Altenburger Land I

Altenburger Land 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 43. It covers the western part of Altenburger Land.^[1]

Altenburger Land I was created for the 1994 state election. Originally named Altenburg I, it was renamed after the 1994 election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Thomas Hoffmann of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Altenburger Land I covers the western part of Altenburger Land, specifically the municipalities of Dobitschen, Göhren, Göllnitz, Gößnitz, Heukewalde, Heyersdorf, Jonaswalde, Kriebitzsch, Löbichau, Lödla, Lucka, Mehna, Meuselwitz, Monstab, Ponitz, Posterstein, Rositz, Schmölln, Starkenberg, Thonhausen, and Vollmershain.^[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1994 until 2019, and was represented by Fritz Schröter (1994–2014) and Simone Schulze (2014–2019). It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019 and represented by Thomas-Otto Rudy. In 2024, Thomas Hoffmann held the seat for the AfD.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1994	Fritz Schröter	CDU	46.9
	1999			48.4
	2004			40.1
	2009			34.0
	2014	Simone Schulze	CDU	34.5
	2019	Thomas-Otto Rudy	AfD	29.5
	2024	Thomas Hoffmann		42.4

Election results

1994 election

State election (1994): Altenburg 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Fritz Schröter		15,950	46.9		15,664	46.0
	SPD			11,468	33.7		10,535	30.9
	PDS			4,955	14.6		4,693	13.8
	FDP			1,638	4.8		946	2.8
	List-only parties						2,233	6.6
Informal votes				1,526			1,466
Total valid votes				34,011			34,071
Turnout				35,537	73.1
	CDU win new seat		Majority	3,482	13.2

1999 election

State election (1999): Altenburger Land 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Fritz Schröter		12,667	48.4	1.5	13,289	50.2	4.2
	PDS	Michaele Sojka		6,667	25.5	11.0	6,009	22.7	8.9
	SPD	Sieghardt Rydzewski		5,046	19.3	14.4	4,646	17.6	13.3
	FDP	Rolf Hermann		1,780	6.8	2.0	403	1.5	1.3
	List-only parties						2,101	7.9
Informal votes				775			487
Total valid votes				26,160			26,448
Turnout				26,935	55.2	18.0
	CDU hold		Majority	6,000	22.9	9.7

2004 election

State election (2004): Altenburger Land 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Fritz Schröter		9,096	40.1	8.3	10,125	44.6	5.6
	PDS	Michaele Sojka		6,731	29.7	4.2	5,848	25.8	3.1
	SPD	Hartmut Schubert		5,156	22.7	3.4	3,450	15.2	2.4
	FDP	Karsten Schalla		1,718	7.6	0.8	964	4.2	2.7
	List-only parties						2,320	10.2
Informal votes				1,255			1,249
Total valid votes				22,701			22,707
Turnout				23,956	50.6	4.6
	CDU hold		Majority	2,365	10.4	12.5

2009 election

State election (2009): Altenburger Land 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Fritz Schröter		7,942	34.0	6.1	8,214	34.9	9.7
	Left	Michaele Sojka		7,394	31.7	2.0	6,460	27.4	1.6
	SPD	Brita Große		4,299	18.4	4.3	4,225	18.0	2.8
	FDP	Steffen Plaul		2,340	10.0	2.4	1,834	7.8	3.6
	NPD	Jenny Claas		1,373	5.9		1,259	5.3	3.6
	Greens						786	3.3	1.1
	List-only parties						759	3.2
Informal votes				781			592
Total valid votes				23,348			23,537
Turnout				24,129	53.3	2.7
	CDU hold		Majority	548	2.3	8.1

2014 election

State election (2014): Altenburger Land 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Simone Schulze		6,823	34.5	0.5	6,913	34.7	0.2
	Left	Ute Lukasch		5,519	27.9	3.8	5,533	27.8	0.4
	SPD	Hartmut Schubert		4,076	20.6	2.2	2,486	12.5	5.5
	AfD						2,395	12.0
	Free Voters	Steffen Kühn		1,397	7.1		453	2.3	0.0
	NPD	Anja Neubauer		1,247	6.3	0.4	829	4.2	1.1
	Greens	Paula Piechotta		706	3.6		640	3.2	0.1
	List-only parties						662	3.3
Informal votes				477			334
Total valid votes				19,768			19,911
Turnout				20,245	49.1	4.2
	CDU hold		Majority	1,304	6.6	4.3

2019 election

State election (2019): Altenburger Land I[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	AfD	Thomas-Otto Rudy		6,547	29.5		6,601	29.6	17.6
	Left	Ute Lukasch		5,380	24.3	3.6	6,381	28.6	0.8
	CDU	N Simone Schulze		5,251	23.7	10.8	4,715	21.2	13.5
	SPD	Hartmut Schubert		2,505	11.3	9.3	1,662	7.5	5.0
	FDP	Udo Pick		1,551	7.0		1,085	4.9	2.8
	Greens	Nick Purand		779	3.5	0.1	652	2.9	0.3
	MLPD	Steffen Heinke		149	0.7		53	0.2
	List-only parties						1,128	5.1
Informal votes				436			321
Total valid votes				22,162			22,277
Turnout				22,598	61.4	12.3
	AfD gain from CDU		Majority	1,167	5.2

2024 election

State election (2024): Altenburger Land I[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	AfD	Thomas Hoffmann		10,519	42.4	12.9	10,293	41.3	11.7
	CDU	Julian Degner		6,340	25.5	1.8	5,465	21.9	0.7
	BSW	Tine Rolle		3,871	15.6		4,098	16.5
	Left	Mandy Eißing		1,978	8.0	16.3	2,294	9.2	19.4
	SPD	Frank Rauschenbach		1,256	5.1	6.2	1,128	4.5	3.0
	FW	Frank Hauffe		562	2.3		251	1.0
	Greens						318	1.3	1.6
	FDP	Jörg Wachter		295	1.2	5.8	237	1.0	3.9
	APT						258	1.0	0.3
	BD						230	0.9
	Familie						137	0.6
	Values						83	0.3
	Pirates						58	0.2	0.1
	ÖDP						31	0.1	0.3
	MLPD						22	0.1	0.1
Informal votes				299			217
Total valid votes				24,821			24,903
Turnout				25,120	71.8	10.4
	AfD hold		Majority	4,179	16.9	11.7