Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II

Federal electoral district of Germany

192 Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II

Electoral district
for the Bundestag

Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II in 2025

State| Thuringia
Population| 285,700 (2019)
Electorate| 217,944 (2021)
Major settlements| Erfurt
Weimar
Area| 442.7 km2
Current electoral district
Created| 2005
Party| SPD
Member| Carsten Schneider
Elected| 2021

Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II 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 192. It is located in central Thuringia, comprising the cities of Erfurt and Weimar as well as the municipality of Grammetal from the Weimarer Land district.[1]

Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II was created for the 2005 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Carsten Schneider of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

## Geography

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Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II is located in central Thuringia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent cities of Erfurt and Weimar as well as the municipality of Grammetal from the Weimarer Land district.[1]

## History

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Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II was created in 2005 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Erfurt and Jena – Weimar – Weimarer Land. In the 2005 election, it was constituency 194 in the numbering system. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 193. From the 2025 election, it has been number 192. Its borders have not changed since its creation.

## Members

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The constituency was first represented by Carsten Schneider of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 2005 to 2009. Antje Tillmann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. Former member Schneider regained it for the SPD in 2021.

Election  | Member  | Party  | %

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| 2005 | Carsten Schneider | SPD | 31.5
| 2009 | Antje Tillmann | CDU | 30.8
2013 | 37.1
2017 | 27.3
| 2021 | Carsten Schneider | SPD | 24.4

## Election results

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### 2021 election

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Federal election (2021): Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| SPD | Carsten Schneider | 40,185  | 24.4  |  6.2  | 39,378  | 23.9  |  9.7
| CDU | N Antje Tillmann | 28,639  | 17.4  |  9.9  | 23,580  | 14.3  |  11.1
| AfD | Sascha Schlösser  | 27,235  | 16.5  |  0.9  | 26,803  | 16.2  |  1.9
| Left | Susanne Hennig-Wellsow | 26,972  | 16.4  |  2.3  | 23,055  | 14.0  |  5.4
| Greens | Katrin Göring-Eckardt | 19,483  | 11.8  |  4.8  | 21,831  | 13.2  |  5.6
| FDP | Christian Poloczek-Becher  | 12,309  | 7.5  |  1.5  | 15,504  | 9.4  |  0.8
| PARTEI | Sindy Malsch  | 4,932  | 3.0  |  0.8  | 2,650  | 1.6  |  0.6
| dieBasis | Ulrich Masuth  | 4,258  | 2.6  |  | 3,048  | 1.8  |
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 2,777  | 1.7  |
| FW |  | 2,162  | 1.3  |  0.3
| Pirates |  | 1,203  | 0.7  |  0.0
| Volt |  | 737  | 0.4  |
| Team Todenhöfer |  | 465  | 0.3  |
| Menschliche Welt  |  | 438  | 0.3  |
| MLPD | Tassilo Timm  | 649  | 0.4  |  | 345  | 0.2  |  0.1
| ÖDP |  | 298  | 0.2  |  0.5
| NPD |  | 292  | 0.2  |  0.5
| Humanists |  | 236  | 0.1  |
| V-Partei3 |  | 196  | 0.1  |  0.2
Informal votes  | 1,942  |  |  | 1,606  |  |
Total valid votes | 164,652  |  |  | 164,998  |  |
Turnout | 166,604  | 76.4  |  0.6  |
| SPD gain from CDU | Majority | 11,546  | 7.0  |  |

