Sömmerda I – Gotha III 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 16. It covers the northern part of the district of Gotha and part of western Sömmerda district.
Sömmerda I – Gotha III was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Daniel Haseloff of Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Geography
As of the 2019 state election, Sömmerda I – Gotha III covers the northern part of the district of Gotha and part of western Sömmerda district, specifically the municipalities of Bienstädt, Dachwig, Döllstädt, Drei Gleichen, Eschenbergen, Friemar, Gierstädt, Großfahner, Molschleben, Nesse-Apfelstädt, Nessetal, Nottleben, Pferdingsleben, Schwabhausen, Sonneborn, Tonna, Tröchtelborn, Tüttleben, and Zimmernsupra (from Gotha), and Andisleben, Elxleben, Gangloffsömmern, Gebesee, Haßleben, Henschleben, Riethnordhausen, Ringleben, Schwerstedt, Straußfurt, Walschleben, Werningshausen, Witterda, and Wundersleben (from Sömmerda).
Members
The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1994 until 2024. Its first representative was Volker Sklenar, who served from 1994 to 2009, followed by Jörg Kellner until 2024. The constituency was gained by Daniel Haseloff of Alternative for Germany in 2024.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1994 | Volker Sklenar | CDU | 50.1 | |
1999 | 56.4 | |||
2004 | 49.2 | |||
2009 | Jörg Kellner | 31.6 | ||
2014 | 39.5 | |||
2019 | 27.0 | |||
2024 | Daniel Haseloff | AfD | 38.6 |
Election results
2024 election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
AfD | Daniel Haseloff | 12,260 | 38.6 | 12.6 | 10,998 | 34.2 | 9.2 | ||
CDU | Claudia Heber | 10,455 | 32.9 | 5.9 | 7,704 | 24.0 | 1.6 | ||
BSW | 5,419 | 16.9 | |||||||
Left | Dominic Hunger | 3,654 | 11.5 | 13.6 | 3,517 | 10.9 | 18.1 | ||
SPD | Katharina Schenk | 3,284 | 10.3 | 0.7 | 2,054 | 6.4 | 2.4 | ||
Greens | 593 | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||||||
FW | Olaf Ehrich | 1,689 | 5.3 | 517 | 1.6 | ||||
Independent | Horst Pickrodt | 394 | 1.2 | ||||||
FDP | 336 | 1.0 | 4.6 | ||||||
APT | 331 | 1.0 | 0.1 | ||||||
Familie | 193 | 0.6 | |||||||
BD | 173 | 0.5 | |||||||
Values | 139 | 0.4 | |||||||
Pirates | 89 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ||||||
ÖDP | 54 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||
MLPD | 27 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ||||||
Informal votes | 780 | 372 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 31,736 | 32,144 | |||||||
Turnout | 32,516 | 77.4 | 8.6 | ||||||
AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 1,805 | 5.7 |
2019 election
State election (2019): Sömmerda I – Gotha III | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Y Jörg Kellner | 7,796 | 27.0 | 12.5 | 6,524 | 22.4 | 12.6 | ||
AfD | Stefan Schröder | 7,515 | 26.0 | 7,258 | 25.0 | 13.3 | |||
Left | Johanna Scheringer-Wright | 7,270 | 25.1 | 3.5 | 8,429 | 29.0 | 3.7 | ||
SPD | Enrico Gropp | 3,179 | 11.0 | 3.8 | 2,565 | 8.8 | 3.7 | ||
FDP | André Gebser | 1,590 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 1,634 | 5.6 | 2.7 | ||
Greens | Katrin Renate Vogel | 1,477 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 1,029 | 3.5 | 1.3 | ||
MLPD | Doris Bauerle | 97 | 0.3 | 83 | 0.3 | ||||
List-only parties | 1,550 | 5.3 | |||||||
Informal votes | 528 | 380 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 28,924 | 29,072 | |||||||
Turnout | 29,452 | 68.8 | 13.3 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 281 | 1.0 | 9.9 |
2014 election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Y Jörg Kellner | 9,432 | 39.5 | 7.9 | 8,447 | 35.0 | 2.7 | ||
Left | Johanna Scheringer-Wright | 6,823 | 28.6 | 6.3 | 6,094 | 25.3 | 2.1 | ||
SPD | Uwe Szpöt | 3,519 | 14.8 | 3.9 | 3,005 | 12.5 | 6.7 | ||
AfD | 2,813 | 11.7 | |||||||
