Schmalkalden-Meiningen I

Schmalkalden-Meiningen 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 12. It covers the southern part of Schmalkalden-Meiningen.[1]

Schmalkalden-Meiningen I was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Vivien Rottstedt of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Schmalkalden-Meiningen I covers the southern part of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, specifically the municipalities of Belrieth, Birx, Christes, Dillstädt, Einhausen, Ellingshausen, Erbenhausen, Frankenheim/Rhön, Friedelshausen, Grabfeld (only Wölfershausen), Kaltennordheim (only Aschenhausen, Kaltensundheim, Kaltenwestheim, Melpers, Mittelsdorf, Oberkatz und Unterweid), Kühndorf, Leutersdorf, Mehmels, Meiningen, Neubrunn, Obermaßfeld-Grimmenthal, Oberweid, Rhönblick, Rippershausen, Ritschenhausen, Rohr, Schwallungen, Schwarza, Stepfershausen, Sülzfeld, Untermaßfeld, Utendorf, Vachdorf, Wasungen, and Zella-Mehlis (only Benshausen).[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1994 until 2024. Its first representative was Adalbert Bauch, who served from 1994 to 1999. From 1999 until 2024, it was represented by Michael Heym. In the 2024 election, Vivien Rottstedt of Alternative for Germany gained the seat.

Election Member Party %
1994 Adalbert Bauch CDU 43.8
1999 Michael Heym CDU 50.7
2004 44.3
2009 34.2
2014 39.4
2019 26.3
2024 Vivien Rottstedt AfD 37.4

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Schmalkalden-Meiningen I[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 Vivien Rottstedt 11,867 37.4 Increase 14.4 11,200 35.0 Increase 12.3
CDU Erik Thürmer 9,141 28.8 Increase 2.5 6,930 21.7 Decrease 1.5
BSW   5,286 16.5
SPD Janine Merz 4,945 15.6 Decrease 2.7 2,407 7.5 Decrease 3.1
Greens   594 1.9 Decrease 2.8
Left Patrick Beier 3,171 10.1 Decrease 10.1 3,571 11.2 Decrease 18.6
FW Anne-Kathrin Westhäuser 1,763 5.6 733 2.3
Pirates Christian Horn 449 1.4 Decrease 0.1 137 0.4 Decrease 0.2
FDP Alexander Andree 361 1.1 Decrease 2.0 309 1.0 Decrease 2.7
APT   274 0.9 Decrease 0.2
Values   167 0.5
Familie   145 0.5
BD   137 0.4
ÖDP   64 0.2 Decrease 0.3
MLPD   29 0.1 Decrease 0.2
Informal votes 540 254
Total valid votes 31,697 31,983
Turnout 32,237 73.0 Increase 9.7
AfD gain from CDU Majority 2,726 8.6

2019 election

State election (2019): Schmalkalden-Meiningen I[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 Michael Heym 7,480 26.3 Decrease 13.1 6,600 23.2 Decrease 11.9
AfD Klaus Tumma 6,539 23.0 6,474 22.7 Increase 13.1
Left Patrick Beier 5,758 20.2 Decrease 4.4 8,501 29.8 Increase 4.0
SPD Janine Merz[a] 5,195 18.3 Decrease 0.6 3,022 10.6 Decrease 4.5
Greens Ulrich Töpfer 2,084 7.3 Decrease 1.7 1,349 4.7 Decrease 0.4
FDP Stefanie Gorzize 889 3.1 Decrease 0.1 1,068 3.7 Increase 1.8
Pirates Christian Horn 436 1.5 170 0.6 Decrease 0.3
MLPD Georg Thümmler 67 0.2 93 0.3
List-only parties 1,208 4.2
Informal votes 372 335
Total valid votes 28,448 28,485
Turnout 28,820 63.3 Increase 6.7
CDU hold Majority 941 3.3 Decrease 11.5

