Jena I
Jena 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 37. It covers the western part of Jena.[1]
Jena I was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2014, it has been represented by Torsten Wolf of The Left.
Geography[]
As of the 2019 state election, Jena I covers the western part of Jena, specifically the city districts (Ortsteile) of Ammerbach, Burgau, Closewitz, Cospeda, Göschwitz, Isserstedt, Jena-Nord, Jena-Süd, Jena-West, Jena-Zentrum, Krippendorf, Leutra, Lichtenhain, Lützeroda, Maua, Münchenroda/Remderoda, Vierzehnheiligen, and Winzerla.[1]
Members[]
The constituency was first won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1994, and represented by . It was won by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and in 1999 and represented by , who was re-elected in 2004. The SPD's candidate Christoph Matschie regained the constituency in 2009. In 2014, it was won by Torsten Wolf of The Left. He was re-elected in 2019.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1994 | SPD | 34.2 | ||
1999 | CDU | 39.0 | ||
2004 | 30.0 | |||
2009 | Christoph Matschie | SPD | 26.9 | |
2014 | Torsten Wolf | LINKE | 29.7 | |
2019 | 31.5 |
Election results[]
2019 election[]
State election (2019): Jena I[2] | |||||||||
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Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Left | ![]() |
10,253 | 31.5 | ![]() |
12,336 | 37.8 | ![]() | ||
Green | Anja Siegesmund | 8,028 | 24.7 | ![]() |
5,319 | 16.3 | ![]() | ||
CDU | Guntram Wothly | 5,018 | 15.4 | ![]() |
4,252 | 13.0 | ![]() | ||
AfD | Denny Jankowski | 3,921 | 12.0 | ![]() |
3,672 | 11.2 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Birgit Green | 3,121 | 9.6 | ![]() |
2,975 | 9.1 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Philip Riegel | 2,053 | 6.3 | ![]() |
2,455 | 7.5 | ![]() | ||
MLPD | Jonas Riese | 147 | 0.5 | 75 | 0.2 | ||||
List-only parties | 1,585 | 4.9 | |||||||
Informal votes | 295 | 167 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 32,541 | 32,669 | |||||||
Turnout | 32,836 | 72.4 | ![]() |
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Left hold | Majority | 2,225 | 6.8 | ![]() |
2014 election[]
State election (2014): Jena I[3] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Left | Torsten Wolf | 8,330 | 29.7 | ![]() |
8,252 | 29.3 | ![]() | ||
CDU | Guntram Wothly | 7,144 | 25.5 | ![]() |
7,348 | 26.1 | ![]() | ||
Green | Anja Siegesmund | 4,453 | 15.9 | ![]() |
4,305 | 15.3 | ![]() | ||
SPD | ![]() |
4,409 | 15.7 | ![]() |
3,471 | 12.3 | ![]() | ||
AfD | Wiebke Muhsal | 2,047 | 7.3 | 2,025 | 7.2 | ||||
FDP | Uwe Barth | 1,403 | 5.0 | ![]() |
1,091 | 3.9 | ![]() | ||
NPD | Frank Jahn | 248 | 0.9 | ![]() |
302 | 1.1 | ![]() | ||
List-only parties | 1,354 | 4.8 | |||||||
Informal votes | 345 | 231 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 28,034 | 28,148 | |||||||
Turnout | 28,379 | 57.3 | ![]() |
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Left gain from SPD | Majority | 1,186 | 4.2 |
2009 election[]
State election (2009): Jena I[4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
SPD | Christoph Matschie | 7,927 | 26.9 | ![]() |
6,437 | 21.8 | ![]() | ||
Left | Karin Kaschuba | 7,076 | 24.0 | ![]() |
7,343 | 24.9 | ![]() | ||
CDU | ![]() |
6,610 | 22.5 | ![]() |
6,580 | 22.3 | ![]() | ||
Green | Anja Siegesmund | 3,323 | 11.3 | ![]() |
4,548 | 15.4 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Uwe Barth | 2,730 | 9.3 | ![]() |
2,871 | 9.7 | ![]() | ||
Free Voters | Jürgen Haschke | 1,257 | 4.3 | 962 | 3.3 | ![]() | |||
NPD | Christian Kaiser | 517 | 1.8 | 517 | 1.8 | ![]() | |||
List-only parties | 202 | 0.7 | |||||||
Informal votes | 395 | 375 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 29,440 | 29,460 | |||||||
Turnout | 29,835 | 59.9 | ![]() |
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SPD gain from CDU | Majority | 851 | 2.9 |
2004 election[]
State election (2004): Jena I[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
8,209 | 30.0 | ![]() |
8,748 | 31.6 | ![]() | ||
PDS | Karin Kaschuba | 7,362 | 26.9 | ![]() |
6,775 | 24.5 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Christine Klaus | 5,813 | 21.3 | ![]() |
5,381 | 19.5 | ![]() | ||
Green | Matias Mieth | 3,980 | 14.6 | ![]() |
3,666 | 13.3 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Uwe Barth | 1,972 | 7.2 | ![]() |
1,237 | 4.5 | ![]() | ||
List-only parties | 1,489 | 6.7 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,096 | 776 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 27,336 | 27,656 | |||||||
Turnout | 28,432 | 58.6 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 847 | 3.1 | ![]() |
1999 election[]
State election (1999): Jena I[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Reyk Seela | 10,063 | 39.0 | ![]() |
10,829 | 41.7 | ![]() | ||
SPD | ![]() |
6,737 | 26.1 | ![]() |
5,727 | 22.1 | ![]() | ||
PDS | Karin Kaschuba | 5,820 | 22.5 | ![]() |
5,944 | 22.9 | ![]() | ||
Green | Marco Schrul | 1,568 | 6.1 | ![]() |
1,593 | 6.1 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Daniel Müller | 983 | 3.8 | ![]() |
555 | 2.1 | ![]() | ||
REP | Wilhelm Tell | 662 | 2.6 | ![]() |
232 | 0.9 | ![]() | ||
List-only parties | 1,059 | 4.1 | |||||||
Informal votes | 312 | 206 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 25,833 | 25,939 | |||||||
Turnout | 26,145 | 60.5 | ![]() |
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CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 3,326 | 12.9 |
1994 election[]
State election (1994): Jena I[7] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
SPD | Christine Klaus | 10,645 | 34.2 | 10,451 | 33.5 | ||||
CDU | 9,712 | 31.2 | 9,685 | 31.0 | |||||
PDS | 5,438 | 17.5 | 5,960 | 19.1 | |||||
Green | 3,562 | 11.4 | 2,644 | 8.5 | |||||
FDP | 1,319 | 4.2 | 1,260 | 4.0 | |||||
REP | 434 | 1.4 | 339 | 1.1 | |||||
List-only parties | 868 | 2.8 | |||||||
Informal votes | 823 | 726 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 31,110 | 31,207 | |||||||
Turnout | 31,933 | 75.4 | |||||||
SPD win new seat | Majority | 933 | 3.0 |
References[]
- Electoral districts in Thuringia
- 1994 establishments in Germany
- Jena
- Constituencies established in 1994