Jena I

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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[edit]

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[edit]

The constituency was first won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1994, and represented by Christine Klaus. It was won by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and in 1999 and represented by Reyk Seela, 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 %
1994 Christine Klaus SPD 34.2
1999 Reyk Seela CDU 39.0
2004 30.0
2009 Christoph Matschie SPD 26.9
2014 Torsten Wolf LINKE 29.7
2019 31.5

Election results[edit]

2019 election[edit]

State election (2019): Jena I[2]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Left Green tickY Torsten Wolf 10,253 31.5 Increase 1.8 12,336 37.8 Increase 8.5
Greens Anja Siegesmund 8,028 24.7 Increase 8.8 5,319 16.3 Increase 1.0
CDU Guntram Wothly 5,018 15.4 Decrease 10.1 4,252 13.0 Decrease 13.1
AfD Denny Jankowski 3,921 12.0 Increase 4.7 3,672 11.2 Increase 4.0
SPD Birgit Green 3,121 9.6 Decrease 6.1 2,975 9.1 Decrease 3.2
FDP Philip Riegel 2,053 6.3 Increase 1.3 2,455 7.5 Increase 3.6
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 Increase 15.1
Left hold Majority 2,225 6.8 Increase 2.6

2014 election[edit]

State election (2014): Jena I[3]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
Left Torsten Wolf 8,330 29.7 Increase 5.7 8,252 29.3 Increase 4.4
CDU Guntram Wothly 7,144 25.5 Increase 3.0 7,348 26.1 Increase 3.8
Greens Anja Siegesmund 4,453 15.9 Increase 4.6 4,305 15.3 Decrease 0.1
SPD Red XN Christoph Matschie 4,409 15.7 Decrease 11.2 3,471 12.3 Decrease 9.5
AfD Wiebke Muhsal 2,047 7.3 2,025 7.2
FDP Uwe Barth 1,403 5.0 Decrease 4.3 1,091 3.9 Decrease 5.8
NPD Frank Jahn 248 0.9 Decrease 0.9 302 1.1 Decrease 0.7
List-only parties 1,354 4.8
Informal votes 345 231
Total valid votes 28,034 28,148
Turnout 28,379 57.3 Decrease 2.6
Left gain from SPD Majority 1,186 4.2

2009 election[edit]

State election (2009): Jena I[4]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
SPD Christoph Matschie 7,927 26.9 Increase 5.6 6,437 21.8 Increase 2.3
Left Karin Kaschuba 7,076 24.0 Decrease 2.9 7,343 24.9 Increase 0.4
CDU Red XN Reyk Seela 6,610 22.5 Decrease 7.5 6,580 22.3 Decrease 9.3
Greens Anja Siegesmund 3,323 11.3 Decrease 3.3 4,548 15.4 Increase 2.1
FDP Uwe Barth 2,730 9.3 Increase 2.1 2,871 9.7 Increase 5.2
Free Voters Jürgen Haschke 1,257 4.3 962 3.3 Increase 1.7
NPD Christian Kaiser 517 1.8 517 1.8 Increase 0.6
List-only parties 202 0.7
Informal votes 395 375
Total valid votes 29,440 29,460
Turnout 29,835 59.9 Increase 1.3
SPD gain from CDU Majority 851 2.9

2004 election[edit]

State election (2004): Jena I[5]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Reyk Seela 8,209 30.0 Decrease 9.0 8,748 31.6 Decrease 10.1
PDS Karin Kaschuba 7,362 26.9 Increase 4.4 6,775 24.5 Increase 1.6
SPD Christine Klaus 5,813 21.3 Decrease 4.8 5,381 19.5 Decrease 2.6
Greens Matias Mieth 3,980 14.6 Increase 8.5 3,666 13.3 Increase 7.2
FDP Uwe Barth 1,972 7.2 Increase 3.4 1,237 4.5 Increase 2.4
List-only parties 1,489 6.7
Informal votes 1,096 776
Total valid votes 27,336 27,656
Turnout 28,432 58.6 Decrease 1.9
CDU hold Majority 847 3.1 Decrease 9.8

1999 election[edit]

State election (1999): Jena I[6]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Reyk Seela 10,063 39.0 Increase 7.8 10,829 41.7 Increase 10.7
SPD Red XN Christine Klaus 6,737 26.1 Decrease 8.1 5,727 22.1 Decrease 11.4
PDS Karin Kaschuba 5,820 22.5 Increase 5.0 5,944 22.9 Increase 3.8
Greens Marco Schrul 1,568 6.1 Decrease 5.4 1,593 6.1 Decrease 2.4
FDP Daniel Müller 983 3.8 Decrease 0.4 555 2.1 Decrease 1.9
REP Wilhelm Tell 662 2.6 Increase 1.2 232 0.9 Decrease 0.2
List-only parties 1,059 4.1
Informal votes 312 206
Total valid votes 25,833 25,939
Turnout 26,145 60.5 Decrease 14.9
CDU gain from SPD Majority 3,326 12.9

1994 election[edit]

State election (1994): Jena I[7]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

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
Greens 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden".
  2. ^ Landtagswahl in Thüringen am. 27 Oktober 2019
  3. ^ Wahlen in Thüringen 2014
  4. ^ Wahlen in Thüringen 2009
  5. ^ Wahlen in Thüringen 2004
  6. ^ Wahlen in Thüringen 1999
  7. ^ Wahlen in Thüringen 1994