Kyffhäuserkreis 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 11. It covers the eastern part of Kyffhäuserkreis.[1]

Kyffhäuserkreis II was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Jens Cotta of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Kyffhäuserkreis II covers the eastern part of Kyffhäuserkreis, specifically the municipalities of An der Schmücke, Artern, Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser, Borxleben, Etzleben, Gehofen, Kalbsrieth, Kyffhäuserland, Mönchpfiffel-Nikolausrieth, Oberheldrungen, Reinsdorf, and Roßleben-Wiehe.[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 Detlev Braasch (1994–2004) and Gudrun Holbe (2004–2019). It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by Jens Cotta.

Election Member Party  %
1994 Detlev Braasch CDU 43.2
1999 47.8
2004 Gudrun Holbe CDU 46.9
2009 36.9
2014 36.1
2019 Jens Cotta AfD 29.2

Election results

2019 election

State election (2019): Kyffhäuserkreis II[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
AfD Jens Cotta 5,562 29.2 5,287 27.7 Increase 18.7
Left Dietmar Strickrodt 5,192 27.3 Decrease 3.6 6,269 32.8 Increase 1.7
CDU Silvana Schäffer 4,309 22.6 Decrease 13.5 3,615 18.9 Decrease 11.6
SPD Stephan Rückebeil 2,272 11.9 Decrease 8.8 1,772 9.3 Decrease 6.9
FDP Maik Wehner 705 3.7 743 3.9 Increase 1.9
Greens Paul Maaß 606 3.2 460 2.4 Decrease 0.7
Free Voters Mario Merten 390 2.0 Decrease 4.4
List-only parties 938 4.9
Informal votes 335 287
Total Valid votes 19,036 19,084
Turnout 19,371 60.8 Increase 12.0
AfD gain from CDU Majority 370 1.9

2014 election

State election (2014): Kyffhäuserkreis II[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Gudrun Holbe 5,824 36.1 Decrease 0.8 4,958 30.5 Decrease 0.5
Left Dietmar Strickrodt 4,985 30.9 Decrease 3.7 5,068 31.1 Decrease 0.6
SPD Uwe Ludwig 3,352 20.7 Decrease 3.0 2,635 16.2 Decrease 3.7
AfD   1,466 9.0
Free Voters Mario Merten 1,031 6.4 296 1.8 Decrease 0.4
NPD Steffen Herzog 963 6.0 Increase 1.2 784 4.8 Increase 0.4
Greens   498 3.1 Decrease 1.0
List-only parties 576 3.5
Informal votes 426 300
Total Valid votes 16,155 16,281
Turnout 16,581 48.8 Decrease 3.1
CDU hold Majority 839 5.2 Increase 2.9

2009 election

State election (2009): Kyffhäuserkreis II[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Gudrun Holbe 6,821 36.9 Decrease 10.0 5,790 31.0 Decrease 14.7
Left Torsten Blümel 6,397 34.6 Increase 2.9 5,928 31.7 Increase 4.8
SPD Andreas Räuber 4,380 23.7 Increase 6.6 3,714 19.9 Increase 5.9
FDP   1,128 6.0 Increase 2.8
NPD Steffen Herzog 890 4.8 819 4.4 Increase 2.4
Greens   766 4.1 Increase 1.3
List-only parties 542 2.9
Informal votes 592 393
Total Valid votes 18,488 18,687
Turnout 19,080 51.9 Increase 4.0
CDU hold Majority 424 2.3 Decrease 12.9

2004 election

State election (2004): Kyffhäuserkreis II[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Gudrun Holbe 8,243 46.9 Decrease 0.9 8,041 45.7 Decrease 3.8
PDS Kersten Naumann 5,567 31.7 Increase 9.0 4,741 26.9 Increase 5.5
SPD Andreas Räuber 3,000 17.1 Decrease 7.0 2,467 14.0 Decrease 5.8
FDP Horst Grunert 764 4.3 Increase 2.1 558 3.2 Increase 1.9
List-only parties 1,791 10.1
Informal votes 965 941
Total Valid votes 17,574 17,598
Turnout 18,539 47.9 Decrease 7.8
CDU hold Majority 2,676 15.2 Decrease 8.5

1999 election

State election (1999): Kyffhäuserkreis II[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Detlev Braasch 10,347 47.8 Increase 4.5 10,791 49.5 Increase 5.0
SPD 5,226 24.1 Decrease 8.0 4,317 19.8 Decrease 10.9
PDS 4,921 22.7 Increase 8.3 4,675 21.4 Increase 5.7
REP 677 3.1 205 0.9 Decrease 0.4
FDP 474 2.2 Decrease 3.7 284 1.3 Decrease 2.2
List-only parties 1,524 7.0
Informal votes 501 350
Total Valid votes 21,645 21,796
Turnout 22,146 55.7 Decrease 15.8
CDU hold Majority 5,121 23.7 Increase 12.7

1994 election

State election (1994): Kyffhäuserkreis II[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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Detlev Braasch 11,705 43.2 12,108 44.5
SPD 8,715 32.2 8,354 30.7
PDS 3,895 14.4 4,285 15.7
FDP 1,585 5.8 940 3.5
Greens 1,199 4.4 848 3.1
List-only parties 699 2.6
Informal votes 1,083 948
Total Valid votes 27,099 27,234
Turnout 28,182 71.5
CDU win new seat Majority 2,990 11.0

References

  1. 1 2 "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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