Sonneberg I

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Sonneberg 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 19. It covers the southern part of the Sonneberg district, including the city of Sonneberg. [1]

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Sonneberg I was created for the 1994 Thuringian state election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Jürgen Treutler of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Sonneberg I covers the southern part of the Sonneberg district, specifically the municipalities of Bachfeld, Föritztal, Frankenblick, Schalkau, and Sonneberg. [1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1994 until 2024. Its first representative was Christine Zitzmann, who served from 1994 to 2009, and then Beate Meißner until 2024. Jürgen Treutler of the Alternative for Germany gained the seat in 2024.

ElectionMemberParty%
1994 Christine Zitzmann CDU 37.0
1999 50.3
2004 45.1
2009 Beate Meißner CDU 43.2
2014 48.1
2019 41.5
2024 Jürgen Treutler AfD 40.2

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Sonneberg 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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
AfD Jürgen Treutler9,68042.6Increase2.svg 15.29,20140.2Increase2.svg 12.9
CDU Red x.svgN Beate Meißner8,91439.3Decrease2.svg 2.25,70824.9Decrease2.svg 2.2
BSW  3,47015.2
Left Susanna Karawanskij2,2099.7Decrease2.svg 10.82,38510.4Decrease2.svg 18.0
SPD Thomas Hofmann8343.7Decrease2.svg 1.27933.5Decrease2.svg 2.6
Greens  2671.2Decrease2.svg 2.1
FW Robert Bauer6362.82451.1
ÖDP Martin Truckenbrodt3071.4Increase2.svg 0.5830.4Decrease2.svg 0.4
APT  2000.9Decrease2.svg 0.3
FDP  1580.7Decrease2.svg 2.0
BD  1030.5
Values  990.4
Familie  670.3
Pirates  560.2Decrease2.svg 0.1
MLPD Andreas Eifler1220.5Increase2.svg 0.2470.2Decrease2.svg 0.1
Informal votes375195
Total valid votes22,70222,882
Turnout 23,07772.0Increase2.svg 10.6
AfD gain from CDU Majority7663.3

2019 election

State election (2019): Sonneberg 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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Beate Meißner8,58441.5Decrease2.svg 6.65,61127.1Decrease2.svg 10.5
AfD Robert Sesselmann 5,67027.45,65127.3Increase2.svg 16.0
Left Knut Korschewsky4,24320.5Decrease2.svg 10.25,88028.4Decrease2.svg 1.5
SPD Petra Lenk1,0114.9Decrease2.svg 8.21,2586.1Decrease2.svg 4.7
Greens Beate Kittel5512.7Decrease2.svg 1.46803.3Decrease2.svg 0.3
FDP Christian Wollny3761.85522.7Increase2.svg 1.1
ÖDP Martin Truckenbrodt1950.91690.8
MLPD Andreas Eifler540.3650.3
List-only parties8454.1
Informal votes256229
Total valid votes20,68420,711
Turnout 20,94061.4Increase2.svg 14.8
CDU holdMajority2,91414.1Decrease2.svg 3.3

2014 election

State election (2014): Sonneberg 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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Beate Meißner7,50548.1Increase2.svg 4.95,92337.6Increase2.svg 3.0
Left Knut Korschewsky4,78730.7Decrease2.svg 3.54,71429.9Decrease2.svg 3.4
AfD  1,78611.3
SPD David-Christian Eckardt2,04913.1Decrease2.svg 5.01,70610.8Decrease2.svg 4.6
Greens Filip Heinlein6384.15623.6Increase2.svg 0.2
NPD Frank Neubert6304.0Decrease2.svg 0.54252.7Decrease2.svg 1.7
List-only parties6514.1
Informal votes374216
Total valid votes15,60915,767
Turnout 15,98346.6Decrease2.svg 5.8
CDU holdMajority2,71817.4Increase2.svg 8.4

2009 election

State election (2009): Sonneberg 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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Beate Meißner8,07543.2Decrease2.svg 1.96,52534.6Decrease2.svg 8.8
Left Michael Gerstenberger6,37834.2Increase2.svg 7.06,27833.3Increase2.svg 5.3
SPD David-Christian Eckardt3,38018.1Increase2.svg 2.22,90715.4Increase2.svg 0.3
NPD Mike Steiner8404.58314.4Increase2.svg 3.8
FDP  1,1195.9Increase2.svg 2.7
Greens  6423.4Increase2.svg 0.6
List-only parties5432.9
Informal votes466294
Total valid votes18,67318,845
Turnout 19,13952.4Increase2.svg 2.7
CDU holdMajority1,6979.0Decrease2.svg 8.9

2004 election

State election (2004): Sonneberg 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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Christine Zitzmann8,09945.1Decrease2.svg 5.27,84043.4Decrease2.svg 3.5
PDS Christoph Schwarze4,88327.2Increase2.svg 4.85,07028.0Increase2.svg 4.0
SPD David-Christian Eckardt2,85215.9Decrease2.svg 7.72,72515.1Decrease2.svg 4.4
FDP Frank Laaser1,0786.05853.2Increase2.svg 1.8
Independent Ringo Muggenthaler1,0595.9
List-only parties1,85710.3
Informal votes945839
Total valid votes17,97118,077
Turnout 18,91649.7Decrease2.svg 7.3
CDU holdMajority3,21617.9Decrease2.svg 8.8

1999 election

State election (1999): Sonneberg 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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Christine Zitzmann10,74550.3Increase2.svg 13.310,10846.9Increase2.svg 7.8
SPD David-Christian Eckardt5,05123.6Decrease2.svg 11.04,19819.5Decrease2.svg 13.1
PDS Almuth Beck4,77722.4Increase2.svg 3.75,17824.0Increase2.svg 6.4
REP Ulf Schmidt7993.72781.3Decrease2.svg 0.5
List-only parties1,7798.3
Informal votes475306
Total valid votes21,37221,541
Turnout 21,84757.0Decrease2.svg 19.3
CDU holdMajority5,69426.7Increase2.svg 24.3

1994 election

State election (1994): Sonneberg 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 Green check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Christine Zitzmann10,37337.011,01739.1
SPD 9,70834.69,19832.6
PDS 5,25618.74,97317.6
FDP 1,4955.31,1514.1
Greens 1,2374.49853.5
List-only parties8543.0
Informal votes915806
Total valid votes28,06928,178
Turnout 28,98476.2
CDU win new seatMajority6652.4

References

  1. 1 2 "Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden".
  2. "Wahlen in Thüringen". wahlen.thueringen.de. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  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