Erfurt I is an electoral constituency (
German
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: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the
Landtag of Thuringia
The Landtag of Thuringia is the parliament of the German federal state of Thuringia. It convenes in Erfurt and currently consists of 90 members from six parties. According to the free state's constitution, the primary functions of the Landtag ...
. It elects one member via
first-past-the-post voting
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 24. It contains northern parts of
Erfurt
Erfurt () is the capital and largest city in the Central German state of Thuringia. It is located in the wide valley of the Gera river (progression: ), in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest. It sits i ...
, the capital and largest city of
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and larg ...
.
Erfurt I was created in 1990 for the
first state election. Since 2009, it has been represented by
Karola Stange of
The Left.
Geography
As of the 2019 state election, Erfurt I is located entirely within the
urban district
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of Erfurt. It covers the northern part of the city, specifically the
city districts
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(''Stadtteile'') of Alach, Azmannsdorf, Gispersleben, Hochstedt, Hohenwinden, Kerspleben, Kühnhausen, Linderbach, Mittelhausen, Moskauer Platz, Rieth, Roter Berg, Schaderode, Schwerborn, Stotternheim, Sulzer Siedlung, Tiefthal, Töttelstädt, Töttleben, Vieselbach, and Wallichen.
Members
The constituency was held by the
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1990 until 2004, during which time it was represented by
Johanna Arenhövel. It was won by the
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) in 2004, and represented by then-state leader
Bodo Ramelow
Bodo Ramelow (; born 16 February 1956) is a German politician who has served since 4 March 2020 as Minister-President of Thuringia, an office he previously held from 2014 to 5 February 2020. He is the first head of a German state government to ...
. In 2009, Ramelow instead ran in
Erfurt III, and Erfurt I was won by Karola Stange of The Left, successor party of the PDS. She was re-elected in 2014 and 2019.
Election results
2019 election
2014 election
2009 election
2004 election
1999 election
1994 election
1990 election
References
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Electoral districts in Thuringia
Erfurt
1990 establishments in Germany
Constituencies established in 1990