Gotha II (constituency)
Gotha 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 15. It covers the central part of the district of Gotha, around the city of Gotha.{{cite web|url=https://wahlen.thueringen.de/landtagswahlen/informationen/lw_wkein.asp|title=Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden}}
Gotha II was created in 1990 for the first state election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Stephan Steinbrück of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Geography
Members
The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1990 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Josef Duchac (1990–1994), Johanna Köhler (1994–1999), and Evelin Groß (1999–2009). It was won by the Social Democratic Party in 2009, and was represented by Matthias Hey - he was re-elected in 2014 and 2019. In 2024, Stephan Steinbrück of the AfD won the seat.
| class=wikitable
! colspan=2| Election ! Member ! Party ! % |
| rowspan=4 bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|
| 1990 | rowspan=4|CDU | align=right| 48.8 |
| 1994
| align=right| 36.2 |
| 1999
| rowspan=2| Evelin Groß | align=right| 45.6 |
| 2004
| align=right| 40.7 |
| rowspan=3 bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|
| 2009 | rowspan=3| Matthias Hey | rowspan=3| SPD | align=right| 40.6 |
| 2014
| align=right| 38.9 |
| 2019
| align=right| 38.2 |
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}|
| 2024 | AfD | align=right| 34.7 |
Election results
=2024 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=State election (2024): Gotha IIhttps://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2024&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=015&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart=
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
|party = Alternative for Germany
|candidate = Stephan Steinbrück
|votes = 8,320
|percentage = 34.7
|change = {{increase}} 12.0
|party votes = 7,808
|party percent = 32.3
|party change = {{increase}} 9.8
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent lose list|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Matthias Hey
|votes = 8,289
|percentage = 34.6
|change = {{decrease}} 3.6
|party votes = 3,031
|party percent = 12.6
|party change = {{decrease}} 3.8
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht
|party votes = 3,572
|party percent = 14.8
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Marion Rosin
|votes = 4,557
|percentage = 19.0
|change = {{increase}} 4.4
|party votes = 4,833
|party percent = 20.0
|party change = {{increase}} 3.9
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Sebastian Vogt
|votes = 2,178
|percentage = 9.1
|change = {{decrease}} 8.3
|party votes = 3,116
|party percent = 12.9
|party change = {{decrease}} 18.2
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|party votes = 573
|party percent = 2.4
|party change = {{decrease}} 2.2
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
|candidate = Birger Gröning
|votes = 310
|percentage = 1.3
|change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Torsten Klöppel
|votes = 305
|percentage = 1.3
|change = {{decrease}} 1.9
|party votes = 281
|party percent = 0.9
|party change = {{decrease}} 2.8
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Action Party for Animal Welfare
|party votes = 275
|party percent = 1.1
|party change = {{increase}} 0.1
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Free Voters
|party votes = 246
|party percent = 1.0
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Values Union
|party votes = 118
|party percent = 0.5
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Family Party of Germany
|party votes = 113
|party percent = 0.5
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Bündnis Deutschland
|party votes = 95
|party percent = 0.4
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Pirate Party Germany
|party votes = 82
|party percent = 0.3
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.4
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Ecological Democratic Party
|party votes = 34
|party percent = 0.1
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.2
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany
|party votes = 28
|party percent = 0.1
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.3
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 398
|party votes = 215
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 23,959
|party votes = 24,142
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 24,357
|percentage = 66.6
|change = {{increase}} 8.0
}}
{{MMP election box majority gain|
|winner = Alternative for Germany
|loser=Social Democratic Party of Germany
|votes = 31
|percent = 0.1
|change =
}}
=2019 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=State election (2019): Gotha II[https://statistik.thueringen.de/webshop/pdf/2019/29414_2019_00.pdf Landtagswahl in Thüringen am. 27 Oktober 2019]
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Matthias Hey
|votes = 8,433
|percentage = 38.2
|change = {{decrease}} 0.7
|party votes = 3,636
|party percent = 16.4
|party change = {{decrease}} 2.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alternative for Germany
|candidate = Stephan Steinbrück
|votes = 5,016
|percentage = 22.7
|change =
|party votes = 4,976
|party percent = 22.5
|party change = {{increase}} 12.1
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Bernd Fundheller
|votes = 3,843
|percentage = 17.4
|change = {{decrease}} 6.3
|party votes = 6,875
|party percent = 31.1
|party change = {{increase}} 3.0
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Marion Rosin
|votes = 3,212
|percentage = 14.6
|change = {{decrease}} 10.3
|party votes = 3,557
|party percent = 16.1
|party change = {{decrease}} 11.5
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Felix Kalbe
|votes = 847
|percentage = 3.8
|change = {{decrease}} 0.4
|party votes = 1,014
|party percent = 4.6
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.1
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Martin Steinbrück
|votes = 714
|percentage = 3.2
