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Schmalkalden-Meiningen 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 13. It covers the northern part of Schmalkalden-Meiningen.

Schmalkalden-Meiningen II was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by René Aust of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Schmalkalden-Meiningen II covers the northern part of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, specifically the municipalities of Breitungen/Werra, Brotterode-Trusetal, Fambach, Floh-Seligenthal, Rosa, Roßdorf, Schmalkalden, and Steinbach-Hallenberg.

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1994 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Andreas Trautvetter (1994–1999) and Jens Goebel (1999–2009). It was won by The Left in 2009, and was represented by Manfred Hellmann. The CDU's candidate Christina Liebetrau regained the constituency in 2014. It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by René Aust.

Election Member Party %
1994 Andreas Trautvetter CDU 50.1
1999 Jens Goebel 53.6
2004 37.5
2009 Manfred Hellmann The Left 27.6
2014 Christina Liebetrau CDU 42.0
2019 René Aust AfD 24.2
2024 Jan Abicht 39.8

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Schmalkalden-Meiningen II
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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
AfD Jan Abicht 10,867 39.8 Increase 15.6 9,880 35.9 Increase 11.5
CDU Stefan Tanneberger 7,641 28.0 Increase 5.2 5,866 21.3 Decrease 0.9
BSW   4,899 17.8
Left Ronald Hande 3,445 12.6 Decrease 7.0 3,117 11.3 Decrease 19.1
SPD Carsten Feller 2,703 9.9 Decrease 13.4 1,641 6.0 Decrease 4.1
FW Monique Avemarg 2,292 8.4 521 1.9
Greens   437 1.6 Decrease 2.0
FDP Stefanie Gorzize 353 1.3 Decrease 4.7 390 1.4 Decrease 3.2
APT   278 1.0 Steady
BD   127 0.5
Familie   119 0.4
Values   109 0.4
Pirates   98 0.4 Steady
ÖDP   52 0.2 Decrease 0.1
MLPD   22 0.1 Decrease 0.2
Informal votes 443 188
Total valid votes 27,301 27,556
Turnout 27,744 72.0 Increase 9.6
AfD hold Majority 3,226 11.8 Increase 10.9

2019 election

State election (2019): Schmalkalden-Meiningen II
Notes:

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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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
AfD René Aust 6,097 24.2 6,157 24.4 Increase 14.8
SPD Frank Ullrich 5,877 23.3 Increase 6.0 2,546 10.1 Decrease 3.5
CDU Red XN Christina Liebetrau 5,736 22.8 Decrease 19.2 5,606 22.2 Decrease 14.2
Left Ronald Hande 4,927 19.6 Decrease 6.9 7,667 30.4 Increase 4.4
FDP Gerald Ullrich 1,499 6.0 1,171 4.6 Increase 2.1
Greens Mario Urbach 1,008 4.0 Decrease 1.6 905 3.6 Decrease 0.5
MLPD Christopher Sengfelder 33 0.1 66 0.3
List-only parties 1,131 4.5
Informal votes 346 274
Total valid votes 25,177 25,249
Turnout 25,523 62.4 Increase 10.2
AfD gain from CDU Majority 220 0.9

2014 election

State election (2014): Schmalkalden-Meiningen II
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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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Christina Liebetrau 9,417 42.0 Increase 17.4 8,208 36.4 Increase 5.4
Left Ronald Hande 5,947 26.5 Decrease 1.1 5,860 26.0 Decrease 1.1
SPD Stephan Danz 3,878 17.3 Decrease 0.8 3,058 13.6 Decrease 4.4
AfD   2,161 9.6
NPD Andreas Kunze 1,371 6.1 Increase 1.8 1,067 4.7 Steady 0.0
Greens Simon Eckhard 1,249 5.6 Increase 2.2 917 4.1 Steady 0.0
Pirates Jan Schrenke 552 2.5 248 1.1
List-only parties 1,046 4.6
Informal votes 570 419
Total valid votes 22,414 22,565
Turnout 22,984 52.2 Decrease 2.3
CDU gain from Left Majority 3,470 15.5

2009 election

State election (2009): Schmalkalden-Meiningen II
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Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Left Manfred Hellmann 7,238 27.6 Decrease 9.4 7,136 27.1 Increase 2.3
CDU Red XN Jens Goebel 6,485 24.7 Decrease 12.8 8,158 31.0 Decrease 3.0
SPD Claudia Scheerschmidt 4,711 18.0 Increase 1.5 4,695 17.9 Increase 6.2
Free Voters Ronny Römhild 3,471 13.2 1,761 6.7 Decrease 10.7
FDP Lutz Recknagel 2,279 8.7 Decrease 0.3 2,037 7.7 Increase 3.5
NPD Hendrik Tilmann Heller 1,171 4.5 1,262 4.8 Increase 3.8
Greens Alexander Keiner 884 3.4 1,060 4.0 Increase 1.2
List-only parties 187 0.7
Informal votes 605 548
Total valid votes 26,239 26,296
Turnout 26,844 54.8 Decrease 3.9
Left gain from CDU Majority 753 2.9

2004 election

State election (2004): Schmalkalden-Meiningen II
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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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Jens Goebel 10,361 37.5 Decrease 16.1 9,642 34.0 Decrease 19.4
PDS Karl Koch 10,220 37.0 Increase 17.3 7,049 24.8 Increase 4.6
Free Voters 4,945 17.4
SPD Mario Heyer 4,552 16.5 Decrease 4.3 3,316 11.7 Decrease 5.6
FDP Lutz Rüdiger Recknagel 2,474 9.0 Increase 6.8 1,201 4.2 Increase 2.8
List-only parties 2,246 7.9
Informal votes 2,038 1,246
Total valid votes 27,607 28,399
Turnout 29,645 58.7 Decrease 1.8
CDU hold Majority 141 0.5 Decrease 32.3

1999 election

State election (1999): Schmalkalden-Meiningen II
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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 tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Jens Goebel 16,173 53.6 Increase 3.6 16,172 53.4 Increase 6.1
SPD Peter Hammen 6,291 20.8 Decrease 5.0 5,249 17.3 Decrease 10.5
PDS Karl Koch 5,945 19.7 Increase 5.6 6,123 20.2 Increase 6.1
FDP Peter Wolf 678 2.2 Decrease 2.3 430 1.4 Decrease 2.7
Greens Beate Bach 565 1.9 Decrease 3.7 419 1.4 Decrease 2.7
REP Roswitha Koch 543 1.8 166 0.5 Decrease 0.7
List-only parties 1,736 5.7
Informal votes 572 472
Total valid votes 30,195 30,295
Turnout 30,767 60.5 Decrease 15.2
CDU hold Majority 9,882 32.8 Increase 8.5

1994 election

State election (1994): Schmalkalden-Meiningen II
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Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Andreas Trautvetter 18,871 50.1 18,029 47.5
SPD 9,724 25.8 10,554 27.8
PDS 5,274 14.0 5,298 14.0
Greens 2,106 5.6 1,525 4.0
FDP 1,676 4.5 1,520 4.0
List-only parties 1,033 2.7
Informal votes 1,647 1,339
Total valid votes 37,651 37,959
Turnout 39,298 75.7
CDU win new seat Majority 9,147 24.3

Notes

  1. Hande entered the Landtag on the Left list after the resignation of Birgit Klaubert in March 2015.

References

  1. ^ "Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden".
  2. https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2024&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=013&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart=
  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
Electoral districts of the Landtag of Thuringia
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