title: Erfurt II
text: # Erfurt II
  
  Erfurt II 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 25. It contains central and western parts of Erfurt, the capital and largest city of Thuringia.
  
  Erfurt II was created in 1990 for the first state election. Since 2009, it has been represented by Susanne Hennig-Wellsow of The Left.
  
  ## Geography
  
  As of the 2019 state election, Erfurt II is located entirely within the urban district of Erfurt. It covers the central and western part of the city, specifically the city districts (Stadtteile) of Andreasvorstadt, Berliner Platz, Bindersleben, Brühlervorstadt, Ermstedt, Gottstedt, Ilversgehofen, Johannesplatz, Marbach, and Salomonsborn.
  
  ## 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 Norbert Otto (1990–1994), Bernhard Vogel (1994–2004), and Michael Panse (2004–2009). It was won by The Left in 2009, and represented by Susanne Hennig-Wellsow. She was re-elected in 2014 and 2019.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1990 | Norbert Otto | CDU | 37.4 |
  | 1994 | Bernhard Vogel | CDU | 40.5 |
  | 1999 | Bernhard Vogel | CDU | 52.1 |
  | 2004 | Michael Panse | CDU | 34.2 |
  | 2009 | Susanne Hennig-Wellsow | LINKE | 28.8 |
  | 2014 | Susanne Hennig-Wellsow | LINKE | 31.0 |
  | 2019 | Susanne Hennig-Wellsow | LINKE | 32.7 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2019 election
  
  State election (2019): Erfurt II :
  
  | 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 Susanne Hennig-Wellsow | Y Susanne Hennig-Wellsow | 10,014 | 32.7 | 1.7 | 11,584 | 36.3 | 5.9 |
  | | CDU | Niklas Waßmann | Niklas Waßmann | 7,574 | 24.7 | 5.4 | 5,038 | 15.8 | 10.4 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 5,246 | 16.4 | 7.2 |
  | | Greens | Astrid Rothe-Beinlich | Astrid Rothe-Beinlich | 4,137 | 13.5 | 1.7 | 3,365 | 10.5 | 0.7 |
  | | SPD | Frank Warnecke | Frank Warnecke | 3,890 | 12.7 | 5.2 | 2,896 | 9.1 | 5.0 |
  | | FDP | Jan Siegemund | Jan Siegemund | 2,533 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 1,876 | 5.9 | 3.1 |
  | | Free Voters | Lisa Maria Schmidt | Lisa Maria Schmidt | 2,006 | 6.6 | | | | |
  | | MLPD | Tassilo Timm | Tassilo Timm | 451 | 1.5 | | 94 | 0.3 | |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,843 | 5.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,728 | | | 391 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 30,605 | | | 31,942 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,333 | 68.6 | 13.8 | | | |
  | | Left hold | Left hold | Majority | 2,440 | 8.0 | 7.1 | | | |
  
  ### 2014 election
  
  State election (2014): Erfurt II :
  
  | 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 Susanne Hennig-Wellsow | Y Susanne Hennig-Wellsow | 8,204 | 31.0 | 2.2 | 8,139 | 30.4 | 2.4 |
  | | CDU | Michael Panse | Michael Panse | 7,978 | 30.1 | 4.7 | 6,998 | 24.6 | 1.5 |
  | | SPD | Frank Warnecke | Frank Warnecke | 4,742 | 17.9 | 3.5 | 3,776 | 14.1 | 6.0 |
  | | Greens | Astrid Rothe-Beinlich | Astrid Rothe-Beinlich | 3,136 | 11.8 | 1.0 | 2,973 | 11.1 | 0.4 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 2,484 | 9.3 | |
  | | FDP | Iris Thorwirth | Iris Thorwirth | 862 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 761 | 2.8 | 5.1 |
  | | NPD | Frank Schwerdt | Frank Schwerdt | 812 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 525 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
  | | Pirates | Alexandra Bernhardt | Alexandra Bernhardt | 748 | 2.8 | | 432 | 1.6 | |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 677 | 2.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 589 | | | 306 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 26,482 | | | 26,765 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,071 | 54.8 | 3.0 | | | |
  | | Left hold | Left hold | Majority | 226 | 0.9 | 2.5 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  State election (2009): Erfurt II :
  