|change = {{increase}} 0.4
|party votes = 823
|party percent = 3.7
|party change = {{increase}} 1.7
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 1,232
|party percent = 5.6
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 322
|party votes = 274
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 22,065
|party votes = 22,113
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 22,387
|percentage = 58.6
|change = {{increase}} 10.0
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|votes = 3,417
|percent = 15.5
|change = {{increase}} 1.5
}}
=2014 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=State election (2014): Gotha II[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2014&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=015&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart= Wahlen in Thüringen 2014]
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Matthias Hey
|votes = 7,474
|percentage = 38.9
|change = {{decrease}} 1.7
|party votes = 3,650
|party percent = 18.8
|party change = {{decrease}} 7.1
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Evelin Groß
|votes = 4,781
|percentage = 24.9
|change = {{decrease}} 0.1
|party votes = 5,347
|party percent = 27.6
|party change = {{increase}} 0.6
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Bernd Fundheller
|votes = 4,557
|percentage = 23.7
|change = {{increase}} 1.0
|party votes = 5,451
|party percent = 28.1
|party change = {{increase}} 1.9
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Alternative for Germany
|party votes = 2,010
|party percent = 10.4
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = National Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Angela Winderstein
|votes = 1,053
|percentage = 5.5
|change = {{steady}} 0.0
|party votes = 771
|party percent = 4.0
|party change = {{decrease}} 1.1
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Tyra Falta
|votes = 816
|percentage = 4.2
|change =
|party votes = 916
|party percent = 4.7
|party change = {{decrease}} 1.0
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Martin Steinbrück
|votes = 543
|percentage = 2.8
|change = {{decrease}} 3.4
|party votes = 390
|party percent = 2.0
|party change = {{decrease}} 4.3
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 838
|party percent = 4.3
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 400
|party votes = 251
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 19,224
|party votes = 19,373
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 19,624
|percentage = 48.6
|change = {{decrease}} 5.1
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|votes = 2,693
|percent = 14.0
|change = {{decrease}} 1.6
}}
=2009 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=State election (2009): Gotha II[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2009&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=015&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart= Wahlen in Thüringen 2009]
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Matthias Hey
|votes = 8,998
|percentage = 40.6
|change = {{increase}} 24.2
|party votes = 5,750
|party percent = 25.9
|party change = {{increase}} 11.4
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent lose list|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Evelin Groß
|votes = 5,548
|percentage = 25.0
|change = {{decrease}} 15.7
|party votes = 6,005
|party percent = 27.0
|party change = {{decrease}} 12.6
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Bernd Fundheller
|votes = 5,024
|percentage = 22.7
|change = {{decrease}} 9.8
|party votes = 5,810
|party percent = 26.2
|party change = {{decrease}} 2.8
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Torsten Köhler-Hohlfeld
|votes = 1,371
|percentage = 6.2
|change = {{increase}} 1.0
|party votes = 1,393
|party percent = 6.3
|party change = {{increase}} 2.7
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|party votes = 1,269
|party percent = 5.7
|party change = {{increase}} 1.0
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = National Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Klaus Städler
|votes = 1,218
|percentage = 5.5
|change =
|party votes = 1,143
|party percent = 5.1
|party change = {{increase}} 4.0
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 836
|party percent = 3.8
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 405
|party votes = 358
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 22,159
|party votes = 22,206
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 22,564
|percentage = 53.7
|change = {{increase}} 1.9
}}
{{MMP election box majority gain|
|winner = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|loser = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 3,450
|percent = 15.6
|change =
}}
=2004 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=State election (2004): Gotha II[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2004&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=015&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart= Wahlen in Thüringen 2004]
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Evelin Groß
|votes = 8,608
|percentage = 40.7
|change = {{decrease}} 4.9
|party votes = 8,472
|party percent = 39.6
|party change = {{decrease}} 7.2
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
|candidate = Vera Fitzke
|votes = 6,870
|percentage = 32.5
|change = {{increase}} 6.7
|party votes = 6,208
|party percent = 29.0
|party change = {{increase}} 6.0
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Helmut Rieth
|votes = 3,474
|percentage = 16.4
|change = {{decrease}} 8.3
|party votes = 3,109
|party percent = 14.5
|party change = {{decrease}} 5.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Tobias Franke-Polz
|votes = 1,102
|percentage = 5.2
|change =
|party votes = 994
|party percent = 4.7
|party change = {{increase}} 2.7
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Mike Wündsch
|votes = 1,094
|percentage = 5.2
|change = {{increase}} 3.6
|party votes = 762
|party percent = 3.6
|party change = {{increase}} 2.8
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 1,830