2014 election

State election (2014): Schmalkalden-Meiningen I[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 Michael Heym 10,420 39.4 Increase 6.9 9,360 35.1 Increase 3.7
Left Maik Nothnagel 6,523 24.6 Decrease 1.9 6,879 25.8 Decrease 3.4
SPD Rolf Baumann 5,002 18.9 Increase 2.2 4,020 15.1 Decrease 3.6
AfD   2,560 9.6
Greens Ulrich Töpfer 2,373 9.0 Increase 0.3 1,347 5.1 Decrease 0.8
The Homeland Sven Dietsch 1,353 5.1 Increase 1.3 1,161 4.4 Increase 0.4
FDP Jens Graf 800 3.0 Decrease 3.4 503 1.9 Decrease 4.7
List-only parties 822 3.1
Informal votes 695 514
Total valid votes 26,471 26,652
Turnout 27,166 56.6 Increase 2.9
CDU hold Majority 3,897 14.8 Increase 8.8

2009 election

State election (2009): Schmalkalden-Meiningen I[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 Green tickY Michael Heym 9,552 34.2 Decrease 10.1 9,076 32.4 Decrease 9.8
Left Maik Nothnagel 7,243 25.9 Decrease 2.8 7,991 28.5 Increase 1.3
SPD Rolf Baumann 4,577 16.4 Increase 1.0 5,202 18.6 Increase 3.2
Greens Ulrich Töpfer 2,447 8.7 Increase 2.2 1,654 5.9 Increase 1.8
FDP Peter Casper 1,742 6.2 Increase 1.0 1,835 6.6 Increase 2.9
Free Voters Jörg Fürst 1,400 5.0 988 3.5 Increase 1.1
The Homeland Michael Ranft 1,009 3.6 1,063 3.8 Increase 2.6
List-only parties 202 0.7
Informal votes 486 445
Total valid votes 27,970 28,011
Turnout 28,456 53.3 Increase 1.9
CDU hold Majority 2,309 8.3 Decrease 7.3

2004 election

State election (2004): Schmalkalden-Meiningen I[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 Michael Heym 11,909 44.3 Decrease 6.4 11,434 42.2 Decrease 8.9
PDS Maik Nothnagel 7,714 28.7 Increase 6.9 7,361 27.2 Increase 4.6
SPD Rolf Baumann 4,147 15.4 Decrease 4.3 4,159 15.4 Decrease 2.7
Greens Ulrich Töpfer 1,747 6.5 Increase 1.9 1,109 4.1 Increase 2.1
FDP Peter Casper 1,388 5.2 Increase 4.0 1,002 3.7 Increase 2.9
List-only parties 2,010 7.4
Informal votes 1,232 1,062
Total valid votes 26,905 27,075
Turnout 28,137 51.4 Decrease 7.4
CDU hold Majority 4,195 15.6 Decrease 13.3

1999 election

State election (1999): Schmalkalden-Meiningen I[7]
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 % ±%
CDU Michael Heym 15,964 50.7 Increase 6.6 16,126 51.1 Increase 6.7
PDS Fritz Wilhelm Jackstädt 6,872 21.8 Increase 4.7 7,130 22.6 Increase 5.8
SPD Rolf Baumann 6,194 19.7 Decrease 7.4 5,706 18.1 Decrease 9.7
Greens Ulrich Töpfer 1,433 4.6 Decrease 2.4 636 2.0 Decrease 3.0
REP Herbert Schüller 623 2.0 227 0.7 Decrease 0.5
FDP Bernhard Hille 379 1.2 Decrease 3.4 255 0.8 Decrease 2.1
List-only parties 1,464 4.6
Informal votes 516 437
Total valid votes 31,465 31,544
Turnout 31,981 58.8 Decrease 17.8
CDU hold Majority 9,092 28.9 Increase 11.9

1994 election

State election (1994): Schmalkalden-Meiningen I[8]
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 % ±%
CDU Adalbert Bauch 16,545 43.8 16,859 44.1
SPD 10,230 27.1 10,654 27.8
PDS 6,548 17.3 6,499 17.0
Greens 2,685 7.1 1,926 5.0
FDP 1,774 4.7 1,116 2.9
List-only parties 1,201 3.1
Informal votes 1,558 1,085
Total valid votes 37,782 38,255
Turnout 39,340 76.4
CDU win new seat Majority 6,315 16.7

Notes

  1. ^ Merz entered the Landtag on the SPD list after the resignation of Heike Taubert in June 2020.

References

  1. ^ a b "Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden".
  2. ^ https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2024&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=012&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