Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Kyffhäuserkreis 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 188. It is located in northern Thuringia, comprising the districts of Nordhausen, Eichsfeld, and Kyffhäuserkreis.
Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Kyffhäuserkreis was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. From 1994 to 2025, it was represented by Manfred Grund of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Since 2025 it has been represented by Christopher Drößler of the AfD.
Geography Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Kyffhäuserkreis is located in northern Thuringia. As of the 2025 federal election, it comprises the districts of Eichsfeld, Nordhausen, and Kyffhäuserkreis.
History Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Kyffhäuserkreis was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Nordhausen – Worbis – Heiligenstadt. In the 2002 election, it was named Eichsfeld – Nordhausen. In the 2005 through 2013 elections, it was named Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis I. It acquired its current name in the 2017 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 296 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 190. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 189. From the 2025 election, it has been number 188.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Nordhausen, Worbis, and Heiligenstadt. In the 2002 election, it comprised the districts of Nordhausen and Eichsfeld. In the 2005 through 2013 elections, it comprised the districts of Nordhausen and Eichsfeld as well as the municipalities of Mühlhausen, Anrode, Dünwald, and Unstruttal and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Hildebrandshausen/Lengenfeld unterm Stein from the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.
Election Name Borders 1990 296 Nordhausen – Worbis – Heiligenstadt Nordhausen district Worbis district Heiligenstadt district 1994 1998 2002 190 Nordhausen – Worbis – Heiligenstadt Nordhausen district Eichsfeld district 2005 Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis I Nordhausen district Eichsfeld district Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district (only Mühlhausen, Anrode, Dünwald, and Unstruttal municipalities and Hildebrandshausen/Lengenfeld unterm Stein Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) 2009 189 2013 2017 Eichsfeld – Nordhausen – Kyffhäuserkreis Nordhausen district Eichsfeld district Kyffhäuserkreis district 2021 2025 188
Members The constituency was first represented by Gerhard Reddemann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994. Manfred Grund of the CDU was elected in 1994, and re-elected in 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021.
Election Member Party % 1990 Gerhard Reddemann CDU 56.6 1994 Manfred Grund CDU 51.4 1998 40.1 2002 41.3 2005 37.4 2009 43.0 2013 49.8 2017 38.0 2021 26.6 2025 Christopher Drößler AfD 39.5
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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