Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I

191 Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I

electoral district
for the Bundestag

Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I in 2017

State| Thuringia
Population| 256,400 (2019)
Electorate| 198,697 (2021)
Major settlements| Jena
Apolda
Sömmerda
Area| 1,637.8 km2
Current electoral district
Created| 1990
Party| SPD
Member| Holger Becker
Elected| 2021

Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I 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 191. It is located in north-central Thuringia, comprising the city of Jena, the Sömmerda district, and most of the Weimarer Land district.[1]

Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Holger Becker of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).[2]

## Contents

* 1 Geography
* 2 History
* 3 Members
* 4 Election results
* 4.1 2021 election
* 4.2 2017 election
* 4.3 2013 election
* 4.4 2009 election
* 5 References

## Geography[edit]

Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I is located in north-central Thuringia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Jena, the Sömmerda district, and the entirety of the Weimarer Land excluding the municipality of Grammetal.[1]

## History[edit]

Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Sömmerda – Artern – Sondershausen – Langensalza. In the 2002 election, it was named Kyffhäuserkreis – Sömmerda – Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis II. In the 2005 through 2013 elections, it was named Kyffhäuserkreis – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I. It acquired its current name in the 2017 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 298 in the numbering system. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 192. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 191.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Sömmerda, Artern, Sondershausen, and Langensalza. In the 2002 election, it comprised the districts of Sömmerda and Kyffhäuserkreis as well as the municipalities of Mühlhausen, Anrode, Dünwald, Herbsleben, Menteroda, Weinbergen, and Unstruttal and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaften of Bad Tennstedt, Hildebrandshausen/Lengenfeld unterm Stein, and Schlotheim from the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district. In the 2005 through 2013 elections, it comprised districts of Sömmerda, Kyffhäuserkreis, and Weimarer Land excluding the municipality of Grammetal. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.

Election  | No. | Name  | Borders

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1990 | 298  | Sömmerda – Artern – Sondershausen – Langensalza  |

* Sömmerda district
* Artern district
* Sondershausen district
* Langensalza district

1994
1998
2002 | 192  | Kyffhäuserkreis – Sömmerda – Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis II  |

* Sömmerda district
* Kyffhäuserkreis district
* Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district (only Mühlhausen, Anrode, Dünwald, Herbsleben, Menteroda, Weinbergen, and Unstruttal municipalities and Bad Tennstedt, Hildebrandshausen/Lengenfeld unterm Stein, and Schlotheim Verwaltungsgemeinschaften)

2005 | Kyffhäuserkreis – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I  |

* Sömmerda district
* Kyffhäuserkreis district
* Weimarer Land (excludin Grammetal municipality)

2009 | 191
2013
2017 | Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I  |

* Jena city
* Sömmerda district
* Weimarer Land (excludin Grammetal municipality)

2021

## Members[edit]

The constituency was first represented by Martin Göttsching of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1994, followed by fellow CDU member Johannes Selle from 1994 to 1998. Gisela Hilbrecht won it for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1998 and served until 2005, when Peter Albach regained it for the CDU. Former member Selle of the CDU was elected again in 2009, and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. Holger Becker of the SPD won the constituency in 2021.

Election  | Member  | Party  | %

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| 1990 | Martin Göttsching | CDU | 47.9
| 1994 | Johannes Selle | CDU | 43.6
| 1998 | Gisela Hilbrecht | SPD | 39.5
2002 | 43.0
| 2005 | Peter Albach | CDU | 30.9
| 2009 | Johannes Selle | CDU | 33.9
2013 | 43.3
2017 | 29.2
| 2021 | Holger Becker | SPD | 20.1

## Election results[edit]

### 2021 election[edit]

Federal election (2021): Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| SPD | Holger Becker | 30,673  | 20.1  |  6.0  | 34,195  | 22.4  |  9.9
| AfD | Torben Braga  | 29,578  | 19.4  |  0.2  | 30,263  | 19.8  |  0.0
| CDU | Mike Mohring | 28,170  | 18.5  |  10.7  | 23,869  | 15.6  |  11.8
| Left | Ralph Lenkert | 25,741  | 16.9  |  4.5  | 19,505  | 12.8  |  5.7
| Greens | Heiko Knopf  | 14,656  | 9.6  |  4.7  | 16,709  | 11.0  |  4.8
| FDP | Tim Wagner  | 10,686  | 7.0  |  1.2  | 14,070  | 9.2  |  0.5
| FW | Marion Schneider  | 6,018  | 4.0  |  0.3  | 3,712  | 2.4  |  0.6
| PARTEI | Simon Wagner  | 3,816  | 2.5  |  | 2,143  | 1.4  |  0.4
| dieBasis | Karsten Geschwandtner  | 2,364  | 1.6  |  | 2,349  | 1.5  |
| Tierschutzpartei |  | 2,108  | 1.4  |
| Pirates |  | 859  | 0.6  |  0.0
| Volt |  | 723  | 0.5  |
| NPD |  | 544  | 0.4  |  0.7
| Team Todenhöfer |  | 342  | 0.2  |
| Menschliche Welt  |  | 318  | 0.2  |
| MLPD | Anatole Braungart  | 341  | 0.2  |  | 271  | 0.2  |  0.1
| Humanists |  | 238  | 0.2  |
| ÖDP |  | 217  | 0.1  |  0.3
| LKR | Frank Wycislok  | 208  | 0.1  |  |
| V-Partei3 |  | 140  | 0.1  |  0.2
Informal votes  | 1,912  |  |  | 1,588  |  |
Total Valid votes | 152,251  |  |  | 152,575  |  |
Turnout | 154,163  | 77.6  |  1.2  |
| SPD gain from CDU | Majority | 1,095  | 0.7  |  |

