title: Erfurt I
text: # Erfurt I
  
  Erfurt 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 24. It contains northern parts of Erfurt, the capital and largest city of Thuringia.
  
  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 of Erfurt. It covers the northern part of the city, specifically the city districts (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. 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 | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1990 | Johanna Arenhövel | CDU | 37.2 |
  | 1994 | Johanna Arenhövel | CDU | 38.2 |
  | 1999 | Johanna Arenhövel | CDU | 46.8 |
  | 2004 | Bodo Ramelow | PDS | 38.6 |
  | 2009 | Karola Stange | LINKE | 30.2 |
  | 2014 | Karola Stange | LINKE | 36.8 |
  | 2019 | Karola Stange | LINKE | 28.9 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2019 election
  
  State election (2019): Erfurt I :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | Left | Y Karola Stange | Y Karola Stange | 5,871 | 28.9 | 7.9 | 6,950 | 34.1 | 0.1 |
  | | AfD | Herold Corinna | Herold Corinna | 4,974 | 24.4 | | 4,914 | 24.1 | 13.4 |
  | | CDU | Michael Hose | Michael Hose | 4,909 | 24.1 | 5.1 | 3,877 | 19.0 | 7.6 |
  | | SPD | Haß Torsten | Haß Torsten | 2,460 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 1,658 | 8.1 | 6.1 |
  | | FDP | Christian Poloczek-Becher | Christian Poloczek-Becher | 868 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 991 | 4.9 | 2.6 |
  | | Greens | Michael Host | Michael Host | 838 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 858 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
  | | Free Voters | Oliver Jahn | Oliver Jahn | 357 | 1.8 | | | | |
  | | MLPD | Ibrahim Kücük | Ibrahim Kücük | 68 | 0.3 | | 57 | 0.3 | |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,105 | 5.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 315 | | | 250 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 20,345 | | | 20,410 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,660 | 63.7 | 12.8 | | | |
  | | Left hold | Left hold | Majority | 897 | 4.5 | 3.1 | | | |
  
  ### 2014 election
  
  State election (2014): Erfurt I :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | Left | Y Karola Stange | Y Karola Stange | 5,909 | 36.8 | 6.6 | 5,556 | 34.2 | 3.1 |
  | | CDU | Johanna Arenhövel | Johanna Arenhövel | 4,691 | 29.2 | 0.1 | 4,328 | 26.6 | 0.0 |
  | | SPD | Haß Torsten | Haß Torsten | 3,483 | 21.7 | 2.1 | 2,351 | 14.5 | 5.3 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 1,732 | 10.7 | |
  | | NPD | Patrick Borkowski | Patrick Borkowski | 784 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 568 | 3.5 | 1.1 |
  | | Greens | Robert Bednarsky | Robert Bednarsky | 753 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 781 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
  | | FDP | Christian Poloczek-Becher | Christian Poloczek-Becher | 445 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 373 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 560 | 3.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 432 | | | 248 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 16,065 | | | 16,249 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,497 | 50.9 | 4.6 | | | |
  | | Left hold | Left hold | Majority | 1,218 | 7.6 | 6.5 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  State election (2009): Erfurt I :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | Left | Karola Stange | Karola Stange | 5,519 | 30.2 | 8.4 | 5,701 | 31.1 | 1.7 |
  | | CDU | Tabia Gies | Tabia Gies | 5,324 | 29.1 | 7.7 | 4,872 | 26.6 | 10.9 |
  | | SPD | Birgit Pelke | Birgit Pelke | 3,594 | 19.6 | 3.7 | 3,637 | 19.8 | 5.3 |
  | | FDP | Jürgen Listemann | Jürgen Listemann | 1,050 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 1,213 | 6.6 | 3.0 |
  | | FW | Helmut Besser | Helmut Besser | 1,001 | 5.5 | | 858 | 4.7 | 4.0 |
  | | Greens | Kathrin Hoyer | Kathrin Hoyer | 982 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1,064 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
  | | NPD | Andreas Udhardt | Andreas Udhardt | 830 | 4.5 | | 839 | 4.6 | 3.6 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 162 | 0.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 469 | | | 423 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 18,300 | | | 18,346 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,769 | 55.5 | 6.3 | | | |
  | | Left hold | Left hold | Majority | 195 | 1.1 | 0.7 | | | |
  
  ### 2004 election
  
  State election (2004): Erfurt I :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | PDS | Bodo Ramelow | Bodo Ramelow | 6,398 | 38.6 | 11.8 | 5,519 | 32.8 | 7.1 |
  | | CDU | N Johanna Arenhövel | N Johanna Arenhövel | 6,108 | 36.8 | 10.0 | 6,318 | 37.5 | 11.6 |
  | | SPD | Birgit Pelke | Birgit Pelke | 2,629 | 15.9 | 4.8 | 2,440 | 14.5 | 3.3 |
  | | FDP | Sven Meth | Sven Meth | 754 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 610 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
  | | Greens | Dirk Adams | Dirk Adams | 690 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 732 | 4.4 | 2.7 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,208 | 7.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,017 | | | 769 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 16,579 | | | 16,827 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,596 | 49.2 | 9.6 | | | |
  | | PDS gain from CDU | PDS gain from CDU | Majority | 290 | 1.8 | | | | |
  
  ### 1999 election
  
  State election (1999): Erfurt I :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Y Johanna Arenhövel | Y Johanna Arenhövel | 10,442 | 46.8 | 8.6 | 11,025 | 49.1 | 12.2 |
  | | PDS | | | 5,988 | 26.8 | 3.6 | 5,789 | 25.7 | 3.2 |
  | | SPD | | | 4,610 | 20.7 | 10.2 | 4,001 | 17.8 | 12.0 |
  | | Greens | | | 537 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 378 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
  | | REP | | | 434 | 1.9 | | 132 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
  | | FDP | | | 300 | 1.3 | | 166 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 994 | 4.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 449 | | | 275 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 22,311 | | | 22,485 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,760 | 58.7 | 14.6 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 4,454 | 20.0 | 12.7 | | | |
  
  ### 1994 election
  
  State election (1994): Erfurt I :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Y Johanna Arenhövel | Y Johanna Arenhövel | 11,306 | 38.2 | 1.0 | 11,016 | 36.9 | 0.9 |
  | | SPD | | | 9,132 | 30.9 | 9.1 | 8,890 | 29.8 | 5.7 |
  | | PDS | | | 6,854 | 23.2 | 6.5 | 6,725 | 22.5 | 6.1 |
  | | Greens | | | 2,288 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 1,349 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,880 | 6.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 977 | | | 697 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 29,580 | | | 29,860 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,557 | 73.3 | 5.1 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,174 | 7.3 | 8.1 | | | |
  
  ### 1990 election
  
  State election (1990): Erfurt I :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Johanna Arenhövel | Johanna Arenhövel | 9,714 | 37.2 | | 9,978 | 37.8 | |
  | | SPD | | | 5,692 | 21.8 | | 6,346 | 24.1 | |
  | | PDS | | | 4,355 | 16.7 | | 4,318 | 16.4 | |
  | | Greens | | | 2,404 | 9.2 | | 2,312 | 8.8 | |
  | | FDP | | | 2,084 | 8.0 | | 2,221 | 8.4 | |
  | | DSU | | | 1,421 | 5.4 | | 596 | 2.3 | |
  | | UFV | | | 409 | 1.6 | | 182 | 0.7 | |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 412 | 1.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 894 | | | 608 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 26,079 | | | 26,365 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,973 | 68.2 | | | | |
  | | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 4,022 | 15.4 | | | | |
  