Saale-Orla-Kreis I

Saale-Orla-Kreis 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 33. It covers the southern part of Saale-Orla-Kreis.[1]

Saale-Orla-Kreis I was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Uwe Thrum of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Saale-Orla-Kreis I covers the southern part of Saale-Orla-Kreis, specifically the municipalities of Bad Lobenstein, Burgk, Dittersdorf, Dreba, Gefell, Görkwitz, Göschitz, Hirschberg, Kirschkau, Knau, Löhma, Moßbach, Neundorf (at Schleiz), Oettersdorf, Plothen, Pörmitz, Remptendorf, Rosenthal am Rennsteig, Saalburg-Ebersdorf, Schleiz (excluding Crispendorf), Tanna, Tegau, Volkmannsdorf, and Wurzbach.[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 Siegfried Wetzel (1994–2014) and Stefan Gruhner (2014–2019). It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by Uwe Thrum.

Election Member Party %
1994 Siegfried Wetzel CDU 44.7
1999 Siegfried Wetzel CDU 48.7
2004 Siegfried Wetzel CDU 38.0
2009 Siegfried Wetzel CDU 28.9
2014 Stefan Gruhner CDU 42.1
2019 Uwe Thrum AfD 29.0

Election results

2019 election
State election (2019): Saale-Orla-Kreis 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
AfD Uwe Thrum 6,643 29.0 6,235 27.2 15.1
CDU N Stefan Gruhner 6,452 28.2 13.9 5,116 22.3 15.3
Left Ralf Kalich 5,755 25.1 6.7 7,328 31.9 3.3
SPD Werner Christel 1,575 6.9 4.8 1,473 6.4 4.0
FDP Felix Schaum 1,035 4.5 0.4 1,158 5.0 2.6
Free Voters Christian Meyer 731 3.2
Green Sabine Reichmann 659 2.9 2.1 542 2.4 1.0
MLPD Johannes Rupprecht 37 0.2 52 0.2
List-only parties 1,052 4.6
Informal votes 286 217
Total Valid votes 22,887 22,956
Turnout 23,173 67.9 11.5
AfD gain from CDU Majority 191 0.8

2014 election
State election (2014): Saale-Orla-Kreis 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Stefan Gruhner 8,410 42.1 13.2 7,604 37.6 4.6
Left Ralf Kalich 6,345 31.8 5.2 5,778 28.6 0.3
AfD   2,446 12.1
SPD Kai Vöcking 2,338 11.7 10.2 2,110 10.4 8.6
Green Janina Geiler 997 5.0 689 3.4 0.1
FDP Sandra Scherf-Michel 981 4.9 1.9 479 2.4 4.8
NPD Danny Ptotenhauer 903 4.5 0.6 580 2.9 1.2
List-only parties 525 2.6
Informal votes 429 192
Total Valid votes 19,974 20,211
Turnout 20,403 56.4 1.2
CDU hold Majority 2,065 10.3 8.0

2009 election
State election (2009): Saale-Orla-Kreis 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Siegfried Wetzel 6,344 28.9 9.1 7,264 33.0 12.9
Left Ralf Kalich 5,843 26.6 1.0 6,238 28.3 2.8
SPD Rüdiger Wohl 4,820 21.9 5.5 4,182 19.0 4.8
Independent Andreas Scheffczyk 2,599 11.8 3.6
FDP Frank Stephan Bergner 1,495 6.8 2.2 1,578 7.2 3.2
NPD Udo Illig 865 3.9 902 4.1 2.8
Green   776 3.5 0.7
List-only parties 1,086 4.9
Informal votes 458 398
Total Valid votes 21,966 22,026
Turnout 22,424 57.6 2.6
CDU hold Majority 501 2.3 10.1

2004 election
State election (2004): Saale-Orla-Kreis 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Siegfried Wetzel 8,084 38.0 10.7 9,781 45.9 4.6
PDS Klaus Möller 5,449 25.6 4.3 5,437 25.5 4.9
SPD Stefan Fricke 3,497 16.4 3.7 3,027 14.2 3.5
Independent Andreas Scheffczyk 3,283 15.4
FDP Thomas Witt 971 4.6 842 4.0 2.8
List-only parties 2,222 10.4
Informal votes 914 889
Total Valid votes 21,284 21,309
Turnout 22,198 55.0 5.6
CDU hold Majority 2,635 12.4 15.0

1999 election
State election (1999): Saale-Orla-Kreis 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Y Siegfried Wetzel 11,867 48.7 4.0 12,384 50.5 5.4
PDS Hannelore Fleischmann 5,189 21.3 7.1 5,048 20.6 5.0
SPD Wolfgang Linke 4,889 20.1 6.0 4,350 17.7 10.2
VIBT Andreas Scheffczyk 1,761 7.2 727 3.0
REP Manfred Annemüller 658 2.7 0.9 307 1.3 0.5
List-only parties 1,720 7.0
Informal votes 404 232
Total Valid votes 24,364 24,536
Turnout 24,768 60.6 16.0
CDU hold Majority 6,678 27.4 8.8

1994 election
State election (1994): Saale-Orla-Kreis 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Siegfried Wetzel 13,712 44.7 13,928 45.1
SPD 7,998 26.1 8,614 27.9
PDS 4,366 14.2 4,819 15.6
FDP 1,612 5.3 1,079 3.5
New Forum 1,365 4.5 364 1.2
Green 1,076 3.5 1,170 3.8
REP 539 1.8 547 1.8
List-only parties 351 1.1
Informal votes 790 586
Total Valid votes 30,668 30,872
Turnout 31,458 76.6
CDU win new seat Majority 5,714 18.6

References
  1. "Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden".
  2. Landtagswahl in Thüringen am. 27 Oktober 2019
  3. Wahlen in Thüringen 2014
  4. Wahlen in Thüringen 2009
  5. Wahlen in Thüringen 2004
  6. Wahlen in Thüringen 1999
  7. Wahlen in Thüringen 1994
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