# Altenburger Land II

Altenburger Land II is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Landtag of Thuringia. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting, and other candidates might get elected via their party list.
Designated as constituency 44, it covers the eastern part of Altenburger Land. Altenburger Land II was created for the 1994 state election. Originally named Altenburg II, it was renamed after the 1994 election.

## Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Altenburger Land II covers the eastern part of Altenburger Land, specifically the municipalities of Altenburg, Fockendorf, Gerstenberg, Göpfersdorf, Haselbach, Langenleuba-Niederhain, Nobitz, Treben, and Windischleuba.

## Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Andreas Sonntag, who served two terms from 1994 to 2004, followed by Christian Gumprecht (2004–2014) and Christoph Zippel (2014–2024).
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1994 | Andreas Sonntag | CDU | 40.4 |
| 1999 | Andreas Sonntag | CDU | 46.5 |
| 2004 | Christian Gumprecht | CDU | 43.2 |
| 2009 | Christian Gumprecht | CDU | 31.3 |
| 2014 | Christoph Zippel | CDU | 40.2 |
| 2019 | Christoph Zippel | CDU | 37.0 |
| 2024 | Torben Braga | AfD | 42.8 |

## Election results
### 2024 election

State election (2024): Altenburger Land 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. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | AfD | Torben Braga | Torben Braga | 10,327 | 42.8 | | 9,392 | 38.4 | 10.6 |
| | CDU | N Christoph Zippel | N Christoph Zippel | 8,560 | 35.4 | 1.6 | 6,036 | 24.7 | 2.0 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 3,801 | 15.6 | |
| | Left | Ral Plötner | Ral Plötner | 3,138 | 13.0 | 15.3 | 2,645 | 10.8 | 19.8 |
| | SPD | Norman Müller | Norman Müller | 1,530 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 1,150 | 4.7 | 2.0 |
| | Greens | | | | | | 362 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| | APT | | | | | | 230 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| | FDP | Marco Thiele | Marco Thiele | 600 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 200 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| | BD | | | | | | 159 | 0.7 | |
| | FW | | | | | | 145 | 0.6 | |
| | Familie | | | | | | 110 | 0.5 | |
| | Values | | | | | | 75 | 0.3 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 58 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 50 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 26 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 460 | | | 176 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,155 | | | 24,439 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,615 | 67.9 | 11.3 | | | |
| | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 1,767 | 7.4 | | | | |

### 2019 election

State election (2019): Altenburger Land 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. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Christoph Zippel | Y Christoph Zippel | 7,445 | 37.0 | 3.2 | 4,879 | 22.7 | 13.8 |
| | Left | Ralf Plötner | Ralf Plötner | 5,709 | 28.3 | 6.4 | 6,569 | 30.6 | 0.6 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 5,977 | 27.8 | 17.9 |
| | FDP | Marco Thiele | Marco Thiele | 2,627 | 13.0 | | 801 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| | SPD | Norman Müller | Norman Müller | 2,204 | 10.9 | 1.7 | 1,445 | 6.7 | 4.6 |
| | Greens | Bernhard Stengele | Bernhard Stengele | 1,134 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 735 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| | Menschliche Welt | Ursula Krause | Ursula Krause | 1,026 | 5.1 | | | | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,089 | 5.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,727 | | | 377 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,145 | | | 21,495 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,872 | 56.6 | 11.8 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 1,736 | 8.7 | 3.2 | | | |

