title: Weimar I – Weimarer Land II
text: # Weimar I – Weimarer Land II
  
  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.
  
  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).
  
  ## 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 | % |
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  | 1994 | Christine Lieberknecht | CDU | 46.8 |
  | 1999 | Christine Lieberknecht | CDU | 55.2 |
  | 2004 | Christine Lieberknecht | CDU | 53.3 |
  | 2009 | Christine Lieberknecht | CDU | 37.2 |
  | 2014 | Christine Lieberknecht | CDU | 45.0 |
  | 2019 | Thomas Gottweis | CDU | 29.4 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2019 election
  
  State election (2019): Weimar I – Weimarer Land II :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Thomas Gottweis | Thomas Gottweis | 6,578 | 29.4 | 15.6 | 6,812 | 30.4 | 9.9 |
  | | AfD | Ulrich Kühn | Ulrich Kühn | 4,648 | 20.8 | | 5,330 | 23.8 | 13.8 |
  | | Left | Sabine Berninger | Sabine Berninger | 3,600 | 16.1 | 3.7 | 5,682 | 25.3 | 1.8 |
  | | Independent | Hans-Helmut Münchberg | Hans-Helmut Münchberg | 2,901 | 13.0 | | | | |
  | | Greens | Max Reschke | Max Reschke | 1,764 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 898 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
  | | SPD | Jörg Rietschel | Jörg Rietschel | 1,654 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 1,449 | 6.5 | 4.8 |
  | | FDP | Lukas Rost | Lukas Rost | 787 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 1,129 | 5.0 | 2.5 |
  | | Free Voters | Andreas Weise | Andreas Weise | 399 | 1.8 | 4.6 | | | |
  | | MLPD | Wolfgang Serway | Wolfgang Serway | 20 | 0.1 | | 38 | 0.2 | |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,092 | 4.9 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 429 | | | 350 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 22,351 | | | 22,430 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,780 | 65.0 | 10.3 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 1,930 | 8.6 | 16.6 | | | |
  
  ### 2014 election
  
  State election (2014): Weimar I – Weimarer Land II :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Y Christine Lieberknecht | Y Christine Lieberknecht | 9,661 | 45.0 | 8.8 | 8,684 | 40.3 | 7.7 |
  | | Left | Ercan Ayboga | Ercan Ayboga | 4,250 | 19.8 | 1.7 | 5,056 | 23.5 | 0.0 |
  | | SPD | Dirk Schütze | Dirk Schütze | 3,747 | 17.5 | 5.9 | 2,435 | 11.3 | 8.2 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 2,159 | 10.0 | |
  | | Free Voters | Andreas Weise | Andreas Weise | 1,365 | 6.4 | | 581 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
  | | NPD | Reinhold Leidenfrost | Reinhold Leidenfrost | 961 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 720 | 3.3 | 1.1 |
  | | Greens | Christian Ranft | Christian Ranft | 874 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 1,028 | 4.8 | 0.9 |
  | | FDP | Guido von Pölnitz | Guido von Pölnitz | 604 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 538 | 2.5 | 5.6 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 358 | 1.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 440 | | | 343 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 21,462 | | | 21,559 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,902 | 54.7 | 0.1 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 5,411 | 25.2 | 11.9 | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  State election (2009): Weimarer Land II :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Y Christine Lieberknecht | Y Christine Lieberknecht | 7,638 | 37.2 | 16.1 | 6,832 | 33.3 | 13.8 |
  | | SPD | Dirk Schütze | Dirk Schütze | 4,897 | 23.9 | 8.5 | 4,011 | 19.5 | 5.7 |
  | | Left | Sandro Witt | Sandro Witt | 4,191 | 20.4 | 3.6 | 4,711 | 22.9 | 0.5 |
  | | FDP | Gunnar Wagenknecht | Gunnar Wagenknecht | 1,673 | 8.2 | | 1,678 | 8.2 | 4.0 |
  | | Greens | Jens Hackbarth | Jens Hackbarth | 1,188 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 1,143 | 5.6 | 2.0 |
  | | NPD | Martin Rühlemann | Martin Rühlemann | 929 | 4.5 | | 886 | 4.3 | 2.9 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,275 | 6.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 413 | | | 393 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 20,516 | | | 20,536 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,929 | 55.6 | 1.6 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,741 | 13.3 | 16.0 | | | |
  
  ### 2004 election
  
  State election (2004): Weimarer Land II :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Y Christine Lieberknecht | Y Christine Lieberknecht | 10,561 | 53.3 | 1.9 | 9,456 | 47.1 | 9.8 |
  | | PDS | Jan Tampe | Jan Tampe | 4,756 | 24.0 | 6.3 | 4,494 | 22.4 | 5.9 |
  | | SPD | Frank Weber | Frank Weber | 3,059 | 15.4 | 5.1 | 2,778 | 13.8 | 3.9 |
  | | Greens | Diana Langbein | Diana Langbein | 878 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 716 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
  | | Independent | Constanze Kubitz | Constanze Kubitz | 557 | 2.8 | | | | |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 2,647 | 13.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,158 | | | 878 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 19,811 | | | 20,091 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,969 | 54.0 | 7.1 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 5,805 | 29.3 | 5.4 | | | |
  
  ### 1999 election
  
  State election (1999): Weimarer Land II :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Y Christine Lieberknecht | Y Christine Lieberknecht | 12,921 | 55.2 | 8.4 | 13,368 | 56.9 | 10.1 |
  | | SPD | Kurt Weyh | Kurt Weyh | 4,796 | 20.5 | 10.4 | 4,171 | 17.7 | 10.3 |
  | | PDS | Sigrun Heimbürge | Sigrun Heimbürge | 4,152 | 17.7 | 5.3 | 3,890 | 16.5 | 3.3 |
  | | FDP | Andreas Kniepurt | Andreas Kniepurt | 588 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 376 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
  | | REP | Hans Siegert | Hans Siegert | 532 | 2.3 | | 147 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
  | | Greens | Carsten Meyer | Carsten Meyer | 414 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 323 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,236 | 5.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 390 | | | 282 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 23,403 | | | 23,511 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,793 | 61.1 | 13.3 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 8,125 | 34.7 | 18.8 | | | |
  
  ### 1994 election
  
  State election (1994): Weimar-Land II :
  
  | Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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  | Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
  | | CDU | Christine Lieberknecht | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 650 | | | 630 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 27,703 | | | 27,723 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,353 | 74.3 | | | | |
  | | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 4,388 | 15.9 | | | | |
  