title: Gotha I
text: # Gotha I
  
  Gotha 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 14. It covers the southern part of the district of Gotha.
  
  Gotha I was created in 1990 for the first state election. Since 2019, it has been represented by Birger Gröning of Alternative for Germany (AfD).
  
  ## Geography
  
  As of the 2019 state election, Gotha I covers the southern part of the district of Gotha, specifically the municipalities of Bad Tabarz/Thür. Wald, Emleben, Friedrichroda, Georgenthal/Thür. Wald, Herrenhof, Hohenkirchen, Leinatal, Luisenthal, Ohrdruf, Petriroda, Tambach-Dietharz/Thür. Wald, and Waltershausen.
  
  ## Members
  
  The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union from its creation in 1990 until 2019, during which time it was represented by Johanna Köhler (1990–1994), Franz Schuster (1994–2004), and Jürgen Reinholz (2004–2019). It was won by Alternative for Germany in 2019, and is represented by Birger Gröning.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1990 | Johanna Köhler | CDU | 41.4 |
  | 1994 | Franz Schuster | CDU | 47.1 |
  | 1999 | Franz Schuster | CDU | 48.4 |
  | 2004 | Jürgen Reinholz | CDU | 49.8 |
  | 2009 | Jürgen Reinholz | CDU | 34.5 |
  | 2014 | Jürgen Reinholz | CDU | 38.0 |
  | 2019 | Birger Gröning | AfD | 24.5 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2019 election
  
  State election (2019): Gotha 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 | % | ±% |
  | | AfD | Birger Gröning | Birger Gröning | 5,973 | 24.5 | | 5,906 | 24.2 | 12.0 |
  | | CDU | Hans-Georg Creutzburg | Hans-Georg Creutzburg | 5,863 | 24.1 | 13.9 | 5,012 | 20.5 | 13.2 |
  | | SPD | Georg Maier | Georg Maier | 5,165 | 21.2 | 4.4 | 2,727 | 11.2 | 2.8 |
  | | Left | Kristin Linde | Kristin Linde | 5,044 | 20.7 | 5.6 | 7,583 | 31.1 | 5.6 |
  | | Greens | Steffen Fuchs | Steffen Fuchs | 1,167 | 4.8 | | 873 | 3.6 | 0.9 |
  | | FDP | Christian Döbel | Christian Döbel | 1,046 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 1,049 | 4.3 | 1.8 |
  | | MLPD | René Hessenmüler | René Hessenmüler | 101 | 0.4 | | 65 | 0.3 | |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,196 | 4.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 395 | | | 343 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 24,359 | | | 24,411 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,754 | 63.5 | 10.7 | | | |
  | | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 110 | 0.4 | | | | |
  
  ### 2014 election
  
  State election (2014): Gotha 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 Jürgen Reinholz | Y Jürgen Reinholz | 8,004 | 38.0 | 3.5 | 7,169 | 33.7 | 0.3 |
  | | Left | Monika Döllstedt | Monika Döllstedt | 5,561 | 26.4 | 5.0 | 5,432 | 25.5 | 1.9 |
  | | SPD | Werner Pidde | Werner Pidde | 5,396 | 25.6 | 2.0 | 2,988 | 14.0 | 7.9 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 2,589 | 12.2 | |
  | | Greens | | | | | | 964 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
  | | NPD | Karsten Höhn | Karsten Höhn | 1,289 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 928 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
  | | FDP | Christian Döbel | Christian Döbel | 821 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 526 | 2.5 | 4.7 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 706 | 3.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 564 | | | 333 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 21,071 | | | 21,302 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,635 | 52.8 | 4.2 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,443 | 11.6 | 4.7 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  State election (2009): Gotha 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 Jürgen Reinholz | Y Jürgen Reinholz | 8,331 | 34.5 | 15.3 | 8,091 | 33.4 | 13.6 |
  | | SPD | Werner Pidde | Werner Pidde | 6,664 | 27.6 | 4.5 | 5,317 | 21.9 | 7.6 |
  | | Left | Monika Döllstedt | Monika Döllstedt | 5,181 | 21.4 | 5.7 | 5,721 | 23.6 | 0.3 |
  | | FDP | Jens Panse | Jens Panse | 1,520 | 6.3 | | 1,741 | 7.2 | 3.6 |
  | | NPD | Mario Lehner | Mario Lehner | 1,350 | 5.6 | | 1,214 | 5.0 | 3.8 |
  | | Greens | Albrecht Loth | Albrecht Loth | 1,125 | 4.7 | | 1,214 | 5.0 | 1.7 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 933 | 3.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 580 | | | 520 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 24,171 | | | 24,231 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,751 | 57.0 | 1.0 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 1,667 | 6.9 | 15.8 | | | |
  
