Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis II

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Unstrut-Hainich-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 9. It covers the central, southern, and eastern part of Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis. [1]

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Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis II was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Lars Schütze of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis II covers the central, southern, and eastern part of Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, specifically the municipalities of Bad Langensalza, Bad Tennstedt, Ballhausen, Blankenburg, Bothenheilingen, Bruchstedt, Großvargula, Haussömmern, Herbsleben, Hornsömmern, Issersheilingen, Kammerforst, Kirchheilingen, Kleinwelsbach, Körner, Kutzleben, Marolterode, Mittelsömmern, Mühlhausen/Thüringen (without Bollstedt, Grabe, Höngeda and Seebach), Neunheilingen, Obermehler, Oppershausen, Schlotheim, Schönstedt, Sundhausen, Tottleben, Unstrut-Hainich, Urleben, and Vogtei. [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 Peter Bonitz (1994–2004) and Annette Lehmann (2004–2019). It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by Lars Schütze.

ElectionMemberParty %
1994 Peter Bonitz CDU 42.1
1999 49.6
2004 Annette Lehmann CDU 41.5
2009 30.0
2014 40.2
2019 Lars Schütze AfD 27.3

Election results

2019 election

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

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
AfD Lars Schütze6,96427.36,66326.1Increase2.svg 15.5
CDU Jane Croll6,59225.9Decrease2.svg 14.35,59421.9Decrease2.svg 10.4
Left Cordula Eger6,57025.8Decrease2.svg 6.27,61129.8Increase2.svg 2.0
SPD Jörg Klupak2,56610.1Decrease2.svg 6.42,1928.6Decrease2.svg 5.6
FDP Alexander Kappe1,4125.51,2885.0Increase2.svg 2.1
Green Judith Keidel1,2895.1Decrease2.svg 0.19133.6Decrease2.svg 0.7
MLPD Edeltraud König710.3730.3
List-only parties1,1874.7
Informal votes446389
Total Valid votes25,46425,521
Turnout 25,91062.8Increase2.svg 12.0
AfD gain from CDU Majority3721.4

2014 election

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

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Annette Lehmann8,58840.2Increase2.svg 10.26,98732.3Increase2.svg 1.0
Left Cordula Eger6,84632.0Increase2.svg 6.66,00327.8Increase2.svg 1.6
SPD Sandy Kirchner3,53316.5Decrease2.svg 3.73,06314.2Decrease2.svg 5.1
AfD  2,28510.6
NPD Monique Möller1,2906.0Increase2.svg 1.89184.3Decrease2.svg 0.1
Green Carsten Meyer1,1175.29194.3Increase2.svg 0.2
List-only parties1,4256.6
Informal votes579353
Total Valid votes21,37421,600
Turnout 21,95350.8Decrease2.svg 4.5
CDU holdMajority1,7428.2Increase2.svg 3.6

2009 election

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

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Annette Lehmann7,39630.0Decrease2.svg 11.57,76231.3Decrease2.svg 12.9
Left Benno Lemke6,27725.4Decrease2.svg 2.36,49826.2Decrease2.svg 0.5
SPD Walter Pilger4,98420.2Decrease2.svg 4.94,78819.3Increase2.svg 4.3
FDP Christina Lange3,05312.4Increase2.svg 6.72,3879.6Increase2.svg 5.6
Free VotersHans-Martin Menge1,9107.71,0334.2Increase2.svg 2.5
NPD Jonny Albrecht1,0464.21,0864.4Increase2.svg 2.7
Green  1,0264.1Increase2.svg 1.5
List-only parties1810.7
Informal votes683588
Total Valid votes24,66624,761
Turnout 25,34955.3Increase2.svg 1.7
CDU holdMajority1,1194.6Decrease2.svg 9.2

2004 election

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

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Annette Lehmann9,79241.5Decrease2.svg 8.210,55944.2Decrease2.svg 6.8
PDS Benno Lemke6,52627.7Increase2.svg 6.86,36326.7Increase2.svg 7.8
SPD Eckhard Ohl5,93225.1Steady2.svg 0.03,59015.0Decrease2.svg 6.1
FDP Friedrich-Wilhelm Emmerich1,3385.7Increase2.svg 3.29544.0Increase2.svg 2.6
List-only parties2,40610.1
Informal votes1,6591,375
Total Valid votes23,58823,872
Turnout 25,24753.6Decrease2.svg 6.5
CDU holdMajority3,26613.8Decrease2.svg 10.7

1999 election

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

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Peter Bonitz13,47049.6Increase2.svg 7.513,98250.9Increase2.svg 7.0
SPD Klaus Borck6,82325.1Decrease2.svg 10.95,78321.1Decrease2.svg 12.0
PDS Rainer Preuß5,70221.0Increase2.svg 8.85,20519.0Increase2.svg 5.8
FDP Eberhard Schmidt6842.5Decrease2.svg 2.83871.4Decrease2.svg 2.4
Green Michael Hüge4711.7Decrease2.svg 2.13361.2Decrease2.svg 2.3
List-only parties1,7686.4
Informal votes763452
Total Valid votes27,15027,461
Turnout 27,91360.1Decrease2.svg 15.0
CDU holdMajority6,64724.5Increase2.svg 18.4

1994 election

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

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Peter Bonitz13,84442.114,50643.9
SPD 11,85636.010,95033.1
PDS 4,02312.24,34413.2
FDP 1,7425.31,2713.8
Green 1,2483.81,1423.5
DSU 1970.61820.6
List-only parties6391.9
Informal votes1,1481,024
Total Valid votes32,91033,034
Turnout 34,05875.1
CDU win new seatMajority1,9886.1

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