  | 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 | Susanne Hennig | Susanne Hennig | 7,936 | 28.8 | 5.1 | 7,742 | 28.0 | 2.9 |
  | | CDU | N Michael Panse | N Michael Panse | 6,986 | 25.4 | 8.8 | 6,794 | 24.6 | 11.1 |
  | | SPD | Frank Warnecke | Frank Warnecke | 5,878 | 21.4 | 5.0 | 5,562 | 20.1 | 5.3 |
  | | Greens | Astrid Rothe-Beinlich | Astrid Rothe-Beinlich | 3,523 | 12.8 | 1.9 | 3,179 | 11.5 | 2.2 |
  | | FDP | Matthias Fertig | Matthias Fertig | 2,276 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 2,175 | 7.9 | 4.3 |
  | | NPD | Jens Zschirpe | Jens Zschirpe | 912 | 3.3 | | 819 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,372 | 5.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 580 | | | 448 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 27,511 | | | 27,643 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,091 | 57.8 | 6.0 | | | |
  | | Left gain from CDU | Left gain from CDU | Majority | 950 | 3.4 | | | | |
  
  ### 2004 election
  
  State election (2004): Erfurt II :
  
  | 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 | Michael Panse | Michael Panse | 7,803 | 34.2 | 17.9 | 8,225 | 35.7 | 12.4 |
  | | PDS | André Blechschmidt | André Blechschmidt | 7,721 | 33.9 | 10.9 | 7,125 | 30.9 | 6.6 |
  | | SPD | Andreas Bausewein | Andreas Bausewein | 3,730 | 16.4 | 2.4 | 3,407 | 14.8 | 3.3 |
  | | Greens | Astrid Rothe | Astrid Rothe | 2,474 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 2,150 | 9.3 | 5.6 |
  | | FDP | Andreas Möller | Andreas Möller | 1,068 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 829 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,286 | 5.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,073 | | | 847 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 22,796 | | | 23,022 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,869 | 51.8 | 10.6 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 82 | 0.3 | 28.8 | | | |
  
  ### 1999 election
  
  State election (1999): Erfurt II :
  
  | 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 Bernhard Vogel | Y Bernhard Vogel | 13,782 | 52.1 | 11.6 | 12,783 | 48.1 | 13.2 |
  | | PDS | Cornelia Nitzpon | Cornelia Nitzpon | 6,082 | 23.0 | 2.6 | 6,447 | 24.3 | 2.8 |
  | | SPD | Rosemarie Bechthum | Rosemarie Bechthum | 4,984 | 18.8 | 10.8 | 4,799 | 18.1 | 11.3 |
  | | Greens | Annemarie Voss | Annemarie Voss | 996 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 985 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
  | | REP | Torsten Krummrich | Torsten Krummrich | 387 | 1.5 | | 168 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
  | | FDP | Andreas Möller | Andreas Möller | 240 | 0.9 | | 249 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,141 | 4.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 402 | | | 301 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 26,471 | | | 26,572 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,873 | 62.4 | 9.7 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 7,700 | 29.1 | 18.2 | | | |
  
  ### 1994 election
  
  State election (1994): Erfurt II :
  
  | 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 | Bernhard Vogel | Bernhard Vogel | 12,430 | 40.5 | 3.1 | 10,738 | 34.9 | 3.2 |
  | | SPD | | | 9,066 | 29.6 | 7.9 | 9,029 | 29.4 | 5.9 |
  | | PDS | | | 6,244 | 20.4 | 6.0 | 6,592 | 21.5 | 7.1 |
  | | Greens | | | 2,918 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 2,009 | 6.5 | 4.0 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 2,362 | 7.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 785 | | | 713 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 30,658 | | | 30,730 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,443 | 72.1 | 6.8 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 3,364 | 10.9 | 5.2 | | | |
  
  ### 1990 election
  
  State election (1990): Erfurt II :
  
  | 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 | Norbert Otto | Norbert Otto | 9,653 | 37.4 | | 9,940 | 38.1 | |
  | | SPD | | | 5,603 | 21.7 | | 6,136 | 23.5 | |
  | | Greens | | | 3,821 | 14.8 | | 2,747 | 10.5 | |
  | | PDS | | | 3,725 | 14.4 | | 3,766 | 14.4 | |
  | | FDP | | | 1,933 | 7.5 | | 2,405 | 9.2 | |
  | | DSU | | | 810 | 3.1 | | 544 | 2.1 | |
  | | UFV | | | 273 | 1.1 | | 180 | 0.7 | |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 400 | 1.5 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 905 | | | 605 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 25,818 | | | 26,118 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,723 | 65.3 | | | | |
  | | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 4,050 | 15.7 | | | | |
  