Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen – Sonneberg Explained

195 Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen – Sonneberg
Constituency Type:electoral district
Constituency Link:Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen – Sonneberg
Parl Name:Bundestag
Region Label:State
Region:Thuringia
Population:282,600 (2019)
Electorate:230,071 (2021)
Towns:Suhl
Meiningen
Sonneberg
Area:2,792.1 km2
Year:1990
Party:SPD
Local Council Label:Member
Local Council:Frank Ullrich
Blank1 Name:Elected
Blank1 Info:2021

Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen – Sonneberg is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 195. It is located in southwestern Thuringia, comprising the city of Suhl and the districts of Hildburghausen, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, and Sonneberg.[1]

Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen – Sonneberg was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Frank Ullrich of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

Geography

Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen – Sonneberg is located in southwestern Thuringia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Suhl and the districts of Hildburghausen, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, and Sonneberg.[1]

History

Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen – Sonneberg was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Suhl – Schmalkalden – Ilmenau – Neuhaus. In the 2002 through 2013 elections, it was named Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen. It acquired its current name in the 2017 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 307 in the numbering system. In the 2002 election, it was number 199. In the 2005 election, it was number 198. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 197. In the 2017 and 2021 elections, it was number 196. From the 2025 election, it has been number 195.

Originally, the constituency comprised the city of Suhl and the districts of Landkreis Suhl, Schmalkalden, Ilmenau, and Neuhaus. From 2002 through 2013, it comprised the city of Suhl and the districts of Schmalkalden-Meiningen and Hildburghausen. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.

Electionwidth=150pxNamewidth=300pxBorders
1990307Suhl – Schmalkalden – Ilmenau – Neuhaus
  • Suhl city
  • Landkreis Suhl district
  • Schmalkalden district
  • Ilmenau district
  • Neuhaus district
1994
1998
2002199Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen
2005198
2009197
2013
2017196Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen – Sonneberg
2021
2025195

Members

The constituency was first represented by Claudia Nolte of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. Iris Gleicke of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was representative from 1998 to 2009. Jens Petermann of The Left was elected in 2009 and served a single term. Mark Hauptmann of the CDU was elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. Frank Ullrich won the constituency for the SPD in 2021.

ElectionMemberParty%
1990Claudia NolteCDU42.6
199444.9
1998Iris GleickeSPD33.6
200235.6
200530.4
bgcolor=2009Jens PetermannLINKE32.2
2013Mark HauptmannCDU42.0
201733.6
bgcolor=2021Frank UllrichSPD33.6

Election results

2009 election

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituency Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen – Sonneberg. Federal Returning Officer.
  2. Web site: Results for Suhl – Schmalkalden-Meiningen – Hildburghausen – Sonneberg. Federal Returning Officer.