Eichsfeld II
Eichsfeld 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 2. It comprises the eastern part of the district of Eichsfeld.[1]
Eichsfeld II was created for the 1994 state election, replacing constituency Worbis I, which covered much of the same area. Since 2004, it has been represented by Christina Tasch of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography
[edit]As of the 2019 state election, Eichsfeld II covers the eastern part of Eichsfeld district. It comprises the municipalities of Am Ohmberg, Breitenworbis, Buhla, Büttstedt, Dingelstädt Effelder, Gernrode, Großbartloff, Haynrode, Kirchworbis, Küllstedt, Leinefelde-Worbis (excluding Hundeshagen), Niederorschel (excluding Deuna, Gerterode, and Vollenborn), Sonnenstein, and Wachstedt.[1]
Members
[edit]The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Willibald Böck, who served from 1994 to 2004. Since 2004, it has been represented by Christina Tasch.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | Willibald Böck | CDU | 54.3 | |
1999 | 62.3 | |||
2004 | Christina Tasch | CDU | 56.7 | |
2009 | 45.1 | |||
2014 | 55.5 | |||
2019 | 41.5 | |||
2024 | 47.1 |
Election results
[edit]2019 election
[edit]State election (2019): Eichsfeld II[2] | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() | 10,904 | 41.5 | ![]() | 9,444 | 35.8 | ![]() | ||
AfD | Jürgen Schwerdt | 5,319 | 20.2 | 5,290 | 20.1 | ![]() | |||
Left | Sigrid Hupach | 4,769 | 18.1 | ![]() | 6,030 | 22.9 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Sandy Kirchner | 1,948 | 7.4 | ![]() | 1,751 | 6.6 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Martin Meithlau | 1,363 | 5.2 | ![]() | 1,372 | 5.2 | ![]() | ||
Greens | Simeon Schroeter | 1,045 | 4.0 | ![]() | 1,048 | 4.0 | ![]() | ||
ÖDP | Karl Edmund Vogt | 889 | 3.4 | 408 | 1.5 | ||||
International Alliance | Tristan Großkopf | 49 | 0.2 | ||||||
List-only parties | 1,011 | 3.8 | |||||||
Informal votes | 394 | 326 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 26,286 | 26,354 | |||||||
Turnout | 26,680 | 65.4 | ![]() | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 5,585 | 21.3 | ![]() |
2014 election
[edit]State election (2014): Eichsfeld II[3] | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() | 12,924 | 55.5 | ![]() | 12,225 | 52.2 | ![]() | ||
Left | Petra Oberreich | 3,832 | 16.4 | ![]() | 3,911 | 16.7 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Ronny Fritzlar | 2,481 | 10.6 | ![]() | 2,156 | 9.2 | ![]() | ||
AfD | 1,993 | 8.5 | |||||||
Free Voters | Marco Tasch | 1,576 | 6.8 | ![]() | 712 | 3.0 | ![]() | ||
NPD | Matthias Fiedler | 1,020 | 4.4 | ![]() | 834 | 3.6 | ![]() | ||
Greens | Thomas Keppler | 887 | 3.8 | ![]() | 835 | 3.6 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Ronald Krügel | 579 | 2.5 | ![]() | 506 | 2.2 | ![]() | ||
List-only parties | 227 | 1.0 | |||||||
Informal votes | 381 | 281 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 23,299 | 23,399 | |||||||
Turnout | 23,680 | 54.0 | ![]() | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 9,092 | 39.1 | ![]() |
2009 election
[edit]State election (2009): Eichsfeld II[4] | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() | 12,204 | 45.1 | ![]() | 12,622 | 46.2 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Hans-Jürgen Döring | 4,307 | 15.9 | ![]() | 4,225 | 15.5 | ![]() | ||
Left | Marcus Kröning | 3,588 | 13.2 | ![]() | 4,122 | 15.1 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Klaus-Dieter Landgraf | 1,946 | 7.2 | ![]() | 2,184 | 8.0 | ![]() | ||
Free Voters | Raban Graf von Westphalen | 1,818 | 6.7 | 1,389 | 5.1 | ![]() | |||
Greens | Manuel Gebauer | 1,161 | 4.3 | ![]() | 1,034 | 3.8 | ![]() | ||
NPD | Matthias Fiedler | 1,050 | 3.9 | 991 | 3.6 | ![]() | |||
ÖDP | Karl-Edmund Vogt | 1,049 | 3.9 | ![]() | 671 | 2.5 | ![]() | ||
REP | 80 | 0.3 | ![]() | ||||||
Informal votes | 560 | 401 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 27,159 | 27,318 | |||||||
Turnout | 27,719 | 60.0 | ![]() | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 7,933 | 29.2 | ![]() |
2004 election
[edit]State election (2004): Eichsfeld II[5] | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Christina Tasch | 15,097 | 56.7 | ![]() | 17,164 | 63.6 | ![]() | ||
PDS | Gerhard Jüttemann | 4,009 | 15.1 | ![]() | 3,573 | 13.2 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Hans-Jürgen Döring | 3,491 | 13.1 | ![]() | 2,826 | 10.5 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Rolf Schulz | 1,140 | 4.3 | ![]() | 874 | 3.2 | ![]() | ||
ÖDP | Karl-Edmund Vogt | 1,097 | 4.1 | 447 | 1.7 | ||||
Independent | Ilka Diete | 1,010 | 3.8 | ||||||
Greens | Michael Hoffmeier | 774 | 2.9 | ![]() | 699 | 2.6 | ![]() | ||
List-only parties | 1,410 | 5.2 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,147 | 772 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 26,618 | 26,993 | |||||||
Turnout | 27,765 | 58.2 | ![]() | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 11,088 | 41.6 | ![]() |
1999 election
[edit]State election (1999): Eichsfeld II[6] | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() | 18,242 | 62.3 | ![]() | 19,686 | 66.8 | ![]() | ||
SPD | 5,512 | 18.8 | ![]() | 4,295 | 14.6 | ![]() | |||
PDS | 3,700 | 12.6 | ![]() | 3,439 | 11.7 | ![]() | |||
Greens | 657 | 2.2 | ![]() | 424 | 1.4 | ![]() | |||
FDP | 651 | 2.2 | ![]() | 352 | 1.2 | ![]() | |||
REP | 541 | 1.8 | 147 | 0.5 | ![]() | ||||
List-only parties | 1,126 | 3.8 | |||||||
Informal votes | 529 | 363 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 29,303 | 29,469 | |||||||
Turnout | 29,832 | 62.2 | ![]() | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 12,730 | 43.5 | ![]() |
1994 election
[edit]State election (1994): Eichsfeld II[7] | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Willibald Böck | 19,953 | 54.3 | 21,298 | 57.5 | ||||
SPD | 9,606 | 26.1 | 8,843 | 23.9 | |||||
PDS | 3,359 | 9.1 | 3,471 | 9.4 | |||||
FDP | 1,896 | 5.2 | 1,096 | 3.0 | |||||
Greens | 1,285 | 3.5 | 1,021 | 2.8 | |||||
ÖDP | 639 | 1.7 | 437 | 1.2 | |||||
List-only parties | 860 | 2.3 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,229 | 941 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 36,738 | 37,026 | |||||||
Turnout | 37,967 | 80.0 | |||||||
CDU win new seat | Majority | 10,347 | 28.2 |