Eichsfeld 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 1. It comprises the western part of the district of Eichsfeld, including its capital Heilbad Heiligenstadt.[1]
Eichsfeld I was created for the 1994 state election, replacing constituency Heiligenstadt – Worbis II, which covered much of the same area. Since 2019, it has been represented by Thadäus König of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography
[edit]As of the 2019 state election, Eichsfeld I covers the western part of Eichsfeld district. It comprises the municipalities of Arenshausen, Asbach-Sickenberg, Berlingerode, Birkenfelde, Bodenrode-Westhausen, Bornhagen, Brehme, Burgwalde, Dieterode, Dietzenrode/Vatterode, Ecklingerode, Eichstruth, Ferna, Freienhagen, Fretterode, Geisleden, Geismar, Gerbershausen, Glasehausen, Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Heuthen, Hohengandern, Hohes Kreuz, Kella, Kirchgandern, Krombach, Leinefelde-Worbis (excluding Hundeshagen), Lenterode, Lindewerra, Lutter, Mackenrode, Marth, Pfaffschwende, Reinholterode, Rohrberg, Röhrig, Rustenfelde, Schachtebich, Schimberg, Schönhagen, Schwobfeld, Sickerode, Steinbach, Steinheuterode, Tastungen, Teistungen, Thalwenden, Uder, Volkerode, Wahlhausen, Wehnde, Wiesenfeld, Wingerode, and Wüstheuterode.[1]
Members
[edit]The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Dieter Althaus, who served from 1994 to 2014, followed by Gerold Wucherpfennig (2014–2019) and Thadäus König (2019–present).
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1994 | Dieter Althaus | CDU | 66.7 | |
1999 | 71.1 | |||
2004 | 74.1 | |||
2009 | 54.2 | |||
2014 | Gerold Wucherpfennig | CDU | 55.4 | |
2019 | Thadäus König | CDU | 49.0 |
Election results
[edit]2019 election
[edit]State election (2019): Eichsfeld I[2] | |||||||||
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Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Thadäus König | 12,818 | 49.0 | ![]() |
10,508 | 40.1 | ![]() | ||
AfD | Björn Höcke | 5,608 | 21.4 | ![]() |
5,755 | 22.0 | ![]() | ||
Left | Marit Wagler | 3,278 | 12.5 | ![]() |
4,695 | 17.9 | ![]() | ||
Greens | Norbert Sondermann | 1,581 | 6.0 | ![]() |
1,328 | 5.1 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Birgit Pelke | 1,410 | 5.4 | ![]() |
1,522 | 5.8 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Ronald Krügel | 971 | 3.7 | ![]() |
1,181 | 4.5 | ![]() | ||
Free Voters | Jörg Gottesleben | 510 | 1.9 | ![]() |
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List-only parties | 1,224 | 4.7 | |||||||
Informal votes | 357 | 320 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 26,176 | 26,213 | |||||||
Turnout | 26,533 | 68.3 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 7,210 | 27.6 | ![]() |
2014 election
[edit]State election (2014): Eichsfeld I[3] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Gerold Wucherpfennig | 12,109 | 55.4 | ![]() |
12,018 | 54.9 | ![]() | ||
Left | Marit Wagler | 2,725 | 12.5 | ![]() |
3,051 | 13.9 | ![]() | ||
AfD | Björn Höcke | 1,882 | 8.6 | 1,960 | 9.0 | ||||
SPD | Birgit Pelke | 1,471 | 6.7 | ![]() |
1,595 | 7.3 | ![]() | ||
Free Voters | Jörg Gottesleben | 1,133 | 5.2 | ![]() |
924 | 4.3 | ![]() | ||
Greens | Norbert Sondermann | 1,119 | 5.1 | ![]() |
946 | 4.3 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Matthias Bollwahn | 746 | 3.4 | ![]() |
474 | 2.2 | ![]() | ||
NPD | Thorsten Heise | 687 | 3.1 | ![]() |
753 | 3.4 | ![]() | ||
List-only parties | 167 | 0.8 | |||||||
Informal votes | 249 | 233 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 21,872 | 21,888 | |||||||
Turnout | 22,121 | 55.7 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 9,384 | 42.9 | ![]() |
2009 election
[edit]State election (2009): Eichsfeld I[4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
14,571 | 54.2 | ![]() |
14,034 | 52.2 | ![]() | ||
Left | Johanna Scheringer-Wright | 3,291 | 12.2 | ![]() |
3,665 | 13.6 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Antje Ehrlich-Strathausen | 3,036 | 11.3 | ![]() |
2,873 | 10.7 | ![]() | ||
Free Voters | Marco Josef Tasch | 2,228 | 8.3 | 1,810 | 6.7 | ![]() | |||
FDP | Matthias Bollwahn | 1,831 | 6.8 | ![]() |
2,098 | 7.8 | ![]() | ||
Greens | Claudius Hille | 1,009 | 3.8 | ![]() |
1,136 | 4.2 | ![]() | ||
NPD | Thorsten Heise | 901 | 3.4 | 960 | 3.6 | ![]() | |||
List-only parties | 290 | 1.1 | |||||||
Informal votes | 431 | 432 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 26,867 | 26,866 | |||||||
Turnout | 27,298 | 65.6 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 11,280 | 42.0 | ![]() |
2004 election
[edit]State election (2004): Eichsfeld I[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
18,801 | 74.1 | ![]() |
17,309 | 68.9 | ![]() | ||
PDS | Werner Buse | 2,877 | 11.3 | ![]() |
2,888 | 11.5 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Antje Ehrlich-Strathausen | 2,331 | 9.2 | ![]() |
2,244 | 8.9 | ![]() | ||
Greens | Bernhard Winkelmann | 699 | 2.8 | ![]() |
717 | 2.9 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Peter Zimmermann | 668 | 2.6 | ![]() |
702 | 2.8 | ![]() | ||
List-only parties | 1,255 | 5.0 | |||||||
Informal votes | 701 | 962 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 25,376 | 25,115 | |||||||
Turnout | 26,077 | 63.4 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 16,204 | 62.8 | ![]() |
1999 election
[edit]State election (1999): Eichsfeld I[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
17,978 | 71.1 | ![]() |
17,796 | 70.3 | ![]() | ||
SPD | 3,326 | 13.1 | ![]() |
3,236 | 12.8 | ![]() | |||
PDS | 2,698 | 10.7 | ![]() |
2,659 | 10.5 | ![]() | |||
FDP | 557 | 2.2 | ![]() |
298 | 1.2 | ![]() | |||
Greens | 392 | 1.5 | ![]() |
385 | 1.5 | ![]() | |||
REP | 346 | 1.4 | 142 | 0.6 | ![]() | ||||
List-only parties | 784 | 3.1 | |||||||
Informal votes | 304 | 301 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 25,297 | 25,300 | |||||||
Turnout | 25,601 | 64.6 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 14,652 | 58.0 | ![]() |
1994 election
[edit]State election (1994): Eichsfeld I[7] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Dieter Althaus | 20,564 | 66.7 | 19,928 | 64.4 | ||||
SPD | 5,741 | 18.6 | 6,079 | 19.6 | |||||
PDS | 2,586 | 8.4 | 2,475 | 8.0 | |||||
Greens | 1,277 | 4.1 | 949 | 3.1 | |||||
FDP | 682 | 2.2 | 729 | 2.4 | |||||
List-only parties | 801 | 2.6 | |||||||
Informal votes | 720 | 609 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 30,850 | 30,961 | |||||||
Turnout | 31,570 | 83.6 | |||||||
CDU win new seat | Majority | 14,823 | 48.1 |