Weimar I – Weimarer Land II 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 31. It covers the eastern part of Weimarer Land and small parts of the city of Weimar.[1]

Weimar I – Weimarer Land II was created for the 1994 state election. It was originally named Weimar-Land II, but was renamed to Weimarer Land II after the 1994 election. It took its current name before the 2014 election after obtaining a small part of the city of Weimar. Since 2019, it has been represented by Thomas Gottweis of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Weimar I – Weimarer Land II covers the eastern part of Weimarer Land and small parts of the city of Weimar, specifically the municipalities of Apolda, Bad Sulza, Eberstedt, Großheringen, Ilmtal-Weinstraße (excluding Leutenthal und Rohrbach), Niedertrebra, Obertrebra, Rannstedt, Saaleplatte, and Schmiedehausen (from Weimarer Land), and the city districts (Ortsteile) of Schöndorf, Süßenborn, and Tiefurt/Dürrenbacher Hütte (from Weimar).[1]

Members

The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Christine Lieberknecht, who served from 1994 to 2019. Since 2004, it has been represented by Thomas Gottweis.

Election Member Party  %
1994 Christine Lieberknecht CDU 46.8
1999 55.2
2004 53.3
2009 37.2
2014 45.0
2019 Thomas Gottweis CDU 29.4

Election results

2019 election

State election (2019): Weimar I – Weimarer Land II[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 % ±%
CDU Thomas Gottweis 6,578 29.4 Decrease 15.6 6,812 30.4 Decrease 9.9
AfD Ulrich Kühn 4,648 20.8 5,330 23.8 Increase 13.8
Left Sabine Berninger 3,600 16.1 Decrease 3.7 5,682 25.3 Increase 1.8
Independent Hans-Helmut Münchberg 2,901 13.0
Greens Max Reschke 1,764 7.9 Increase 3.8 898 4.0 Decrease 0.8
SPD Jörg Rietschel 1,654 7.4 Decrease 10.1 1,449 6.5 Decrease 4.8
FDP Lukas Rost 787 3.5 Increase 0.7 1,129 5.0 Increase 2.5
Free Voters Andreas Weise 399 1.8 Decrease 4.6
MLPD Wolfgang Serway 20 0.1 38 0.2
List-only parties 1,092 4.9
Informal votes 429 350
Total Valid votes 22,351 22,430
Turnout 22,780 65.0 Increase 10.3
CDU hold Majority 1,930 8.6 Decrease 16.6

2014 election

State election (2014): Weimar I – 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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Christine Lieberknecht 9,661 45.0 Increase 8.8 8,684 40.3 Increase 7.7
Left Ercan Ayboga 4,250 19.8 Decrease 1.7 5,056 23.5 Steady 0.0
SPD Dirk Schütze 3,747 17.5 Decrease 5.9 2,435 11.3 Decrease 8.2
AfD   2,159 10.0
Free Voters Andreas Weise 1,365 6.4 581 2.7 Decrease 2.5
NPD Reinhold Leidenfrost 961 4.5 Decrease 0.2 720 3.3 Decrease 1.1
Greens Christian Ranft 874 4.1 Decrease 2.0 1,028 4.8 Decrease 0.9
FDP Guido von Pölnitz 604 2.8 Decrease 5.4 538 2.5 Decrease 5.6
List-only parties 358 1.7
Informal votes 440 343
Total Valid votes 21,462 21,559
Turnout 21,902 54.7 Increase 0.1
CDU hold Majority 5,411 25.2 Increase 11.9

2009 election

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Christine Lieberknecht 7,638 37.2 Decrease 16.1 6,832 33.3 Decrease 13.8
SPD Dirk Schütze 4,897 23.9 Increase 8.5 4,011 19.5 Increase 5.7
Left Sandro Witt 4,191 20.4 Decrease 3.6 4,711 22.9 Increase 0.5
FDP Gunnar Wagenknecht 1,673 8.2 1,678 8.2 Increase 4.0
Greens Jens Hackbarth 1,188 5.8 Increase 1.4 1,143 5.6 Increase 2.0
NPD Martin Rühlemann 929 4.5 886 4.3 Increase 2.9
List-only parties 1,275 6.2
Informal votes 413 393
Total Valid votes 20,516 20,536
Turnout 20,929 55.6 Increase 1.6
CDU hold Majority 2,741 13.3 Decrease 16.0

2004 election

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Christine Lieberknecht 10,561 53.3 Decrease 1.9 9,456 47.1 Decrease 9.8
PDS Jan Tampe 4,756 24.0 Increase 6.3 4,494 22.4 Increase 5.9
SPD Frank Weber 3,059 15.4 Decrease 5.1 2,778 13.8 Decrease 3.9
Greens Diana Langbein 878 4.4 Increase 2.6 716 3.6 Increase 2.2
Independent Constanze Kubitz 557 2.8
List-only parties 2,647 13.2
Informal votes 1,158 878
Total Valid votes 19,811 20,091
Turnout 20,969 54.0 Decrease 7.1
CDU hold Majority 5,805 29.3 Decrease 5.4

1999 election

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

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Christine Lieberknecht 12,921 55.2 Increase 8.4 13,368 56.9 Increase 10.1
SPD Kurt Weyh 4,796 20.5 Decrease 10.4 4,171 17.7 Decrease 10.3
PDS Sigrun Heimbürge 4,152 17.7 Increase 5.3 3,890 16.5 Increase 3.3
FDP Andreas Kniepurt 588 2.5 Decrease 2.0 376 1.6 Decrease 3.0
REP Hans Siegert 532 2.3 147 0.6 Decrease 0.7
Greens Carsten Meyer 414 1.8 Decrease 3.6 323 1.4 Decrease 2.5
List-only parties 1,236 5.3
Informal votes 390 282
Total Valid votes 23,403 23,511
Turnout 23,793 61.1 Decrease 13.3
CDU hold Majority 8,125 34.7 Increase 18.8

1994 election

State election (1994): Weimar-Land II[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 % ±%
CDU Christine Lieberknecht 12,958 46.8 12,969 46.8
SPD 8,570 30.9 7,767 28.0
PDS 3,438 12.4 3,659 13.2
Greens 1,494 5.4 1,069 3.9
FDP 1,243 4.5 1,263 4.6
List-only parties 996 3.6
Informal votes 650 630
Total Valid votes 27,703 27,723
Turnout 28,353 74.3
CDU win new seat Majority 4,388 15.9

References

  1. 1 2 "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

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