# Jena I

Jena I 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 37. It covers the western part of Jena.
Jena I was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Jens Thomas of The Left.

## Geography

As of the 2019 state election, Jena I covers the western part of Jena, specifically the city districts (Ortsteile) of Ammerbach, Burgau, Closewitz, Cospeda, Göschwitz, Isserstedt, Jena-Nord, Jena-Süd, Jena-West, Jena-Zentrum, Krippendorf, Leutra, Lichtenhain, Lützeroda, Maua, Münchenroda/Remderoda, Vierzehnheiligen, and Winzerla.

## Members

The constituency was first won by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1994, and represented by Christine Klaus. It was won by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and in 1999 and represented by Reyk Seela, who was re-elected in 2004. The SPD's candidate Christoph Matschie regained the constituency in 2009. In 2014, it was won by Torsten Wolf of The Left, and then by Jens Thomas in 2024.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1994 | Christine Klaus | SPD | 34.2 |
| 1999 | Reyk Seela | CDU | 39.0 |
| 2004 | Reyk Seela | CDU | 30.0 |
| 2009 | Christoph Matschie | SPD | 26.9 |
| 2014 | Torsten Wolf | LINKE | 29.7 |
| 2019 | Torsten Wolf | LINKE | 31.5 |
| 2024 | Jens Thomas | LINKE | 33.5 |

## Election results
### 2024 election

State election (2024): Jena I :
| 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. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Left | Jens Thomas | Jens Thomas | 11,720 | 33.5 | 2.0 | 7,872 | 22.3 | 15.5 |
| | CDU | Ulrich Sigmar Schubert | Ulrich Sigmar Schubert | 8,229 | 23.5 | 8.1 | 6,658 | 18.9 | 5.9 |
| | AfD | Elisabeth Mengel-Stähle | Elisabeth Mengel-Stähle | 5,752 | 16.4 | 4.4 | 5,040 | 14.3 | 3.1 |
| | Greens | Christina Prothmann | Christina Prothmann | 3,976 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 5,356 | 15.2 | 1.1 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 4,671 | 13.2 | |
| | SPD | Daniela Gruber | Daniela Gruber | 3,095 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 3,880 | 11.0 | 1.9 |
| | FW | Bertram Pelzer | Bertram Pelzer | 1,349 | 3.9 | | 341 | 1.0 | |
| | FDP | Perta Angelika Teufel | Perta Angelika Teufel | 884 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 558 | 1.6 | 5.9 |
| | APT | | | | | | 265 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 199 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| | Values | | | | | | 139 | 0.4 | |
| | BD | | | | | | 108 | 0.3 | |
| | Familie | | | | | | 91 | 0.3 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 59 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 44 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 430 | | | 154 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,005 | | | 35,281 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,435 | 80.0 | 7.6 | | | |
| | Left hold | Left hold | Majority | 3,491 | 10.0 | 3.2 | | | |

### 2019 election

State election (2019): Jena I :
| 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. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Left | Y Torsten Wolf | Y Torsten Wolf | 10,253 | 31.5 | 1.8 | 12,336 | 37.8 | 8.5 |
| | Greens | Anja Siegesmund | Anja Siegesmund | 8,028 | 24.7 | 8.8 | 5,319 | 16.3 | 1.0 |
| | CDU | Guntram Wothly | Guntram Wothly | 5,018 | 15.4 | 10.1 | 4,252 | 13.0 | 13.1 |
| | AfD | Denny Jankowski | Denny Jankowski | 3,921 | 12.0 | 4.7 | 3,672 | 11.2 | 4.0 |
| | SPD | Birgit Green | Birgit Green | 3,121 | 9.6 | 6.1 | 2,975 | 9.1 | 3.2 |
| | FDP | Philip Riegel | Philip Riegel | 2,053 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 2,455 | 7.5 | 3.6 |
| | MLPD | Jonas Riese | Jonas Riese | 147 | 0.5 | | 75 | 0.2 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,585 | 4.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 295 | | | 167 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,541 | | | 32,669 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,836 | 72.4 | 15.1 | | | |
| | Left hold | Left hold | Majority | 2,225 | 6.8 | 2.6 | | | |

