Erfurt III

Erfurt III 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 26. It contains central and southwestern parts of Erfurt, the capital and largest city of Thuringia.^[1]

Erfurt III was created in 1990 for the first state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Bodo Ramelow of The Left.

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Erfurt III is located entirely within the urban district of Erfurt. It covers the central and southwestern part of the city, specifically the city districts (Stadtteile) of Altstadt, Bischleben-Stedten, Frienstedt, Hochheim, Johannesvorstadt, Krämpfervorstadt, Löbervorstadt, Möbisburg-Rhoda, Molsdorf, and Schmira.^[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1990 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Jörg Kallenbach (1990–2004) and Marion Walsmann (2004–2009). Bodo Ramelow of The Left narrowly defeated incumbent Walsmann in 2009; he was in turn defeated by Walsmann in 2014. Walsmann retired from state politics before the 2019 election, and Ramelow won the seat for a second time.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1990	Jörg Kallenbach	CDU	39.1
	1994			38.4
	1999			48.8
	2004	Marion Walsmann	CDU	36.0
	2009	Bodo Ramelow	LINKE	26.8
	2014	Marion Walsmann	CDU	33.8
	2019	Bodo Ramelow	LINKE	42.1
	2024			42.4

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Erfurt III[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	%	±%
	Left	Y Bodo Ramelow		15,111	42.4	0.3	5,891	16.4	13.8
	CDU	Wolfgang Weißkopf		8,507	23.9	7.6	8,080	22.5	5.5
	AfD	Alexander Claus		7,142	20.0	6.0	6,440	17.9	3.6
	BSW						4,909	13.7
	SPD	Denny Möller		2,633	7.4		4,280	11.9	1.3
	Greens	Laura Wahl		1,384	3.9	7.6	4,164	11.6	2.9
	FDP	Martin-Lukas Maciejewski		880	2.5	4.5	623	1.7	5.0
	APT						422	1.2	0.2
	FW						237	0.7
	Pirates						233	0.6	0.1
	Familie						177	0.5
	Values						170	0.5
	BD						158	0.4
	ÖDP						104	0.3	0.3
	MLPD						51	0.1	0.2
Informal votes				470			188
Total valid votes				35,657			35,939
Turnout				36,127	77.8	6.3
	Left hold		Majority	6,604	18.5	7.3

2019 election

State election (2019): Erfurt III[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	%	±%
	Left	Bodo Ramelow		14,451	42.1	10.6	10,388	30.2	4.4
	CDU	Dominik Kordon		5,596	16.3	17.5	5,863	17.0	11.0
	AfD	Marek Erfurth		4,816	14.0		4,913	14.3	5.1
	Greens	Dirk Adams		3,935	11.5	0.4	4,983	14.5	1.2
	SPD	Denny Möller		2,541	7.4	7.5	3,648	10.6	2.8
	FDP	Thomas Kemmerich		2,399	7.0	3.5	2,304	6.7	3.4
	Free Voters	Detlef-Michael Frahm		438	1.3
	MLPD	Lea Weinmann		138	0.4		97	0.3
	List-only parties						2,207	6.4
Informal votes				337			247
Total valid votes				34,313			34,403
Turnout				34,650	71.5	14.1
	Left gain from CDU		Majority	8,855	25.8

2014 election

State election (2014): Erfurt III[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	Marion Walsmann		9,239	33.8	7.2	7,731	28.0	1.8
	Left	N Bodo Ramelow		8,616	31.5	4.7	7,126	25.8	1.9
	SPD	Wolfgang Beese		4,063	14.9	3.1	3,687	13.4	6.3
	Greens	Dirk Adams		3,044	11.1	1.1	3,658	13.3	1.0
	AfD						2,538	9.2
	FDP	Thomas Kemmerich		944	3.5	4.4	908	3.3	5.2
	NPD	Dirk Bachmann		761	2.8	0.1	500	1.8	0.8
	Pirates	Klaus Sommerfeld		668	2.4		519	1.9
	List-only parties						939	3.4
Informal votes				558			287
Total valid votes				27,335			27,606
Turnout				27,893	57.4	1.9
	CDU gain from Left		Majority	623	2.3

