State elections in Thuringia
Since the re-establishment of the state (from 1993: Free State) of Thuringia in 1990, seven elections to the Thuringian state parliament have been held.
The CDU was able to assert itself as the strongest party in the first six elections. In the first four state elections, your election results were between 42 and 51 percent of the second votes cast. The SPD was initially the second strongest party in the state parliament, but its election results have fallen behind the results of the PDS since 1999, so that in the meantime Die Linke (formerly: PDS ) was the second strongest force in the state parliament. It was able to increase its vote in every election and became the strongest party in Thuringia in 2019.
From 1994 to 2009 only three parties were represented in the state parliament: CDU, PDS (or Die Linke) and SPD. At times, the FDP (1990 to 1994, 2009 to 2014) and Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen (1990 to 1994, since 2009) had mandates in the state parliament. In 2014, the AfD moved into the state parliament for the first time . After the FDP re-entered the state parliament in the 2019 election, a total of 6 parties sit in parliament.
The CDU tends to be stronger in rural areas, while the SPD and Die Linke achieve their highest results in the larger cities. Green strongholds are the cities of Jena and Weimar , Die Linke is particularly strong in East Thuringia and in the cities of Suhl and Gera . A CDU stronghold is Eichsfeld , the only larger Catholic region in Thuringia and home to the former Prime Minister Dieter Althaus (CDU). The AfD is particularly strong in the southeastern constituencies and won a total of eleven direct mandates in 2019. In the big cities, the AfD is relatively weak.
The seat of the Thuringian state parliament is the state capital Erfurt .
1920-1933
1945–1952
Between 1945 and 1952, semi-free state elections were held in 1946 (see state elections in the Soviet Zone in 1946 ) and in 1950 sham elections (see state elections in the GDR in 1950 ). In 1952 the state of Thuringia and with it the state parliament was dissolved.
Election for the first Thuringian state parliament
- Election date: October 20, 1946
- Seats in the state parliament: 100 (absolute majority: 51 seats)
- Legislative period: 4 years
Political party | Result | Seats in the state parliament |
---|---|---|
SED | 49.3% | 50 |
LDP | 28.5% | 28 |
CDU | 18.9% | 19th |
VdgB | 3.3% | 3 |
- State government: coalition of SED and VdgB
- Prime Minister: Rudolf Paul (SED, until October 9, 1947), Werner Eggerath (SED, from October 9, 1947)
- Seat of the state parliament: Weimar , from 1950: Erfurt
Since 1990
Seven state elections have taken place in Thuringia since 1990.
election day | voter turnout | The left 1 | AfD | CDU | SPD | Green 2 | FDP | Other parties |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 14, 1990 | 71.7% | 9.7% | - | 45.4% | 22.8% | 6.5% 2 | 9.3% | DSU 3.3%; Others 3.0% |
October 16, 1994 | 74.8% | 16.6% | - | 42.6% | 29.6% | 4.5% | 3.2% | REP 1.3%; Forum 1.1%; Others 1.1% |
September 12, 1999 | 59.9% | 21.3% | - | 51.0% | 18.5% | 1.9% | 1.1% | DVU 3.1%; Others 3.1% |
June 13, 2004 | 53.8% | 26.1% | - | 43.0% | 14.5% | 4.5% | 3.6% | FW 2.6%; REP 2.0%; NPD 1.6%; Others 2.1% |
August 30, 2009 | 56.2% | 27.4% | - | 31.2% | 18.5% | 6.2% | 7.6% | NPD 4.3%; FW 3.9%; Other 0.9% |
September 14, 2014 | 52.7% | 28.2% | 10.6% | 33.5% | 12.4% | 5.7% | 2.5% | NPD 3.6%; FW 1.7%; Pirates 1.0%; Other 0.9% |
October 27, 2019 | 64.9% | 31.0% | 23.4% | 21.8% | 8.2% | 5.2% | 5.0% | The PARTY 1.1%; Animal! 1.1%; Others 3.2% |
- Graphical representation of the development of the election results (1990-2011)
year | total | CDU | The left 3 | SPD | AfD | Green 4 | FDP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1990 | 89 | 44 | 9 | 21st | - | 6th | 9 |
1994 | 88 | 42 | 17th | 29 | - | - | - |
1999 | 88 | 49 | 21st | 18th | - | - | - |
