Gotha I

Gotha 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 14. It covers the southern part of the district of Gotha.^[1]

Gotha I was created in 1990 for the first state election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Marcel Kramer of Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Gotha I covers the southern part of the district of Gotha, specifically the municipalities of Bad Tabarz/Thür. Wald, Emleben, Friedrichroda, Georgenthal/Thür. Wald, Herrenhof, Hohenkirchen, Leinatal, Luisenthal, Ohrdruf, Petriroda, Tambach-Dietharz/Thür. Wald, and Waltershausen.^[1]

Members

The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1990 until 2019, during which time it was represented by Johanna Köhler (1990–1994), Franz Schuster (1994–2004), and Jürgen Reinholz (2004–2019). It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by Birger Gröning.

Election		Member	Party	%
	1990	Johanna Köhler	CDU	41.4
	1994	Franz Schuster		47.1
	1999			48.4
	2004	Jürgen Reinholz		49.8
	2009			34.5
	2014			38.0
	2019	Birger Gröning	AfD	24.5
	2024	Marcel Kramer		37.3

Election results

2024 election

State election (2024): Eichsfeld 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	%	±%
	AfD	Marcel Kramer		9,876	37.3	12.8	9,529	35.7	11.5
	CDU	Michael Brychcy		9,774	36.9	12.8	6,059	22.7	2.2
	BSW						4,190	15.7
	SPD	George Maier		3,222	12.2	9.0	2,084	7.8	3.4
	Left	Sascha Bilay		2,365	8.9	11.8	3,131	11.7	19.4
	FW	Maik Deckert		779	2.9		280	1.1
	Greens						365	1.4	2.2
	APT						301	1.1	0.1
	FDP	Christian Doebel		477	1.8	2.5	257	1.0	3.3
	Familie						133	0.5
	BD						118	0.4
	Values						116	0.4
	Pirates						53	0.2	0.1
	ÖDP						29	0.1	0.2
	MLPD						21	0.1	0.2
Informal votes				452			279
Total valid votes				26,493			26,666
Turnout				26,945	73.0	9.5
	AfD hold		Majority	102	0.4

2019 election

State election (2019): Gotha 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	%	±%
	AfD	Birger Gröning		5,973	24.5		5,906	24.2	12.0
	CDU	Hans-Georg Creutzburg		5,863	24.1	13.9	5,012	20.5	13.2
	SPD	Georg Maier		5,165	21.2	4.4	2,727	11.2	2.8
	Left	Kristin Linde		5,044	20.7	5.6	7,583	31.1	5.6
	Greens	Steffen Fuchs		1,167	4.8		873	3.6	0.9
	FDP	Christian Döbel		1,046	4.3	0.4	1,049	4.3	1.8
	MLPD	René Hessenmüler		101	0.4		65	0.3
	List-only parties						1,196	4.9
Informal votes				395			343
Total valid votes				24,359			24,411
Turnout				24,754	63.5	10.7
	AfD gain from CDU		Majority	110	0.4

2014 election

State election (2014): Gotha 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 Jürgen Reinholz		8,004	38.0	3.5	7,169	33.7	0.3
	Left	Monika Döllstedt		5,561	26.4	5.0	5,432	25.5	1.9
	SPD	Werner Pidde		5,396	25.6	2.0	2,988	14.0	7.9
	AfD						2,589	12.2
	Greens						964	4.5	0.5
	NPD	Karsten Höhn		1,289	6.1	0.5	928	4.4	0.6
	FDP	Christian Döbel		821	3.9	2.4	526	2.5	4.7
	List-only parties						706	3.3
Informal votes				564			333
Total valid votes				21,071			21,302
Turnout				21,635	52.8	4.2
	CDU hold		Majority	2,443	11.6	4.7

2009 election

State election (2009): Gotha 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 Jürgen Reinholz		8,331	34.5	15.3	8,091	33.4	13.6
	SPD	Werner Pidde		6,664	27.6	4.5	5,317	21.9	7.6
	Left	Monika Döllstedt		5,181	21.4	5.7	5,721	23.6	0.3
	FDP	Jens Panse		1,520	6.3		1,741	7.2	3.6
	NPD	Mario Lehner		1,350	5.6		1,214	5.0	3.8
	Greens	Albrecht Loth		1,125	4.7		1,214	5.0	1.7
	List-only parties						933	3.9
Informal votes				580			520
Total valid votes				24,171			24,231
Turnout				24,751	57.0	1.0
	CDU hold		Majority	1,667	6.9	15.8

2004 election

State election (2004): Gotha 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	Jürgen Reinholz		11,645	49.8	1.4	11,152	47.0	7.0
	PDS	Monika Döllstedt		6,347	27.1	12.6	5,674	23.9	8.3
	SPD	Werner Pidde		5,410	23.1	2.3	3,395	14.3	4.1
	List-only parties						3,513	14.8
Informal votes				1,542			1,210
Total valid votes				23,402			23,734
Turnout				24,944	56.0	6.2
	CDU hold		Majority	5,298	22.7	0.3

1999 election

State election (1999): Gotha 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	%	±%
	CDU	Y Franz Schuster		13,279	48.4	1.3	14,859	54.0	7.4
	SPD	Werner Pidde		6,963	25.4	12.7	5,077	18.4	13.3
	PDS	Herbert Seifarth		3,970	14.5	3.7	4,299	15.6	4.9
	VIBT			2,152	7.8		1,244	4.5
	REP	Detlef Suhr		662	2.4		250	0.9	0.1
	FDP	Christina Jähnen		425	1.5	2.6	318	1.2	2.4
	List-only parties						1,479	5.4
Informal votes				554			479
Total valid votes				27,451			27,526
Turnout				28,005	62.8	13.9
	CDU hold		Majority	6,316	23.0	14.0

1994 election

State election (1994): Gotha 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	%	±%
	CDU	Franz Schuster		15,044	47.1	5.7	14,957	46.6	6.2
	SPD			12,176	38.1	11.7	10,184	31.7	3.1
	PDS			3,454	10.8	0.6	3,426	10.7	1.4
	FDP			1,297	4.1	4.6	1,152	3.6	5.6
	List-only parties						2,364	7.4
Informal votes				1,197			1,085
Total valid votes				31,971			32,083
Turnout				33,168	76.7	6.3
	CDU hold		Majority	2,868	9.0	6.0

1990 election

State election (1990): Gotha I[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	Johanna Köhler		15,244	41.4		14,930	40.4
	SPD			9,741	26.4		10,573	28.6
	PDS			3,759	10.2		3,458	9.3
	FDP			3,190	8.7		3,394	9.2
	Greens			2,520	6.8		2,333	6.3
	DSU			1,574	4.3		1,109	3.0
	UFV			497	1.3		273	0.7
	REP			334	0.9		295	0.8
	List-only parties						631	1.7
Informal votes				1,142			1,005
Total valid votes				36,859			36,996
Turnout				38,001	70.4
	CDU win new seat		Majority	5,503	15.0