Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt 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 28. It covers the western part of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt.[1]
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I was created for the 1994 state election. Originally named Schwarzakreis I, it was renamed after the 1994 election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Karlheinz Frosch of Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Geography
As of the 2019 state election, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I covers the western part of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, specifically the municipalities of Allendorf, Bad Blankenburg, Bechstedt, Cursdorf, Deesbach, Döschnitz, Katzhütte, Königsee, Meura, Rohrbach, Rudolstadt (excluding Ammelstädt, Breitenherda, Eschdorf, Geitersdorf, Haufeld, Heilsberg, Milbitz, Remda, Sundremda, Teichel, Teichröda, and Treppendorf), Saalfeld/Saale (only Wittgendorf), Schwarzatal, Schwarzburg, Sitzendorf, and Unterweißbach.[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 Gert Wunderlich (1994–2004), Gerhard Günther (2004–2014), and Herbert Wirkner (2014–2019). It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by Karlheinz Frosch.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1994 | Gert Wunderlich | CDU | 42.0 | |
1999 | Gert Wunderlich | CDU | 49.3 | |
2004 | Gerhard Günther | CDU | 44.0 | |
2009 | Gerhard Günther | CDU | 36.4 | |
2014 | Herbert Wirkner | CDU | 38.8 | |
2019 | Karlheinz Frosch | AfD | 29.1 |
Election results
2019 election
State election (2019): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I[2] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
AfD | Karlheinz Frosch | 7,183 | 29.1 | 7,041 | 28.5 | 16.2 | |||
Left | Rainer Kräuter | 5,654 | 22.9 | 8.3 | 7,628 | 30.8 | 0.7 | ||
CDU | Herbert Wirkner | 5,572 | 22.6 | 16.2 | 4,934 | 19.9 | 11.4 | ||
SPD | Oliver Weder | 3,121 | 12.6 | 1.3 | 1,771 | 7.2 | 4.4 | ||
FDP | Henry Götze | 1,412 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 1,229 | 5.0 | 2.3 | ||
Green | Frank Andreas Bock | 868 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 767 | 3.1 | 1.0 | ||
Free Voters | Ralf Thun | 760 | 3.1 | ||||||
MLPD | Reiner Dworschak | 116 | 0.5 | 87 | 0.4 | ||||
List-only parties | 1,375 | 5.6 | |||||||
Informal votes | 361 | 302 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 24,686 | 24,745 | |||||||
Turnout | 25,047 | 65.1 | 13.9 | ||||||
AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 1,529 | 6.2 |
2014 election
State election (2014): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I[3] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Herbert Wirkner | 7,829 | 38.8 | 2.4 | 6,452 | 31.3 | 0.4 | ||
Left | Rainer Kräuter | 6,288 | 31.2 | 0.8 | 6,187 | 30.1 | 0.1 | ||
AfD | 2,534 | 12.3 | |||||||
SPD | Marion Rosin | 2,800 | 13.9 | 0.6 | 2,394 | 11.6 | 5.2 | ||
NPD | Mandy Meinhardt | 1,145 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 928 | 4.5 | 1.4 | ||
Green | Rainer Wernicke | 1,124 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 851 | 4.1 | 0.4 | ||
FDP | Marian Koppe | 996 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 557 | 2.7 | 4.3 | ||
List-only parties | 679 | 3.3 | |||||||
Informal votes | 859 | 459 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 20,182 | 20,582 | |||||||
Turnout | 21,041 | 51.2 | 5.0 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 1,541 | 7.6 | 1.6 |
2009 election
State election (2009): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I[4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Gerhard Günther | 8,871 | 36.4 | 7.6 | 7,743 | 31.7 | 11.3 | ||
Left | Andreas Grünschneder | 7,401 | 30.4 | 2.0 | 7,318 | 30.0 | 3.3 | ||
SPD | Daniel Karakaschew | 3,230 | 13.3 | 3.8 | 4,107 | 16.8 | 2.6 | ||
FDP | Marian Koppe | 1,847 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 1,707 | 7.0 | 3.5 | ||
NPD | Steffen Richter | 1,549 | 6.4 | 1,433 | 5.9 | 3.1 | |||
Green | Michael Bergmann | 1,445 | 5.9 | 1,091 | 4.5 | 1.3 | |||
List-only parties | 1,018 | 4.2 | |||||||
Informal votes | 481 | 407 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 24,343 | 24,417 | |||||||
Turnout | 24,824 | 56.2 | 0.5 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 1,470 | 6.0 | 5.6 |
2004 election
State election (2004): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Gerhard Günther | 10,657 | 44.0 | 5.0 | 10,566 | 43.0 | 7.5 | ||
PDS | Hubert Krawczyk | 7,860 | 32.4 | 10.8 | 6,564 | 26.7 | 6.5 | ||
SPD | Hans-Heinrich Tschoepke | 4,154 | 17.1 | 6.9 | 3,486 | 14.2 | 4.7 | ||
FDP | Volker Weber | 1,577 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 856 | 3.5 | 2.3 | ||
List-only parties | 3,088 | 12.6 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,547 | 1,235 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 24,248 | 24,560 | |||||||
Turnout | 25,795 | 55.7 | 6.3 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 2,797 | 11.6 | 13.4 |
1999 election
State election (1999): Saalfeld-Rudolstadt I[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Gert Wunderlich | 14,856 | 49.3 | 7.2 | 15,356 | 50.7 | 7.9 | ||
SPD | Gerhard Botz | 7,193 | 23.8 | 8.5 | 5,710 | 18.8 | 10.9 | ||
PDS | Hubert Krawczyk | 6,487 | 21.5 | 5.3 | 6,093 | 20.1 | 3.7 | ||
REP | Friedhard Beck | 920 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 252 | 0.8 | 1.1 | ||
FDP | Hans-Helmut Lawatsch | 704 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 354 | 1.2 | 2.0 | ||
List-only parties | 2,543 | 8.4 | |||||||
Informal votes | 609 | 461 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 30,160 | 30,308 | |||||||
Turnout | 30,769 | 61.8 | 12.9 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 7,663 | 25.5 | 15.7 |
1994 election
State election (1994): Schwarzakreis I[7] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Gert Wunderlich | 15,265 | 42.0 | 15,631 | 42.8 | ||||
SPD | 11,744 | 32.3 | 10,875 | 29.8 | |||||
PDS | 5,893 | 16.2 | 6,006 | 16.4 | |||||
Green | 1,664 | 4.6 | 1,439 | 3.9 | |||||
FDP | 1,050 | 2.9 | 1,185 | 3.2 | |||||
REP | 705 | 1.9 | 690 | 1.9 | |||||
List-only parties | 727 | 2.0 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,093 | 861 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 36,321 | 36,553 | |||||||
Turnout | 37,414 | 74.6 | |||||||
CDU win new seat | Majority | 3,521 | 9.7 |