2004 | 88 | 45 | 28 | 15th | - | - | - |
2009 | 88 | 30th | 27 | 18th | - | 6th | 7th |
2014 | 91 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 6th | - |
2019 | 90 | 21st | 29 | 8th | 22nd | 5 | 5 |
- Graphic representation of the development of the distribution of seats
Election to the 1st Thuringian Parliament
- Election date: October 14, 1990
- Seats in the state parliament: 89 (absolute majority: 45 seats)
- Legislative period: 4 years
- Turnout : 71.7%
Political party | Result | Seats in the state parliament |
---|---|---|
CDU | 45.4% | 44 |
SPD | 22.8% | 21st |
LL- PDS | 9.7% | 9 |
FDP | 9.3% | 9 |
NF GR DJ | 6.5% | 6th |
DSU | 3.3% | 0 |
- State government : coalition of CDU and FDP
- Prime Minister : Josef Duchač (CDU, until February 5, 1992), Bernhard Vogel (CDU, from February 5, 1992)
- List of members of the Thuringian state parliament (1st electoral period)
Election to the 2nd Thuringian Parliament
- Election date: October 16, 1994
- Seats in the state parliament: 88 (absolute majority: 45 seats)
- Legislative period: 5 years
- Turnout: 74.8%
Political party | Result | Seats in the state parliament | Highest result | Lowest Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
CDU | 42.6% | 42 | District of Eichsfeld (60.4%) | Jena (30.1%) |
SPD | 29.6% | 29 | Jena (34.0%) | District of Eichsfeld (22.4%) |
PDS | 16.6% | 17th | Suhl (29.2%) | District of Eichsfeld (8.5%) |
Alliance 90 / The Greens | 4.5% | 0 | Jena (7.7%) | District of Eichsfeld (2.9%) |
FDP | 3.2% | 0 | Hildburghausen district (4.8%) | Eisenach (2.1%) |
REP | 1.3% | 0 | Saale-Orla district (2.2%) |
Erfurt , Eichsfeld district , Unstrut-Hainich district (0.9%) |
FORUM | 1.1% | 0 | Suhl (2.5%) | Kyffhäuserkreis (0.5%) |
- State government : coalition of CDU and SPD
- Prime Minister : Bernhard Vogel (CDU)
- List of members of the Thuringian state parliament (2nd electoral period)
Election to the 3rd Thuringian Parliament
- Election date: September 12, 1999
- Seats in the state parliament: 88 (absolute majority: 45 seats)
- Legislative period: 5 years
- Turnout: 59.9%
Political party | Result | Seats in the state parliament | Highest result | Lowest Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
CDU | 51.0% | 49 | Eichsfeld district (68.4%) | Jena (41.1%) |
PDS | 21.3% | 21st | Gera (32.6%) | District of Eichsfeld (11.1%) |
SPD | 18.5% | 18th | Nordhausen district (23.1%) | District of Eichsfeld (13.8%) |
DVU | 3.1% | 0 | District of Sömmerda (4.0%) | Erfurt , Jena (2.0%) |
Alliance 90 / The Greens | 1.9% | 0 | Jena (5.4%) | District of Sonneberg (0.9%) |
FDP | 1.1% | 0 | Jena (2.0%) | Suhl (0.6%) |
- State government : sole government of the CDU
- Prime Minister : Bernhard Vogel (CDU, until June 6, 2003), Dieter Althaus (CDU, from June 6, 2003)
- List of members of the Thuringian Parliament (3rd electoral term)
Election to the 4th Thuringian Parliament
- Election date: June 13, 2004
- Seats in the state parliament: 88 (absolute majority: 45 seats)
- Legislative period: 5 years
- Turnout: 53.8%
Political party | Result | Seats in the state parliament | Highest result | Lowest Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
CDU | 43.0% | 45 | District of Eichsfeld (66.2%) | Jena (31.7%) |
PDS | 26.1% | 28 | Suhl (35.7%) | District of Eichsfeld (12.4%) |
SPD | 14.5% | 15th | Jena (19.2%) | District of Eichsfeld (9.7%) |
Alliance 90 / The Greens | 4.5% | 0 | Weimar (12.5%) | Altenburger Land district (2.5%) |
FDP | 3.6% | 0 | Jena (4.4%) |
District of Eichsfeld (3.0%) Wartburg district (3.0%) |
Free voters | 2.6% | 0 | Wartburg district (10.1%) | Erfurt , Eichsfeld district (0.8%) |
Rep | 2.0% | 0 | Weimarer Land (3.2%) | District of Eichsfeld (0.9%) |
NPD | 1.6% | 0 | Kyffhäuserkreis (3.0%) | Eisenach (0.8%) |
- State government : sole government of the CDU
- Prime Minister : Dieter Althaus (CDU)
- List of members of the Thuringian Parliament (4th electoral period)