  ### 2004 election
  
  State election (2004): Gotha 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 | Jürgen Reinholz | Jürgen Reinholz | 11,645 | 49.8 | 1.4 | 11,152 | 47.0 | 7.0 |
  | | PDS | Monika Döllstedt | Monika Döllstedt | 6,347 | 27.1 | 12.6 | 5,674 | 23.9 | 8.3 |
  | | SPD | Werner Pidde | Werner Pidde | 5,410 | 23.1 | 2.3 | 3,395 | 14.3 | 4.1 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 3,513 | 14.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,542 | | | 1,210 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 23,402 | | | 23,734 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,944 | 56.0 | 6.2 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 5,298 | 22.7 | 0.3 | | | |
  
  ### 1999 election
  
  State election (1999): Gotha 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 Franz Schuster | Y Franz Schuster | 13,279 | 48.4 | 1.3 | 14,859 | 54.0 | 7.4 |
  | | SPD | Werner Pidde | Werner Pidde | 6,963 | 25.4 | 12.7 | 5,077 | 18.4 | 13.3 |
  | | PDS | Herbert Seifarth | Herbert Seifarth | 3,970 | 14.5 | 3.7 | 4,299 | 15.6 | 4.9 |
  | | VIBT | | | 2,152 | 7.8 | | 1,244 | 4.5 | |
  | | REP | Detlef Suhr | Detlef Suhr | 662 | 2.4 | | 250 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
  | | FDP | Christina Jähnen | Christina Jähnen | 425 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 318 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,479 | 5.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 554 | | | 479 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 27,451 | | | 27,526 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,005 | 62.8 | 13.9 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 6,316 | 23.0 | 14.0 | | | |
  
  ### 1994 election
  
  State election (1994): Gotha 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 | Franz Schuster | Franz Schuster | 15,044 | 47.1 | 5.7 | 14,957 | 46.6 | 6.2 |
  | | SPD | | | 12,176 | 38.1 | 11.7 | 10,184 | 31.7 | 3.1 |
  | | PDS | | | 3,454 | 10.8 | 0.6 | 3,426 | 10.7 | 1.4 |
  | | FDP | | | 1,297 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 1,152 | 3.6 | 5.6 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 2,364 | 7.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,197 | | | 1,085 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 31,971 | | | 32,083 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,168 | 76.7 | 6.3 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,868 | 9.0 | 6.0 | | | |
  
  ### 1990 election
  
  State election (1990): Gotha 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 Köhler | Johanna Köhler | 15,244 | 41.4 | | 14,930 | 40.4 | |
  | | SPD | | | 9,741 | 26.4 | | 10,573 | 28.6 | |
  | | PDS | | | 3,759 | 10.2 | | 3,458 | 9.3 | |
  | | FDP | | | 3,190 | 8.7 | | 3,394 | 9.2 | |
  | | Greens | | | 2,520 | 6.8 | | 2,333 | 6.3 | |
  | | DSU | | | 1,574 | 4.3 | | 1,109 | 3.0 | |
  | | UFV | | | 497 | 1.3 | | 273 | 0.7 | |
  | | REP | | | 334 | 0.9 | | 295 | 0.8 | |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 631 | 1.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,142 | | | 1,005 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 36,859 | | | 36,996 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,001 | 70.4 | | | | |
  | | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 5,503 | 15.0 | | | | |
  