2009 election

State election (2009): Erfurt III[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	%	±%
	Left	Bodo Ramelow		7,395	26.8	1.6	6,631	23.9	3.2
	CDU	N Marion Walsmann		7,361	26.6	9.4	7,271	26.2	10.8
	SPD	Peter Metz		4,983	18.0	0.9	5,460	19.7	5.2
	Greens	Dirk Adams		3,364	12.2	1.0	3,978	14.3	2.1
	FDP	Thomas Kemmerich		2,189	7.9	3.9	2,347	8.5	4.8
	Free Voters	Birgit Adamek		1,596	5.8		1,119	4.0	3.1
	NPD	Frank Schwerdt		751	2.7		721	2.6	1.8
	List-only parties						196	0.7
Informal votes				537			453
Total valid votes				27,639			27,723
Turnout				28,176	59.3	6.1
	Left gain from CDU		Majority	34	0.2

2004 election

State election (2004): Erfurt III[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	Marion Walsmann		8,218	36.0	12.8	8,499	37.0	14.1
	PDS	Karola Stange		6,487	28.4	4.8	6,225	21.8	5.3
	SPD	Alfred Müller		3,895	17.1	1.7	3,322	14.5	2.6
	Greens	Kathrin Hoyer		2,552	11.2	5.6	2,797	12.2	7.5
	FDP	Egidius Arens		920	4.0	2.6	848	3.7	2.8
	Independent	Jürgen Seybold		751	3.3
	List-only parties						1,283	5.6
Informal votes				839			688
Total valid votes				22,823			22,974
Turnout				23,662	53.2	9.0
	CDU hold		Majority	1,731	7.6	17.6

1999 election

State election (1999): Erfurt III[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	%	±%
	CDU	Y Jörg Kallenbach		11,866	48.8	10.4	12,484	51.1	13.9
	PDS	Bodo Ramelow		5,750	23.6	3.0	5,331	21.8	1.2
	SPD	Alfred Müller		4,581	18.8	12.1	4,185	17.1	11.0
	Greens	Astrid Rothe		1,368	5.6	4.6	1,155	4.7	2.2
	REP	Kerstin Brehme		403	1.7		129	0.5	0.3
	FDP	Heinrich Arens		347	1.4		220	0.9	1.5
	List-only parties						948	3.9
Informal votes				410			273
Total valid votes				24,315			24,452
Turnout				24,725	62.2	8.4
	CDU hold		Majority	6,116	25.2	17.7

1994 election

State election (1994): Erfurt III[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	%	±%
	CDU	Y Jörg Kallenbach		10,486	38.4	0.7	10,240	37.1	1.6
	SPD	Alfred Müller		8,448	30.9	9.9	7,733	28.1	5.8
	PDS	Benno Lemke		5,619	20.6	7.7	5,665	20.6	7.4
	Greens			2,788	10.2	4.0	1,895	6.9	5.1
	FDP						659	2.4	6.7
	List-only parties						1,372	5.0
Informal votes				796			573
Total valid votes				27,341			27,564
Turnout				28,137	70.6	6.1
	CDU hold		Majority	2,038	7.5	10.6

1990 election

State election (1990): Erfurt III[9]
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	Jörg Kallenbach		9,905	39.1		9,898	38.7
	SPD			5,327	21.0		5,688	22.3
	Greens			3,594	14.2		3,098	12.1
	PDS			3,274	12.9		3,371	13.2
	FDP			1,848	7.3		2,319	9.1
	DSU			1,017	4.0		523	2.0
	UFV			353	1.4		208	0.8
	List-only parties						455	1.8
Informal votes				812			570
Total valid votes				25,318			25,560
Turnout				26,130	64.5
	CDU win new seat		Majority	4,578	18.1