Election to the 5th Thuringian Parliament
- Election date: August 30, 2009
- Seats in the state parliament: 88 (absolute majority: 45 seats)
- Legislative period: 5 years
- Turnout: 56.2%
Political party | Result | Seats in the state parliament | Highest result | Lowest Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
CDU | 31.2% | 30th | Eichsfeld district (49.2%) | Jena (22.5%) |
The left | 27.4% | 27 | Suhl (38.4%) | District of Eichsfeld (14.4%) |
SPD | 18.5% | 18th | District of Gotha (22.7%) | District of Eichsfeld (13.1%) |
FDP | 7.6% | 7th | Jena (9.2%) | Wartburg district (5.9%) |
Alliance 90 / The Greens | 6.2% | 6th | Weimar (14.8%) | District of Sonneberg (3.1%) |
NPD | 4.3% | 0 | District of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt (6.1%) | Jena (2.0%) |
Free voters | 3.9% | 0 | District of Sömmerda (6.1%) | Nordhausen district (1.5%) |
REP | 0.4% | 0 |
Hildburghausen , Saalfeld-Rudolstadt (0.6%) |
District of Eichsfeld , Gera (0.3%) |
ödp | 0.4% | 0 | District of Eichsfeld (1.7%) |
District of Nordhausen , District of Sonneberg (0.3%) |
- State government : coalition of CDU and SPD
- Prime Minister : Christine Lieberknecht (CDU)
- List of members of the Thuringian state parliament (5th electoral term)
Election to the 6th Thuringian Parliament
- Election date: September 14, 2014
- Seats in the state parliament: 91 (absolute majority: 46 seats)
- Legislative period: 5 years
- Turnout: 52.7%
Political party | Result | Seats in the state parliament | Highest result | Lowest Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
CDU | 33.5% | 34 | District of Eichsfeld (54.9%) | Erfurt (24.9%) |
The left | 28.2% | 28 | Gera (36.9%) | District of Eichsfeld (13.9%) |
SPD | 12.4% | 12 | District of Gotha (18.8%) | District of Eichsfeld (7.3%) |
Alternative for Germany | 10.6% | 11 | Ilm district (15.2%) | Jena (7.2%) |
Alliance 90 / The Greens | 5.7% | 6th | Jena (15.3%) | Kyffhäuserkreis (3.1%) |
NPD | 3.6% | 0 | Wartburg district / Eisenach (6.0%) | Jena (1.1%) |
FDP | 2.5% | 0 | Jena (2.9%) | Altenburger Land (1.3%) |
Free voters | 1.7% | 0 | Eichsfeld district (4.2%) | Sonneberg (0.8%) |
REP | 0.2% | 0 |
District of Hildburghausen , Sonneberg (0.6%) |
20 constituencies (0.1%) |
- State government: coalition of Die Linke, SPD and Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen
- Prime Minister : Bodo Ramelow (Die Linke)
- List of members of the Thuringian state parliament (6th electoral term)
Election to the 7th Thuringian Parliament
- Election date: October 27, 2019
- Seats in the state parliament: 90 (absolute majority: 46 seats)
- Legislative period: 5 years
- Turnout: 64.9%
Political party | Result | Seats in the state parliament | Highest result | Lowest Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
The left | 31.0% | 29 | Suhl / Schmalkalden-Meiningen IV (39.1%) | Eichsfeld I (17.9%) |
Alternative for Germany | 23.4% | 22nd | Gera II (29.9%) | Jena I (11.2%) |
CDU | 21.8% | 21st | Eichsfeld I (40.1%) | Jena I (13.0%) |
SPD | 8.2% | 8th | Gotha II (16.4%) | Eichsfeld I (5.8%) |
Alliance 90 / The Greens | 5.2% | 5 | Jena I (16.3%) | Saale-Orla District I (2.4%) |
FDP | 5.0% | 5 | Jena II (7.9%) | Sonneberg I (1.3%) |
The party | 1.1% | 0 | Erfurt III (2.2%) | Schmalkalden-Meiningen I (0.7%) |
Animal! | 1.1% | 0 | Greiz I (1.4%) | Jena I (0.5%) |
- State government: still open
- Prime Minister : Bodo Ramelow (DIE LINKE)
- List of members of the Thuringian State Parliament (7th electoral term)
Sources and literature
- Thuringian State Returning Officer / Thuringian State Office for Statistics
- Steffen Raßloff : History of Thuringia. Beck, Munich 2010. ISBN 978-3-406-60523-9 .
See also
Web links
- Elections in the Free State of Thuringia at the Thuringian State Office for Statistics
- The State of Thuringia; State elections 1920–1933
Individual evidence
- ↑ State election 2019 in Thuringia - preliminary result , on wahlen.thueringen.de