### 2017 election

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Federal election (2017): Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Y Antje Tillmann | 45,305  | 27.3  |  9.8  | 42,168  | 25.4  |  9.1
| Left | Martina Renner | 30,948  | 18.7  |  4.7  | 32,239  | 19.4  |  3.6
| SPD | Carsten Schneider | 30,257  | 18.2  |  5.6  | 23,535  | 14.2  |  3.5
| AfD | Stephan Brandner | 28,960  | 17.5  |  | 30,166  | 18.2  |  12.1
| Greens | Katrin Göring-Eckardt | 11,722  | 7.1  |  1.1  | 12,666  | 7.6  |  0.9
| FDP | Thomas Kemmerich | 9,975  | 6.0  |  4.9  | 14,260  | 8.6  |  6.0
| PARTEI | Dirk Waldhauer  | 3,691  | 2.2  |  | 3,715  | 2.2  |
| FW | Detlef-Michael Frahm  | 1,858  | 1.1  |  0.6  | 1,598  | 1.0  |  0.3
| Pirates | Peter Städter  | 1,668  | 1.0  |  2.7  | 1,143  | 0.7  |  2.5
| NPD |  | 1,129  | 0.7  |  1.6
| ÖDP | Thomas Hanf  | 1,541  | 0.9  |  | 1,084  | 0.7  |  0.0
| BGE |  | 951  | 0.6  |
| DM  |  | 663  | 0.4  |
| V-Partei³ |  | 601  | 0.4  |
| MLPD |  | 240  | 0.1  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 2,310  |  |  | 2,077  |  |
Total valid votes | 165,925  |  |  | 166,158  |  |
Turnout | 168,235  | 75.8  |  6.0  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 14,357  | 8.6  |  4.6  |

### 2013 election

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Federal election (2013): Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Y Antje Tillmann | 56,992  | 37.1  |  6.3  | 53,123  | 34.5  |  6.5
| SPD | Carsten Schneider | 36,694  | 23.9  |  1.4  | 27,159  | 17.6  |  0.4
| Left | Karola Stange  | 35,917  | 23.4  |  5.5  | 35,421  | 23.0  |  5.0
| Greens | Dieter Lauinger  | 9,151  | 6.0  |  2.2  | 13,125  | 8.5  |  1.9
| AfD |  | 9,328  | 6.1  |
| Pirates | Manfred Schubert  | 5,670  | 3.7  |  | 4,849  | 3.1  |  0.2
| NPD | Jan Morgenroth  | 4,774  | 3.1  |  0.3  | 3,554  | 2.3  |  0.2
| FW | Helmut Besser  | 2,699  | 1.8  |  | 2,012  | 1.3  |
| FDP | Florian Andreas Hartjen  | 1,781  | 1.2  |  4.8  | 4,015  | 2.6  |  6.4
| ÖDP |  | 1,005  | 0.7  |  0.3
| REP |  | 267  | 0.2  |  0.1
| MLPD |  | 248  | 0.2  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 2,689  |  |  | 2,261  |  |
Total valid votes | 153,678  |  |  | 154,106  |  |
Turnout | 156,367  | 69.8  |  2.8  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 20,298  | 13.2  |  11.3  |

### 2009 election

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Federal election (2009): Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II[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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Antje Tillmann | 45,931  | 30.8  |  3.2  | 41,777  | 27.9  |  5.3
| Left | Frank Spieth  | 43,050  | 28.8  |  2.6  | 41,801  | 27.9  |  2.1
| SPD | N Carsten Schneider | 33,488  | 22.4  |  9.1  | 26,897  | 18.0  |  12.9
| Greens | Dieter Lauinger  | 12,137  | 8.1  |  0.6  | 15,630  | 10.4  |  2.3
| FDP | Stefan Feuerstein  | 8,897  | 6.0  |  1.9  | 13,429  | 9.0  |  1.4
| Pirates |  | 4,958  | 3.3  |
| NPD | Frank Schwerdt  | 4,151  | 2.8  |  0.3  | 3,762  | 2.5  |  0.0
| Independent | Matthias Fimmel  | 947  | 0.6  |  |
| Independent | Dieter Schumann  | 673  | 0.5  |  |
| ÖDP |  | 600  | 0.4  |
| REP |  | 451  | 0.3  |  0.4
| MLPD |  | 293  | 0.2  |  0.1
Informal votes  | 1,962  |  |  | 1,638  |  |
Total valid votes | 149,274  |  |  | 149,598  |  |
Turnout | 151,236  | 67.0  |  8.8  |
| CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 2,881  | 2.0  |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Constituency Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II". Federal Returning Officer.
2. ^ "Results for Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II". Federal Returning Officer.
3. ^ Results for Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II
4. ^ Results for Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II
5. ^ Results for Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II
6. ^ Results for Erfurt – Weimar – Weimarer Land II

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