### 2014 election

State election (2014): Altenburger Land 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. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Christoph Zippel | Christoph Zippel | 6,908 | 40.2 | 8.9 | 6,322 | 36.5 | 3.0 |
| | Left | Birgit Klaubert | Birgit Klaubert | 5,963 | 34.7 | 6.5 | 5,404 | 31.2 | 4.2 |
| | SPD | Norman Müller | Norman Müller | 2,162 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 1,965 | 11.3 | 9.1 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 1,719 | 9.9 | |
| | Free Voters | Klaus-Peter Liefländer | Klaus-Peter Liefländer | 837 | 4.9 | | 221 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| | NPD | Robert Schmidt | Robert Schmidt | 833 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 639 | 3.7 | 1.1 |
| | Greens | Pascal Mauf | Pascal Mauf | 498 | 2.9 | | 589 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 455 | 2.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 342 | | | 229 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,201 | | | 17,314 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,543 | 44.8 | 3.7 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 945 | 5.5 | 2.4 | | | |

### 2009 election

State election (2009): Altenburger Land 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. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Christian Gumprecht | Y Christian Gumprecht | 6,188 | 31.3 | 11.9 | 6,648 | 33.5 | 8.7 |
| | Left | Birgit Klaubert | Birgit Klaubert | 5,573 | 28.2 | 4.0 | 5,368 | 27.0 | 1.2 |
| | SPD | Hartmut Schubert | Hartmut Schubert | 5,190 | 26.2 | 10.1 | 4,047 | 20.4 | 5.3 |
| | FDP | Daniel Scheidel | Daniel Scheidel | 1,848 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 1,556 | 7.8 | 3.8 |
| | NPD | Peter Pichl | Peter Pichl | 979 | 4.9 | | 955 | 4.8 | 2.9 |
| | Greens | | | | | | 807 | 4.1 | 1.3 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 479 | 2.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 551 | | | 469 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,778 | | | 19,860 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,329 | 48.5 | 1.7 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 615 | 3.1 | 7.9 | | | |

### 2004 election

State election (2004): Altenburger Land 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. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Christian Gumprecht | Christian Gumprecht | 8,585 | 43.2 | 3.3 | 8,304 | 42.2 | 5.1 |
| | PDS | Birgit Klaubert | Birgit Klaubert | 6,391 | 32.2 | 0.4 | 5,558 | 28.2 | 1.2 |
| | SPD | Gabriele Matzulla | Gabriele Matzulla | 3,201 | 16.1 | 2.6 | 2,963 | 15.1 | 1.2 |
| | FDP | Martin Klimek | Martin Klimek | 1,122 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 786 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| | Greens | Frank Augsten | Frank Augsten | 553 | 2.8 | | 545 | 2.8 | 1.1 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,525 | 7.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 930 | | | 1,101 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 19,852 | | | 19,681 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,782 | 46.8 | 3.4 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,194 | 11.0 | 3.7 | | | |

### 1999 election

State election (1999): Altenburger Land 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. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Andreas Sonntag | Y Andreas Sonntag | 10,574 | 46.5 | 6.1 | 10,882 | 47.3 | 5.5 |
| | PDS | Birgit Klaubert | Birgit Klaubert | 7,235 | 31.8 | 14.5 | 6,196 | 27.0 | 9.6 |
| | SPD | Volker Schemmel | Volker Schemmel | 4,246 | 18.7 | 14.2 | 3,748 | 16.3 | 13.8 |
| | FDP | Hans-Peter Bugar | Hans-Peter Bugar | 688 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 231 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,927 | 8.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 609 | | | 368 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 22,743 | | | 22,984 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,352 | 50.2 | 19.8 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 3,339 | 14.7 | 7.2 | | | |

### 1994 election

State election (1994): Altenburg 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. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Andreas Sonntag | Andreas Sonntag | 13,054 | 40.4 | | 13,449 | 41.9 | |
| | SPD | | | 10,622 | 32.9 | | 9,649 | 30.0 | |
| | PDS | | | 5,555 | 17.2 | | 5,594 | 17.4 | |
| | Greens | | | 1,730 | 5.4 | | 1,458 | 4.5 | |
| | FDP | | | 1,321 | 4.1 | | 867 | 2.7 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,097 | 3.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,626 | | | 1,794 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,282 | | | 32,114 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,908 | 70.1 | | | | |
| | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 2,432 | 7.5 | | | | |