title: Weimar II
text: # Weimar II
  
  Weimar 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 32. It covers most of the city of Weimar.
  
  Weimar II was created for the 1994 state election. Originally named just Weimar, it was renamed before the 2014 election after a small part of the city of Weimar was transferred to Weimar I – Weimarer Land II. Since 2019, it has been represented by Steffen Dittes of The Left.
  
  ## Geography
  
  As of the 2019 state election, Weimar II covers most of the city of Weimar, specifically the city districts (Ortsteile) of Ettersberg-Siedlung, Gaberndorf, Gelmeroda, Innenstadt, Legefeld/Holzdorf, Niedergrunstedt, Nördliche Innenstadt, Nordstadt, Oberweimar/Ehringsdorf, Possendorf, Südstadt, Südweststadt, Taubach, Tröbsdorf, Weimar-Nord, and Weimar-West.
  
  ## Members
  
  The constituency was held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from its creation in 1994 until 2009, during which time it was represented by Frank-Michael Pietzsch (1994–2004) and Peter D. Krause (2004–2009). It was won by The Left in 2009, and represented by Thomas Hartung, who defected to the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 2010 and served the remainder of his term as a member of that party. The CDU's candidate Jörg Geibert regained the constituency in 2014. It was again won by The Left in 2019, and is represented by Steffen Dittes.
  
  | Election | Member | Party | % |
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  | 1994 | Frank-Michael Pietzsch | CDU | 38.5 |
  | 1999 | Frank-Michael Pietzsch | CDU | 47.5 |
  | 2004 | Peter D. Krause | CDU | 37.9 |
  | 2009 | Thomas Hartung | LINKE | 28.4 |
  | 2009 | Thomas Hartung | SPD | 28.4 |
  | 2014 | Jörg Geibert | CDU | 31.1 |
  | 2019 | Steffen Dittes | LINKE | 28.6 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2019 election
  
  State election (2019): Weimar 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 | % | ±% |
  | | Left | Steffen Dittes | Steffen Dittes | 8,396 | 28.6 | 0.3 | 10,838 | 35.4 | 7.5 |
  | | CDU | N Jörg Geibert | N Jörg Geibert | 7,314 | 24.9 | 6.2 | 5,254 | 17.2 | 11.8 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 4,355 | 14.2 | 6.8 |
  | | Greens | Ann-Sophie Bohm-Eisenbrandt | Ann-Sophie Bohm-Eisenbrandt | 5,811 | 19.8 | 7.7 | 4,004 | 13.1 | 1.3 |
  | | SPD | Thomas Hartung | Thomas Hartung | 4,890 | 16.6 | 2.5 | 2,849 | 9.3 | 2.6 |
  | | FDP | Hagen Hultzsch | Hagen Hultzsch | 2,684 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 1,662 | 5.4 | 2.2 |
  | | MLPD | Cornelia Jungk | Cornelia Jungk | 297 | 1.0 | | 71 | 0.2 | |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,562 | 5.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,530 | | | 327 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 29,392 | | | 30,595 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,922 | 68.7 | 13.3 | | | |
  | | Left gain from CDU | Left gain from CDU | Majority | 1,082 | 3.7 | | | | |
  
  ### 2014 election
  
  State election (2014): Weimar 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 | Jörg Geibert | Jörg Geibert | 7,806 | 31.1 | 2.7 | 7,320 | 29.0 | 3.2 |
  | | Left | Dirk Möller | Dirk Möller | 7,104 | 28.3 | 0.1 | 7,036 | 27.9 | 2.8 |
  | | SPD | N Thomas Hartung | N Thomas Hartung | 4,795 | 19.1 | 2.7 | 3,010 | 11.9 | 7.0 |
  | | Greens | Manfredo Koessl | Manfredo Koessl | 3,037 | 12.1 | 5.1 | 3,629 | 14.4 | 0.4 |
  | | AfD | | | | | | 1,863 | 7.4 | |
  | | FDP | Christian Lachnitt | Christian Lachnitt | 803 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 812 | 3.2 | 4.7 |
  | | NPD | Jan Morgenroth | Jan Morgenroth | 770 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 503 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
  | | Pirates | Michael Kurt Bahr | Michael Kurt Bahr | 748 | 3.0 | | 451 | 1.8 | |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 585 | 2.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 400 | | | 254 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 25,063 | | | 25,209 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,463 | 55.4 | 4.8 | | | |
  | | CDU gain from SPD | CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 702 | 2.8 | | | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  State election (2009): Weimar :
  
