Erfurt III is an electoral constituency (

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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

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. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 26. It contains central and southwestern 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 III was created in 1990 for the first state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by

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 ...

of The Left.

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Erfurt III is located entirely within the

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of Erfurt. It covers the central and southwestern part of the city, specifically the

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(''Stadtteile'') of Altstadt, Bischleben-Stedten, Frienstedt, Hochheim, Johannesvorstadt, Krämpfervorstadt, Löbervorstadt, Möbisburg-Rhoda, Molsdorf, and Schmira.

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 Marion Walsmann (née Schau, born 17 March 1963) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. Early life and education Walsmann grew up in Erfurt. From ...

(2004–2009).

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 results

2019 election

2014 election

2009 election

2004 election

1999 election

1994 election

1990 election

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Erfurt III Electoral districts in Thuringia Erfurt 1990 establishments in Germany Constituencies established in 1990