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 190. It is located in north-central Thuringia, comprising the city of Jena, the Sömmerda district, and most of the Weimarer Land district.
Jena – Sömmerda – Weimarer Land I was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. From 2021 to 2025, it was represented by Holger Becker of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Since 2025 it has been represented by Stefan Schröder of the AfD.
Geography 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.
History 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. In the 2009 through 2021 elections, it was number 191. From the 2025 election, it has been number 190.
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 Name Borders 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 2025 190
Members 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 % 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 2025 Stafan Schröder AfD 32.5
Election results
2025 election
2021 election
2017 election
2013 election
2009 election
2005 election
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