Gotha 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 15. It covers the central part of the district of Gotha, around the city of Gotha.[1]
Gotha II was created in 1990 for the first state election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Matthias Hey of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
Geography
As of the 2019 state election, Gotha II covers the central part of the district of Gotha, around the city of Gotha. It comprises just two municipalities: Gotha and Hörsel.[1]
Members
The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1990 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Josef Duchac (1990–1994), Johanna Köhler (1994–1999), and Evelin Groß (1999–2009). It was won by the Social Democratic Party in 2009, and was represented by Matthias Hey. He was re-elected in 2014 and 2019.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1990 | Josef Duchac | CDU | 48.8 | |
1994 | Johanna Köhler | CDU | 36.2 | |
1999 | Evelin Groß | CDU | 45.6 | |
2004 | 40.7 | |||
2009 | Matthias Hey | SPD | 40.6 | |
2014 | 38.9 | |||
2019 | 38.2 |
Election results
2019 election
State election (2019): Gotha II[2] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
SPD | Matthias Hey | 8,433 | 38.2 | 0.7 | 3,636 | 16.4 | 2.4 | ||
AfD | Stephan Steinbrück | 5,016 | 22.7 | 4,976 | 22.5 | 12.1 | |||
Left | Bernd Fundheller | 3,843 | 17.4 | 6.3 | 6,875 | 31.1 | 3.0 | ||
CDU | Marion Rosin | 3,212 | 14.6 | 10.3 | 3,557 | 16.1 | 11.5 | ||
Greens | Felix Kalbe | 847 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 1,014 | 4.6 | 0.1 | ||
FDP | Martin Steinbrück | 714 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 823 | 3.7 | 1.7 | ||
List-only parties | 1,232 | 5.6 | |||||||
Informal votes | 322 | 274 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 22,065 | 22,113 | |||||||
Turnout | 22,387 | 58.6 | 10.0 | ||||||
SPD hold | Majority | 3,417 | 15.5 | 1.5 |
2014 election
State election (2014): Gotha II[3] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
SPD | Matthias Hey | 7,474 | 38.9 | 1.7 | 3,650 | 18.8 | 7.1 | ||
CDU | Evelin Groß | 4,781 | 24.9 | 0.1 | 5,347 | 27.6 | 0.6 | ||
Left | Bernd Fundheller | 4,557 | 23.7 | 1.0 | 5,451 | 28.1 | 1.9 | ||
AfD | 2,010 | 10.4 | |||||||
NPD | Angela Winderstein | 1,053 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 771 | 4.0 | 1.1 | ||
Greens | Tyra Falta | 816 | 4.2 | 916 | 4.7 | 1.0 | |||
FDP | Martin Steinbrück | 543 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 390 | 2.0 | 4.3 | ||
List-only parties | 838 | 4.3 | |||||||
Informal votes | 400 | 251 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 19,224 | 19,373 | |||||||
Turnout | 19,624 | 48.6 | 5.1 | ||||||
SPD hold | Majority | 2,693 | 14.0 | 1.6 |
2009 election
State election (2009): Gotha II[4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
SPD | Matthias Hey | 8,998 | 40.6 | 24.2 | 5,750 | 25.9 | 11.4 | ||
CDU | Evelin Groß | 5,548 | 25.0 | 15.7 | 6,005 | 27.0 | 12.6 | ||
Left | Bernd Fundheller | 5,024 | 22.7 | 9.8 | 5,810 | 26.2 | 2.8 | ||
FDP | Torsten Köhler-Hohlfeld | 1,371 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 1,393 | 6.3 | 2.7 | ||
Greens | 1,269 | 5.7 | 1.0 | ||||||
NPD | Klaus Städler | 1,218 | 5.5 | 1,143 | 5.1 | 4.0 | |||
List-only parties | 836 | 3.8 | |||||||
Informal votes | 405 | 358 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 22,159 | 22,206 | |||||||
Turnout | 22,564 | 53.7 | 1.9 | ||||||
SPD gain from CDU | Majority | 3,450 | 15.6 |
2004 election
State election (2004): Gotha II[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Evelin Groß | 8,608 | 40.7 | 4.9 | 8,472 | 39.6 | 7.2 | ||
PDS | Vera Fitzke | 6,870 | 32.5 | 6.7 | 6,208 | 29.0 | 6.0 | ||
SPD | Helmut Rieth | 3,474 | 16.4 | 8.3 | 3,109 | 14.5 | 5.4 | ||
Greens | Tobias Franke-Polz | 1,102 | 5.2 | 994 | 4.7 | 2.7 | |||
FDP | Mike Wündsch | 1,094 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 762 | 3.6 | 2.8 | ||
List-only parties | 1,830 | 8.6 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,054 | 827 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 21,148 | 21,375 | |||||||
Turnout | 22,202 | 51.8 | 4.6 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 1,738 | 8.2 | 11.6 |
1999 election
State election (1999): Gotha II[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Evelin Groß | 11,101 | 45.6 | 9.4 | 11,469 | 46.8 | 10.0 | ||
PDS | Heide Wildauer | 6,265 | 25.8 | 8.1 | 5,639 | 23.0 | 6.4 | ||
SPD | Helmut Rieth | 6,004 | 24.7 | 11.4 | 4,877 | 19.9 | 15.4 | ||
REP | Hartwig Bastian | 547 | 2.2 | 153 | 0.6 | 0.3 | |||
FDP | Mike Wündsch | 401 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 206 | 0.8 | 1.7 | ||
List-only parties | 2,137 | 8.7 | |||||||
Informal votes | 428 | 265 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 24,318 | 24,481 | |||||||
Turnout | 24,746 | 56.4 | 15.1 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 4,836 | 19.8 | 19.7 |
1994 election
State election (1994): Gotha II[7] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Johanna Köhler | 11,354 | 36.2 | 12.6 | 11,570 | 36.8 | 10.6 | ||
SPD | 11,333 | 36.1 | 11.7 | 11,110 | 35.3 | 9.5 | |||
PDS | 5,549 | 17.7 | 12.8 | 5,213 | 16.6 | 11.7 | |||
Greens | 2,248 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 1,796 | 5.7 | 1.3 | |||
FDP | 872 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 798 | 2.5 | 8.3 | |||
List-only parties | 955 | 3.0 | |||||||
Informal votes | 809 | 723 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 31,356 | 31,442 | |||||||
Turnout | 32,165 | 71.5 | 5.6 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 21 | 0.1 | 22.3 |
1990 election
State election (1990): Gotha II[8] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Josef Duchac | 18,950 | 48.8 | 18,404 | 47.4 | ||||
SPD | 9,467 | 24.4 | 10,017 | 25.8 | |||||
FDP | 3,890 | 10.0 | 4,187 | 10.8 | |||||
DSU | 1,998 | 5.1 | 1,435 | 3.7 | |||||
PDS | 1,900 | 4.9 | 1,921 | 4.9 | |||||
Greens | 1,654 | 4.3 | 1,710 | 4.4 | |||||
REP | 541 | 1.4 | 371 | 1.0 | |||||
UFV | 406 | 1.0 | 285 | 0.7 | |||||
List-only parties | 488 | 1.3 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,355 | 1,343 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 38,806 | 38,818 | |||||||
Turnout | 40,161 | 77.1 | |||||||
CDU win new seat | Majority | 9,483 | 24.4 |