Saale-Orla-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 34. It covers the northern part of Saale-Orla-Kreis. [1]
Saale-Orla-Kreis II was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2414, it has been represented by Ringo Mühlmann of Alternative for Germany (AfD).
As of the 2019 state election, Saale-Orla-Kreis II covers the northern part of Saale-Orla-Kreis, specifically the municipalities of Bodelwitz, Döbritz, Dreitzsch, Eßbach, Geroda, Gertewitz, Gössitz, Grobengereuth, Keila, Kospoda, Krölpa, Langenorla, Lausnitz b. Neustadt an der Orla, Lemnitz, Linda b. Neustadt an der Orla, Miesitz, Mittelpöllnitz, Moxa, Neustadt an der Orla, Nimritz, Oberoppurg, Oppurg, Paska, Peuschen, Pößneck, Quaschwitz, Ranis, Rosendorf, Schleiz (only Crispendorf), Schmieritz, Schmorda, Schöndorf, Seisla, Solkwitz, Tömmelsdorf, Triptis, Weira, Wernburg, Wilhelmsdorf, and Ziegenrück. [1]
The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1994 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Gottfried Schugens. It was won by The Left in 2009, and was represented by Heidrun Sedlacik. The CDU's candidate Christian Herrgott regained the constituency in 2014, and was re-elected in 2019. In 2024, Ringo Mühlmann of Alternative for Germany won the seat.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1994 | Gottfried Schugens | CDU | 42.7 | |
1999 | 46.9 | |||
2004 | 41.5 | |||
2009 | Heidrun Sedlacik | LINKE | 30.1 | |
2014 | Christian Herrgott | CDU | 39.8 | |
2019 | 32.5 | |||
2024 | Ringo Mühlmann | AfD | 44.6 |
State election (2024): Saale-Orla-Kreis II [2] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
AfD | Ringo Mühlmann | 10,402 | 44.6 | 15.6 | 9,456 | 40.2 | 11.8 | ||
CDU | Fred Nimczick | 7,752 | 33.2 | 0.3 | 5,542 | 23.6 | 2.5 | ||
BSW | 3,570 | 15.2 | |||||||
Left | Anastasia-Geuneviéve Rahaus | 2,522 | 10.8 | 13.0 | 2,487 | 10.6 | 20.7 | ||
SPD | Anja Grossmann | 1,207 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 895 | 3.8 | 2.2 | ||
FDP | Martin Mehlhos | 597 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 268 | 1.1 | 3.8 | ||
UBV | Dennis Kämmerle | 532 | 2.3 | ||||||
Greens | Caroline Jobst | 391 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 353 | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
APT | 223 | 0.9 | 0.3 | ||||||
Values | 212 | 0.9 | |||||||
FW | 187 | 0.8 | |||||||
Familie | 110 | 0.5 | |||||||
BD | 93 | 0.4 | |||||||
Pirates | 49 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||||||
MLPD | 31 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||||
ÖDP | 31 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||||||
Informal votes | 338 | 162 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 23,331 | 23,507 | |||||||
Turnout | 23,669 | 74.8 | 8.1 | ||||||
AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 2,650 | 11.4 |
State election (2019): Saale-Orla-Kreis II [3] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Christian Herrgott | 6,945 | 32.5 | 7.3 | 4,539 | 21.1 | 13.6 | ||
AfD | Heiko Bergner | 6,207 | 29.0 | 6,092 | 28.4 | 16.2 | |||
Left | Philipp Gliesing | 5,084 | 23.8 | 8.1 | 6,730 | 31.3 | 1.9 | ||
SPD | Oskar Helmerich | 1,278 | 6.0 | 10.7 | 1,291 | 6.0 | 5.0 | ||
FDP | Petra Philipp-Dietrich | 964 | 4.5 | 1,062 | 4.9 | 2.9 | |||
Greens | Anne Rech | 901 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 633 | 2.9 | 1.2 | ||
List-only parties | 1,135 | 5.3 | |||||||
Informal votes | 363 | 260 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 21,379 | 21,482 | |||||||