### 2017 election[edit]

Federal election (2017): Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Y Johannes Selle | 44,684  | 29.2  |  9.3  | 42,092  | 27.4  |  8.5
| Left | Ralph Lenkert | 32,680  | 21.4  |  3.7  | 28,312  | 18.5  |  4.6
| AfD | Denny Jankowski  | 29,451  | 19.3  |  17.5  | 30,426  | 19.8  |  14.1
| SPD | Christoph Matschie | 21,668  | 14.2  |  5.6  | 19,150  | 12.5  |  4.0
| FDP | Jan Siegemund  | 8,939  | 5.8  |  3.9  | 13,310  | 8.7  |  5.5
| Greens | Olaf Müller  | 7,544  | 4.9  |  0.4  | 9,497  | 6.2  |  1.1
| PARTEI |  | 2,841  | 1.9  |
| FW | Andreas Weise  | 5,612  | 3.7  |  3.4  | 2,815  | 1.8  |  0.5
| NPD |  | 1,660  | 1.1  |  1.6
| Independent | Marion Schneider  | 1,550  | 1.0  |  |
| Pirates |  | 790  | 0.5  |  2.8
| ÖDP |  | 653  | 0.4  |  0.3
| BGE |  | 641  | 0.4  |
| Independent | Michael Gruner  | 556  | 0.4  |  |
| DM  |  | 531  | 0.3  |
| V-Partei³ |  | 474  | 0.3  |
| Independent | Ilka May  | 211  | 0.1  |  |
| MLPD |  | 164  | 0.1  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 2,315  |  |  | 1,854  |  |
Total Valid votes | 152,895  |  |  | 153,356  |  |
Turnout | 155,210  | 76.4  |  6.2  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 12,004  | 7.8  |  9.0  |

### 2013 election[edit]

Federal election (2013): Kyffhäuserkreis – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Y Johannes Selle | 54,350  | 43.3  |  9.5  | 49,099  | 39.1  |  7.6
| Left | Kersten Steinke | 33,239  | 26.5  |  4.9  | 30,821  | 24.5  |  5.5
| SPD | Steffen-Claudio Lemme  | 21,469  | 17.1  |  1.0  | 19,365  | 15.4  |  1.8
| AfD |  | 7,199  | 5.7  |
| NPD | Patrick Weber  | 5,609  | 4.5  |  0.6  | 4,645  | 3.7  |  0.2
| Pirates | Klaus Jürgen Sommerfeld  | 4,551  | 3.6  |  | 3,071  | 2.4  |  0.4
| Greens | Nicol Pfefferlein  | 3,948  | 3.1  |  1.4  | 4,734  | 3.8  |  1.0
| FDP | Patrick Kurth  | 2,253  | 1.8  |  6.0  | 3,672  | 2.9  |  7.1
| FW |  | 1,914  | 1.5  |
| ÖDP |  | 655  | 0.5  |  0.2
| REP |  | 302  | 0.2  |  0.1
| MLPD |  | 146  | 0.1  |  0.0
Informal votes  | 2,487  |  |  | 2,283  |  |
Total Valid votes | 125,419  |  |  | 125,623  |  |
Turnout | 127,906  | 66.9  |  3.2  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 21,111  | 16.8  |  14.3  |

### 2009 election[edit]

Federal election (2009): Kyffhäuserkreis – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land 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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%  | Party votes  | %  | ±%
| CDU | Johannes Selle | 42,674  | 33.9  |  3.0  | 39,696  | 31.5  |  4.9
| Left | Kersten Naumann | 39,568  | 31.4  |  4.2  | 37,923  | 30.1  |  3.3
| SPD | Steffen-Claudio Lemme  | 22,819  | 18.1  |  11.4  | 21,692  | 17.2  |  11.3
| FDP | Patrick Kurth  | 9,800  | 7.8  |  2.8  | 12,661  | 10.0  |  2.1
| Greens | Janet Lutz  | 5,754  | 4.6  |  1.7  | 6,064  | 4.8  |  0.8
| NPD | Patrick Weber  | 4,855  | 3.9  |  0.7  | 4,383  | 3.5  |  0.6
| Pirates |  | 2,581  | 2.0  |
| Independent | Bodo Rothe  | 595  | 0.5  |  |
| REP |  | 491  | 0.4  |  0.4
| ÖDP |  | 406  | 0.3  |
| MLPD |  | 186  | 0.1  |  0.2
Informal votes  | 1,860  |  |  | 1,842  |  |
Total Valid votes | 126,065  |  |  | 126,083  |  |
Turnout | 127,925  | 63.7  |  11.1  |
| CDU hold | Majority | 16,749  | 2.5  |  1.1  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Constituency Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I". Federal Returning Officer.
2. ^ "Results for Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I". Federal Returning Officer.
3. ^ Results for Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I
4. ^ Results for Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I
5. ^ Results for Kyffhäuserkreis – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I
6. ^ Results for Kyffhäuserkreis – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I

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