Hildburghausen II – Sonneberg II

Hildburghausen II – Sonneberg 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 20. It covers the eastern part of Hildburghausen district and the northern part of Sonneberg district.[1]

Hildburghausen II – Sonneberg II was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Melanie Berger of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Hildburghausen II – Sonneberg II covers the eastern part of Hildburghausen district and the northern part of Sonneberg district, specifically the municipalities of Auengrund, Brünn/Thür., Eisfeld, Masserberg, Schleusegrund, and Schleusingen (from Hildburghausen), and Goldisthal, Lauscha, Neuhaus am Rennweg (excluding Lichte und Piesau), and Steinach (from Sonneberg).[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1994 until 2024. Its first representative was Bernd Wolf, who served from 1994 to 2004, followed by Henry Worm from 2004 until 2024. At the 2024 election, the constituency was gained by Melanie Berger of Alternative for Germany.

Election Member Party %
1994 Bernd Wolf CDU 39.7
1999 48.6
2004 Henry Worm CDU 43.4
2009 35.8
2014 44.0
2019 34.1
2024 Melanie Berger AfD 41.6

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Hildburghausen II/Sonneberg 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 Melanie Berger 10,257 41.6 Increase 17.9 9,516 38.2 Increase 15.4
CDU Red XN Henry Worm 8,402 34.1 Steady 5,709 22.9 Decrease 3.2
BSW   4,288 17.2
Left Linda Strong 2,724 11.1 Decrease 17.1 2,611 10.5 Decrease 22.4
FW Robin Lützelberger 2,031 8.2 901 3.6
SPD Anja Beauty 1,228 5.0 Decrease 1.4 851 3.4 Decrease 3.5
Greens   221 0.9 Decrease 2.1
APT   196 0.8 Decrease 0.4
FDP   188 0.8 Decrease 2.7
Values   118 0.5
Familie   100 0.5
BD   94 0.4
Pirates   66 0.3 Steady
ÖDP   50 0.2 Decrease 0.1
MLPD   23 0.1 Decrease 0.1
Informal votes 493 203
Total valid votes 24,642 24,932
Turnout 25,135 74.2 Increase 11.2
AfD gain from CDU Majority 1,855 7.5

2019 election

State election (2019): Hildburghausen II – Sonneberg 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 Henry Worm 7,323 34.1 Decrease 9.9 5,630 26.1 Decrease 11.5
Left Tilo Kummer 6,069 28.2 Decrease 3.1 7,089 32.9 Increase 3.0
AfD Holger Winterstein 5,089 23.7 4,908 22.8 Increase 14.0
SPD Claudia Scheerschmidt 1,367 6.4 Decrease 7.7 1,485 6.9 Decrease 5.6
Greens Antje Duckwitz 888 4.1 Increase 0.1 649 3.0 Decrease 0.3
FDP Robert-Martin Montag 706 3.3 Increase 0.2 764 3.5 Increase 1.6
MLPD Klaus Dimler 52 0.2 42 0.2
List-only parties 969 4.5
Informal votes 286 244
Total valid votes 21,494 21,536
Turnout 21,780 63.0 Increase 12.6
CDU hold Majority 1,254 5.9 Decrease 6.8

2014 election

State election (2014): Hildburghausen II – Sonneberg 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 Henry Worm 7,437 44.0 Increase 8.2 6,398 37.6 Increase 4.6
Left Stefan Harzer 5,288 31.3 Decrease 3.6 5,096 29.9 Decrease 2.4
SPD Alexander Humann 2,384 14.1 Decrease 1.6 2,128 12.5 Decrease 4.6
AfD   1,494 8.8
Greens Karen Thimel 673 4.0 565 3.3 Decrease 0.1
NPD Uwe Bäz-Dölle 595 3.5 Decrease 1.7 484 2.8 Decrease 1.3
FDP Thomas Vollmar 518 3.1 Decrease 5.4 323 1.9 Decrease 5.0
List-only parties 542 3.2
Informal votes 298 163
Total valid votes 16,895 17,030
Turnout 17,193 50.4 Decrease 3.5
CDU hold Majority 2,149 12.7 Increase 11.8

2009 election

State election (2009): Hildburghausen II – Sonneberg 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 Green tickY Henry Worm 6,928 35.8 Decrease 7.6 6,436 33.0 Decrease 12.6
Left Wolfgang May 6,756 34.9 Increase 2.7 6,300 32.3 Increase 5.7
SPD David Fritsch 3,034 15.7 Decrease 2.7 3,342 17.1 Increase 1.2
FDP Felix Rösel 1,656 8.5 Increase 2.5 1,343 6.9 Increase 3.9
NPD Uwe Bäz-Dölle 998 5.2 809 4.1 Increase 2.5
List-only parties 1,293 6.6
Informal votes 517 366
Total valid votes 19,372 19,523
Turnout 19,889 53.9 Increase 2.5
CDU hold Majority 172 0.9 Decrease 10.3

2004 election

State election (2004): Hildburghausen II – Sonneberg 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 Henry Worm 8,107 43.4 Decrease 5.2 8,669 45.6 Decrease 5.2
PDS Wolfgang May 6,011 32.2 Increase 8.9 5,063 26.6 Increase 3.4
SPD Bernd Lauche 3,426 18.4 Decrease 4.2 3,033 15.9 Decrease 2.6
FDP Thomas Vollmar 1,121 6.0 Increase 4.1 577 3.0 Increase 1.9
List-only parties 1,677 8.8
Informal votes 1,235 881
Total valid votes 18,665 19,019
Turnout 19,900 51.4 Decrease 10.1
CDU hold Majority 2,096 11.2 Decrease 14.1

1999 election

State election (1999): Hildburghausen II – Sonneberg 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 Green tickY Bernd Wolf 11,541 48.6 Increase 8.9 12,130 50.8 Increase 8.1
PDS Stefan Hiederich 5,538 23.3 Increase 8.1 5,531 23.2 Increase 7.2
SPD Uwe Höhn 5,375 22.6 Decrease 9.1 4,409 18.5 Decrease 12.0
REP Manfred Schlichting 547 2.3 Increase 0.4 141 0.6 Decrease 1.3
FDP Thomas Vollmar 449 1.9 Decrease 5.5 272 1.1 Decrease 2.6
Greens Richard Schmid 307 1.3 Decrease 2.8 228 1.0 Decrease 2.1
List-only parties 1,149 4.8
Informal votes 462 359
Total valid votes 23,757 23,860
Turnout 24,219 61.5 Decrease 15.5
CDU hold Majority 6,003 25.3 Increase 17.3

1994 election

State election (1994): Hildburghausen II – Sonneberg II[8]
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 Bernd Wolf 11,567 39.7 12,458 42.7
SPD 9,236 31.7 8,896 30.5
PDS 4,436 15.2 4,679 16.0
FDP 2,153 7.4 1,088 3.7
Greens 1,180 4.1 897 3.1
REP 562 1.9 541 1.9
List-only parties 643 2.2
Informal votes 1,067 999
Total valid votes 29,134 29,202
Turnout 30,201 77.0
CDU win new seat Majority 2,331 8.0

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=020&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
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Electoral districts of the Landtag of Thuringia