Turnout | 21,742 | 66.7 | 13.4 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 738 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
State election (2014): Saale-Orla-Kreis II [4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Christian Herrgott | 7,144 | 39.8 | 11.4 | 6,323 | 34.7 | 4.2 | ||
Left | Philipp Gliesing | 5,740 | 31.9 | 1.8 | 5,356 | 29.4 | 0.2 | ||
AfD | 2,219 | 12.2 | |||||||
SPD | Frank Roßner | 3,007 | 16.7 | 5.6 | 1,998 | 11.0 | 7.1 | ||
NPD | Kay Haller | 1,079 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 691 | 3.8 | 1.0 | ||
Greens | Johannes Brink | 996 | 5.5 | 746 | 4.1 | 0.1 | |||
List-only parties | 890 | 4.9 | |||||||
Informal votes | 517 | 260 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 17,966 | 18,223 | |||||||
Turnout | 18,483 | 53.3 | 3.3 | ||||||
CDU gain from Left | Majority | 1,404 | 7.9 |
State election (2009): Saale-Orla-Kreis II [5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Left | Heidrun Sedlacik | 6,123 | 30.1 | 0.7 | 6,087 | 29.6 | 1.5 | ||
CDU | Gottfried Schugens | 5,785 | 28.4 | 13.1 | 6,269 | 30.5 | 12.2 | ||
SPD | Dagmar Künast | 4,529 | 22.3 | 0.2 | 3,734 | 18.1 | 3.0 | ||
FDP | Alf-Heinz Borchardt | 2,841 | 14.0 | 9.7 | 1,788 | 8.7 | 5.5 | ||
NPD | Peter Nürnberger | 1,077 | 5.3 | 984 | 4.8 | 2.7 | |||
Greens | 861 | 4.2 | 1.2 | ||||||
List-only parties | 853 | 4.1 | |||||||
Informal votes | 644 | 423 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 20,355 | 20,576 | |||||||
Turnout | 20,999 | 56.6 | 2.5 | ||||||
Left gain from CDU | Majority | 338 | 1.7 |
State election (2004): Saale-Orla-Kreis II [6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Gottfried Schugens | 8,168 | 41.5 | 5.4 | 8,530 | 42.7 | 7.8 | ||
PDS | Thomas Hofmann | 5,783 | 29.4 | 10.7 | 5,603 | 28.1 | 9.2 | ||
SPD | Dagmar Künast | 4,418 | 22.5 | 3.8 | 3,005 | 15.1 | 4.7 | ||
FDP | Monika Haseküster | 842 | 4.3 | 634 | 3.2 | 2.2 | |||
Independent | Constanze Truschzinski | 467 | 2.4 | ||||||
List-only parties | 2,187 | 11.0 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,229 | 948 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 19,678 | 19,959 | |||||||
Turnout | 20,907 | 54.1 | 5.4 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 2,385 | 12.1 | 8.5 |
State election (1999): Saale-Orla-Kreis II [7] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Gottfried Schugens | 10,759 | 46.9 | 4.3 | 11,647 | 50.5 | 5.9 | ||
SPD | Dagmar Künast | 6,025 | 26.3 | 2.6 | 4,562 | 19.8 | 8.7 | ||
PDS | Thomas Hofmann | 4,279 | 18.7 | 5.9 | 4,354 | 18.9 | 4.8 | ||
VIBT | Wolfgang Kleindienst | 1,317 | 5.7 | 746 | 3.2 | ||||
REP | Bernd Pomper | 559 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 269 | 1.2 | 1.5 | ||
List-only parties | 1,470 | 6.4 | |||||||
Informal votes | 372 | 263 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 22,939 | 23,048 | |||||||
Turnout | 23,311 | 59.5 | 13.9 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 4,734 | 20.6 | 6.9 |
State election (1994): Saale-Orla-Kreis II [8] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Gottfried Schugens | 11,664 | 42.7 | 12,363 | 44.8 | ||||
SPD | 7,929 | 29.0 | 7,862 | 28.5 | |||||
PDS | 3,487 | 12.8 | 3,877 | 14.1 | |||||
FDP | 2,131 | 7.8 | 1,115 | 4.0 | |||||
Greens | 1,347 | 4.9 | 1,051 | 3.8 | |||||
REP | 781 | 2.9 | 740 | 2.7 | |||||
List-only parties | 572 | 2.1 | |||||||
Informal votes | 833 | 592 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 27,339 | 27,580 | |||||||
Turnout | 28,172 | 73.3 | |||||||
CDU win new seat | Majority | 3,735 | 13.7 |
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