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
[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 | % | |
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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] | |||||||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
Left | ![]() | 10,253 | 31.5 | ![]() | 12,336 | 37.8 | ![]() | ||
Greens | 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 | ![]() | ||||||
Left hold | Majority | 2,225 | 6.8 | ![]() |
2014 election
[edit]State election (2014): Jena I[3] | |||||||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
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 | ![]() | ||
Greens | 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 | ![]() | ||||||
Left gain from SPD | Majority | 1,186 | 4.2 |
2009 election
[edit]State election (2009): Jena I[4] | |||||||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
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 | ![]() | ||
Greens | 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 | ![]() | ||||||
SPD gain from CDU | Majority | 851 | 2.9 |
2004 election
[edit]State election (2004): Jena I[5] | |||||||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
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 | ![]() | ||
Greens | 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 | ![]() | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 847 | 3.1 | ![]() |
1999 election
[edit]State election (1999): Jena I[6] | |||||||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
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 | ![]() | ||
Greens | 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 | ![]() | ||||||
CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 3,326 | 12.9 |
1994 election
[edit]State election (1994): Jena I[7] | |||||||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
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 |