### 2014 election

State election (2014): Jena I :
| 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. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | Left | Torsten Wolf | Torsten Wolf | 8,330 | 29.7 | 5.7 | 8,252 | 29.3 | 4.4 |
| | CDU | Guntram Wothly | Guntram Wothly | 7,144 | 25.5 | 3.0 | 7,348 | 26.1 | 3.8 |
| | Greens | Anja Siegesmund | Anja Siegesmund | 4,453 | 15.9 | 4.6 | 4,305 | 15.3 | 0.1 |
| | SPD | N Christoph Matschie | N Christoph Matschie | 4,409 | 15.7 | 11.2 | 3,471 | 12.3 | 9.5 |
| | AfD | Wiebke Muhsal | Wiebke Muhsal | 2,047 | 7.3 | | 2,025 | 7.2 | |
| | FDP | Uwe Barth | Uwe Barth | 1,403 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 1,091 | 3.9 | 5.8 |
| | NPD | Frank Jahn | Frank Jahn | 248 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 302 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,354 | 4.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 345 | | | 231 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,034 | | | 28,148 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,379 | 57.3 | 2.6 | | | |
| | Left gain from SPD | Left gain from SPD | Majority | 1,186 | 4.2 | | | | |

### 2009 election

State election (2009): Jena I :
| 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. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | SPD | Christoph Matschie | Christoph Matschie | 7,927 | 26.9 | 5.6 | 6,437 | 21.8 | 2.3 |
| | Left | Karin Kaschuba | Karin Kaschuba | 7,076 | 24.0 | 2.9 | 7,343 | 24.9 | 0.4 |
| | CDU | N Reyk Seela | N Reyk Seela | 6,610 | 22.5 | 7.5 | 6,580 | 22.3 | 9.3 |
| | Greens | Anja Siegesmund | Anja Siegesmund | 3,323 | 11.3 | 3.3 | 4,548 | 15.4 | 2.1 |
| | FDP | Uwe Barth | Uwe Barth | 2,730 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 2,871 | 9.7 | 5.2 |
| | Free Voters | Jürgen Haschke | Jürgen Haschke | 1,257 | 4.3 | | 962 | 3.3 | 1.7 |
| | NPD | Christian Kaiser | Christian Kaiser | 517 | 1.8 | | 517 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 202 | 0.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 395 | | | 375 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,440 | | | 29,460 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,835 | 59.9 | 1.3 | | | |
| | SPD gain from CDU | SPD gain from CDU | Majority | 851 | 2.9 | | | | |

### 2004 election

State election (2004): Jena I :
| 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. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Reyk Seela | Y Reyk Seela | 8,209 | 30.0 | 9.0 | 8,748 | 31.6 | 10.1 |
| | PDS | Karin Kaschuba | Karin Kaschuba | 7,362 | 26.9 | 4.4 | 6,775 | 24.5 | 1.6 |
| | SPD | Christine Klaus | Christine Klaus | 5,813 | 21.3 | 4.8 | 5,381 | 19.5 | 2.6 |
| | Greens | Matias Mieth | Matias Mieth | 3,980 | 14.6 | 8.5 | 3,666 | 13.3 | 7.2 |
| | FDP | Uwe Barth | Uwe Barth | 1,972 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 1,237 | 4.5 | 2.4 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,489 | 6.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,096 | | | 776 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,336 | | | 27,656 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,432 | 58.6 | 1.9 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 847 | 3.1 | 9.8 | | | |

### 1999 election

State election (1999): Jena I :
| 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. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Reyk Seela | Reyk Seela | 10,063 | 39.0 | 7.8 | 10,829 | 41.7 | 10.7 |
| | SPD | N Christine Klaus | N Christine Klaus | 6,737 | 26.1 | 8.1 | 5,727 | 22.1 | 11.4 |
| | PDS | Karin Kaschuba | Karin Kaschuba | 5,820 | 22.5 | 5.0 | 5,944 | 22.9 | 3.8 |
| | Greens | Marco Schrul | Marco Schrul | 1,568 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 1,593 | 6.1 | 2.4 |
| | FDP | Daniel Müller | Daniel Müller | 983 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 555 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| | REP | Wilhelm Tell | Wilhelm Tell | 662 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 232 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,059 | 4.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 312 | | | 206 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,833 | | | 25,939 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,145 | 60.5 | 14.9 | | | |
| | CDU gain from SPD | CDU gain from SPD | Majority | 3,326 | 12.9 | | | | |

### 1994 election

State election (1994): Jena I :
| 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. |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | SPD | Christine Klaus | Christine Klaus | 10,645 | 34.2 | | 10,451 | 33.5 | |
| | CDU | | | 9,712 | 31.2 | | 9,685 | 31.0 | |
| | PDS | | | 5,438 | 17.5 | | 5,960 | 19.1 | |
| | Greens | | | 3,562 | 11.4 | | 2,644 | 8.5 | |
| | FDP | | | 1,319 | 4.2 | | 1,260 | 4.0 | |
| | REP | | | 434 | 1.4 | | 339 | 1.1 | |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 868 | 2.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 823 | | | 726 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,110 | | | 31,207 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,933 | 75.4 | | | | |
| | SPD win new seat | SPD win new seat | Majority | 933 | 3.0 | | | | |