Greens | Michael Göring | 1,765 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 1,161 | 4.8 | 0.4 | ||
NPD | Philipp Rethberg | 1,223 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 942 | 3.9 | 1.5 | ||
FDP | Jens Panse | 1,094 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 694 | 2.9 | 4.9 | ||
List-only parties | 961 | 4.0 | |||||||
Informal votes | 648 | 387 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 23,856 | 24,117 | |||||||
Turnout | 24,504 | 55.5 | 4.3 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 2,609 | 10.9 | 1.6 |
2009 election
State election (2009): Sömmerda I – Gotha III | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Jörg Kellner | 8,578 | 31.6 | 17.3 | 8,795 | 32.3 | 15.7 | ||
Left | Rudolf Ehrich | 6,056 | 22.3 | 4.8 | 6,330 | 23.2 | 1.3 | ||
SPD | Enrico Gropp | 5,090 | 18.7 | 4.2 | 5,227 | 19.2 | 6.1 | ||
Free Voters | Jürgen Hieber | 2,431 | 8.9 | 1,701 | 6.2 | 4.5 | |||
FDP | Jörg Fischer | 2,167 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 2,128 | 7.8 | 4.0 | ||
NPD | Sebastian Reiche | 1,520 | 5.6 | 1,482 | 5.4 | 4.0 | |||
Greens | Friedrich Göring | 1,322 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 1,405 | 5.2 | 1.7 | ||
List-only parties | 183 | 0.7 | |||||||
Informal votes | 679 | 592 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 27,164 | 27,251 | |||||||
Turnout | 27,843 | 59.8 | 0.4 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 2,522 | 9.3 | 12.5 |
2004 election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Y Volker Sklenar | 15,492 | 49.2 | 7.2 | 15,289 | 47.9 | 6.7 | ||
PDS | Rudolf Ehrich | 8,459 | 26.9 | 4.6 | 7,799 | 24.4 | 5.4 | ||
SPD | Enrico Gropp | 4,547 | 14.5 | 4.7 | 4,123 | 12.9 | 3.9 | ||
FDP | Peter Liebe | 1,742 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 1,227 | 3.8 | 2.7 | ||
Greens | Kerstin Schnelle | 1,221 | 3.9 | 1,092 | 3.4 | 2.0 | |||
List-only parties | 2,385 | 7.5 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,760 | 1,306 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 31,461 | 31,915 | |||||||
Turnout | 33,221 | 60.3 | 4.9 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 7,033 | 22.3 | 11.8 |
1999 election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Y Volker Sklenar | 19,310 | 56.4 | 6.5 | 18,893 | 54.6 | 5.6 | ||
PDS | Konrad Scheringer | 7,623 | 22.3 | 9.9 | 6,584 | 19.0 | 7.2 | ||
SPD | Matthias Storch | 6,557 | 19.2 | 7.9 | 5,793 | 16.8 | 11.0 | ||
FDP | Christina Kley | 738 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 370 | 1.1 | 2.5 | ||
List-only parties | 2,936 | 8.5 | |||||||
Informal votes | 872 | 524 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 34,228 | 34,576 | |||||||
Turnout | 35,100 | 65.2 | 11.8 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 11,687 | 34.1 | 11.3 |
1994 election
State election (1994): Sömmerda I – Gotha III | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Volker Sklenar | 17,125 | 50.1 | 16,865 | 49.1 | ||||
SPD | 9,228 | 27.0 | 9,571 | 27.9 | |||||
PDS | 4,206 | 12.3 | 3,983 | 11.6 | |||||
Greens | 2,138 | 6.3 | 1,571 | 4.6 | |||||
FDP | 1,276 | 3.7 | 1,248 | 3.6 | |||||
DSU | 195 | 0.6 | 86 | 0.3 | |||||
List-only parties | 1,000 | 2.9 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,321 | 1,165 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 34,168 | 34,324 | |||||||
Turnout | 35,489 | 77.0 | |||||||
CDU win new seat | Majority | 7,897 | 23.1 |
References
- ^ "Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden".
- https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2024&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=016&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart=
- Landtagswahl in Thüringen am. 27 Oktober 2019
- Wahlen in Thüringen 2014
- Wahlen in Thüringen 2009
- Wahlen in Thüringen 2004
- Wahlen in Thüringen 1999
- Wahlen in Thüringen 1994