|party percent = 8.6
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 1,054
|party votes = 827
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 21,148
|party votes = 21,375
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 22,202
|percentage = 51.8
|change = {{decrease}} 4.6
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 1,738
|percent = 8.2
|change = {{decrease}} 11.6
}}
=1999 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=State election (1999): Gotha II[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=1999&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=015&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart= Wahlen in Thüringen 1999]
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Evelin Groß
|votes = 11,101
|percentage = 45.6
|change = {{increase}} 9.4
|party votes = 11,469
|party percent = 46.8
|party change = {{increase}} 10.0
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
|candidate = Heide Wildauer
|votes = 6,265
|percentage = 25.8
|change = {{increase}} 8.1
|party votes = 5,639
|party percent = 23.0
|party change = {{increase}} 6.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Helmut Rieth
|votes = 6,004
|percentage = 24.7
|change = {{decrease}} 11.4
|party votes = 4,877
|party percent = 19.9
|party change = {{decrease}} 15.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Republicans (Germany)
|candidate = Hartwig Bastian
|votes = 547
|percentage = 2.2
|change =
|party votes = 153
|party percent = 0.6
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.3
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Mike Wündsch
|votes = 401
|percentage = 1.6
|change = {{decrease}} 1.2
|party votes = 206
|party percent = 0.8
|party change = {{decrease}} 1.7
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 2,137
|party percent = 8.7
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 428
|party votes = 265
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 24,318
|party votes = 24,481
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 24,746
|percentage = 56.4
|change = {{decrease}} 15.1
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 4,836
|percent = 19.8
|change = {{increase}} 19.7
}}
=1994 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=State election (1994): Gotha II[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=1994&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=015&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart= Wahlen in Thüringen 1994]
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Johanna Köhler
|votes = 11,354
|percentage = 36.2
|change = {{decrease}} 12.6
|party votes = 11,570
|party percent = 36.8
|party change = {{decrease}} 10.6
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate =
|votes = 11,333
|percentage = 36.1
|change = {{increase}} 11.7
|party votes = 11,110
|party percent = 35.3
|party change = {{increase}} 9.5
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
|candidate =
|votes = 5,549
|percentage = 17.7
|change = {{increase}} 12.8
|party votes = 5,213
|party percent = 16.6
|party change = {{increase}} 11.7
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate =
|votes = 2,248
|percentage = 7.2
|change = {{increase}} 2.9
|party votes = 1,796
|party percent = 5.7
|party change = {{increase}} 1.3
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate =
|votes = 872
|percentage = 2.8
|change = {{decrease}} 7.2
|party votes = 798
|party percent = 2.5
|party change = {{decrease}} 8.3
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 955
|party percent = 3.0
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 809
|party votes = 723
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 31,356
|party votes = 31,442
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 32,165
|percentage = 71.5
|change = {{decrease}} 5.6
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 21
|percent = 0.1
|change = {{decrease}} 22.3
}}
=1990 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=State election (1990): Gotha II[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/landtagswahlen/Daten1990/L90_Ergebnisse_Wahlkreise.xlsx Wahlen in Thüringen 1990]
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Josef Duchac
|votes = 18,950
|percentage = 48.8
|change =
|party votes = 18,404
|party percent = 47.4
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate =
|votes = 9,467
|percentage = 24.4
|change =
|party votes = 10,017
|party percent = 25.8
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate =
|votes = 3,890
|percentage = 10.0
|change =
|party votes = 4,187
|party percent = 10.8
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = German Social Union (East Germany)
|candidate =
|votes = 1,998
|percentage = 5.1
|change =
|party votes = 1,435
|party percent = 3.7
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
|candidate =
|votes = 1,900
|percentage = 4.9
|change =
|party votes = 1,921
|party percent = 4.9
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate =
|votes = 1,654
|percentage = 4.3
|change =
|party votes = 1,710
|party percent = 4.4
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Republicans (Germany)
|candidate =
|votes = 541
|percentage = 1.4
|change =
|party votes = 371
|party percent = 1.0
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box historic party candidate|
|color = pink
|party = UFV
|candidate =
|votes = 406
|percentage = 1.0
|change =
|party votes = 285
|party percent = 0.7
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 488
|party percent = 1.3
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 1,355
|party votes = 1,343
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 38,806
|party votes = 38,818
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 40,161
|percentage = 77.1
|change =
}}
{{MMP election box majority win|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 9,483
|percent = 24.4
}}
References
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{{Landtag of Thuringia Districts}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gotha II}}
Category:Electoral districts in Thuringia