  | 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 | % | ±% |
  | | Left | Thomas Hartung | Thomas Hartung | 8,466 | 28.4 | 1.7 | 7,520 | 25.1 | 1.6 |
  | | CDU | N Peter D. Krause | N Peter D. Krause | 7,717 | 25.9 | 12.0 | 7,726 | 25.8 | 11.9 |
  | | Greens | Carsten Meyer | Carsten Meyer | 5,112 | 17.2 | 4.5 | 4,433 | 14.8 | 2.3 |
  | | SPD | Thomas Notzke | Thomas Notzke | 4,896 | 16.4 | 1.7 | 5,663 | 18.9 | 3.3 |
  | | FDP | Matthias Purdel | Matthias Purdel | 2,491 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 2,367 | 7.9 | 4.2 |
  | | NPD | Ralf Markert | Ralf Markert | 1,094 | 3.7 | | 965 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,236 | 4.1 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 574 | | | 440 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 29,776 | | | 29,910 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,350 | 58.9 | 3.8 | | | |
  | | Left gain from CDU | Left gain from CDU | Majority | 749 | 2.5 | | | | |
  
  ### 2004 election
  
  State election (2004): Weimar :
  
  | 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 | Peter D. Krause | Peter D. Krause | 10,195 | 37.9 | 9.6 | 10,305 | 37.7 | 11.2 |
  | | PDS | Dirk Möller | Dirk Möller | 7,164 | 26.7 | 5.2 | 6,424 | 23.5 | 2.8 |
  | | SPD | Matthias Bettenhäuser | Matthias Bettenhäuser | 4,867 | 18.1 | 3.7 | 4,257 | 15.6 | 3.7 |
  | | Greens | Petra Streit | Petra Streit | 3,412 | 12.7 | 7.2 | 3,415 | 12.5 | 7.7 |
  | | FDP | Christoph Burmeister | Christoph Burmeister | 1,240 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 1,020 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,907 | 7.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,415 | | | 965 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 26,878 | | | 27,328 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,293 | 55.1 | 5.2 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 3,031 | 11.2 | 14.5 | | | |
  
  ### 1999 election
  
  State election (1999): Weimar :
  
  | 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 Frank-Michael Pietzsch | Y Frank-Michael Pietzsch | 13,810 | 47.5 | 9.0 | 14,263 | 48.9 | 11.2 |
  | | SPD | Irene Ellenberger | Irene Ellenberger | 6,333 | 21.8 | 8.5 | 5,635 | 19.3 | 9.8 |
  | | PDS | Dirk Möller | Dirk Möller | 6,240 | 21.5 | 5.3 | 6,035 | 20.7 | 4.1 |
  | | Greens | Ulrike-Lilly Koßmann | Ulrike-Lilly Koßmann | 1,605 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 1,388 | 4.8 | 2.6 |
  | | REP | Frank Welsch | Frank Welsch | 625 | 2.1 | | 186 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
  | | FDP | Maria-Elisabeth Grosse | Maria-Elisabeth Grosse | 471 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 296 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,361 | 4.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 426 | | | 346 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 29,084 | | | 29,164 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,510 | 60.3 | 13.8 | | | |
  | | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 7,477 | 25.7 | 17.5 | | | |
  
  ### 1994 election
  
  State election (1994): Weimar :
  
  | 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 | Frank-Michael Pietzsch | Frank-Michael Pietzsch | 13,395 | 38.5 | | 13,143 | 37.7 | |
  | | SPD | | | 10,531 | 30.3 | | 10,138 | 29.1 | |
  | | PDS | | | 5,617 | 16.2 | | 5,799 | 16.6 | |
  | | Greens | | | 3,277 | 9.4 | | 2,594 | 7.4 | |
  | | FDP | | | 1,931 | 5.6 | | 1,514 | 4.3 | |
  | | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,683 | 4.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 904 | | | 784 | | |
  | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | Total Valid votes | 34,751 | | | 34,871 | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,655 | 74.1 | | | | |
  | | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 2,864 | 8.2 | | | | |
  