Schlegel		1,337	5.2	0.2	1,319	5.1	1.4
	FDP	Martin Mölders		807	3.2	2.5	646	2.5	4.9
	Pirates	Thomas Hupel		589	2.3		258	1.0
	List-only parties						673	2.6
Informal votes				652			414
Total valid votes				25,546			25,784
Turnout				26,198	55.4	2.2
	CDU hold		Majority	536	2.1	2.9

2009 election

State election (2009): Ilm-Kreis 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 Klaus von der Krone		8,304	29.8	11.4	7,907	28.3	15.0
	Left	Sabine Berninger		6,914	24.8	3.6	7,327	26.3	0.0
	SPD	Eleonore Mühlbauer		5,057	18.1	2.2	5,317	19.1	4.6
	Free Voters	Georg Norbert Bräutigam		3,363	12.1		1,870	6.7	5.1
	FDP	Frank-André Thies		1,590	5.7	4.7	2,069	7.4	2.9
	Greens	Matthias Schlegel		1,393	5.0	0.9	1,823	6.5	2.4
	NPD	Jürgen Voigt		1,279	4.6		1,363	4.9	3.5
	List-only parties						233	0.8
Informal votes				678			669
Total valid votes				27,900			27,909
Turnout				28,578	57.6	2.9
	CDU hold		Majority	1,390	5.0	7.8

2004 election

State election (2004): Ilm-Kreis 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	Y Klaus von der Krone		10,804	41.2	10.5	11,427	43.3	11.0
	PDS	Frank Kuschel		7,456	28.4	10.9	6,945	26.3	7.9
	SPD	Erwin Erdmann		4,165	15.9	7.9	3,834	14.5	4.2
	FDP	Dirk Sterzik		2,723	10.4	8.5	1,180	4.5	3.6
	Greens	Stefan Schubert		1,067	4.1	1.2	1,095	4.1	2.3
	List-only parties						1,918	7.3
Informal votes				1,508			1,324
Total valid votes				26,215			26,399
Turnout				27,723	54.7	8.3
	CDU hold		Majority	3,348	12.8	15.1

1999 election

State election (1999): Ilm-Kreis 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	Klaus von der Krone		16,189	51.7	9.5	17,060	54.3	12.1
	SPD	Petra Heß		7,457	23.8	11.2	5,864	18.7	12.7
	PDS	Steffen Dittes		5,468	17.5	3.4	5,788	18.4	3.1
	Greens	Jürgen Ludwig		917	2.9	3.2	555	1.8	2.4
	REP	Gerhard Otto		715	2.3		183	0.6	0.6
	FDP	Roland Buttgereit		585	1.9	0.8	283	0.9	1.8
	List-only parties						1,661	5.3
Informal votes				512			449
Total valid votes				31,331			31,394
Turnout				31,843	63.0	12.6
	CDU hold		Majority	8,732	27.9	20.7

1994 election

State election (1994): Ilmkreis 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	Winfried Neumann		15,093	42.2		15,079	42.2
	SPD			12,505	34.9		11,232	31.4
	PDS			5,030	14.1		5,472	15.3
	Greens			2,180	6.1		1,504	4.2
	FDP			972	2.7		963	2.7
	List-only parties						1,484	4.2
Informal votes				1,180			1,226
Total valid votes				35,780			35,734
Turnout				36,960	75.6
	CDU win new seat		Majority	2,588	7.3

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