Greiz I
Greiz 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 39. It covers the western part of the district of Greiz.[1]
Greiz I was created for the 1994 state election. Since 1999, it has been represented by of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography[]
As of the 2019 state election, Greiz I covers the western part of the district of Greiz, specifically the municipalities of Auma-Weidatal, Bad Köstritz, Bocka, Caaschwitz, Crimla, Harth-Pöllnitz, Hartmannsdorf, Hohenleuben, Hundhaupten, Kraftsdorf, Kühdorf, Langenwetzendorf, Langenwolschendorf, Lederhose, Lindenkreuz, Münchenbernsdorf, Saara, Schwarzbach, Weida, Weißendorf, Zedlitz, and Zeulenroda-Triebes.[1]
Members[]
The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was , who served from 1994 to 1999. Since 1999, it has been represented by Volker Emde.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1994 | CDU | 47.4 | ||
1999 | CDU | 52.8 | ||
2004 | 47.8 | |||
2009 | 36.0 | |||
2014 | 42.7 | |||
2019 | 35.0 |
Election results[]
2019 election[]
State election (2019): Greiz I[2] | |||||||||
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Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
9,714 | 35.0 | ![]() |
6,620 | 22.7 | ![]() | ||
Left | Sven Weber | 8,200 | 29.6 | ![]() |
8,335 | 28.6 | ![]() | ||
AfD | 7,997 | 27.4 | ![]() | ||||||
FDP | Dirk Bergner | 4,266 | 15.4 | ![]() |
1,654 | 5.7 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Raphael Heyder | 2,266 | 8.2 | ![]() |
2,034 | 7.0 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Peter Höfer | 2,067 | 7.5 | ||||||
Green | Jens Kämpfer | 1,205 | 4.3 | ![]() |
909 | 3.1 | ![]() | ||
List-only parties | 1,622 | 5.6 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,890 | 437 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 27,718 | 29,171 | |||||||
Turnout | 29,608 | 67.1 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 1,514 | 5.4 | ![]() |
2014 election[]
State election (2014): Greiz I[3] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
10,325 | 42.7 | ![]() |
8,621 | 35.3 | ![]() | ||
Left | Diana Skibbe | 7,235 | 29.9 | ![]() |
6,431 | 26.3 | ![]() | ||
AfD | 3,419 | 14.0 | |||||||
SPD | Marie-Theres Mayer | 2,882 | 11.9 | ![]() |
2,815 | 11.5 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Dirk Bergner | 1,264 | 5.2 | ![]() |
726 | 3.0 | ![]() | ||
Green | Jennifer Schubert | 1,251 | 5.2 | ![]() |
986 | 4.0 | ![]() | ||
NPD | Michael Kuhn | 1,222 | 5.1 | ![]() |
739 | 3.0 | ![]() | ||
List-only parties | 679 | 2.8 | |||||||
Informal votes | 539 | 302 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 24,179 | 24,416 | |||||||
Turnout | 24,718 | 54.4 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 3,090 | 12.8 | ![]() |
2009 election[]
State election (2009): Greiz I[4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
10,368 | 36.0 | ![]() |
10,074 | 34.8 | ![]() | ||
Left | Frank Lux | 7,823 | 27.2 | ![]() |
7,839 | 27.1 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Mike Stieber | 4,662 | 16.2 | ![]() |
4,713 | 16.3 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Dirk Bergner | 3,089 | 10.7 | ![]() |
2,625 | 9.1 | ![]() | ||
Green | Vincent Müller | 1,439 | 5.0 | ![]() |
1,422 | 4.9 | ![]() | ||
NPD | Mandy Schneider | 1,390 | 4.8 | 1,210 | 4.2 | ![]() | |||
List-only parties | 1,049 | 3.6 | |||||||
Informal votes | 740 | 579 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 28,771 | 28,932 | |||||||
Turnout | 29,511 | 57.2 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 2,545 | 8.8 | ![]() |
2004 election[]
State election (2004): Greiz I[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | ![]() |
13,529 | 47.8 | ![]() |
14,014 | 49.0 | ![]() | ||
PDS | Heidrun Sedlacik | 8,247 | 29.1 | ![]() |
6,812 | 23.8 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Mike Stieber | 3,666 | 13.0 | ![]() |
3,604 | 12.6 | ![]() | ||
FDP | Dirk Bergner | 1,589 | 5.6 | ![]() |
1,063 | 3.7 | ![]() | ||
Green | Ines Zipfel | 1,262 | 4.5 | 953 | 3.3 | ![]() | |||
List-only parties | 2,168 | 7.6 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,586 | 1,265 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 28,293 | 28,614 | |||||||
Turnout | 29,879 | 55.2 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 5,282 | 18.7 | ![]() |
1999 election[]
State election (1999): Greiz I[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Volker Emde | 16,896 | 52.8 | ![]() |
17,508 | 54.4 | ![]() | ||
PDS | Heidrun Sedlacik | 7,206 | 22.5 | ![]() |
6,324 | 19.7 | ![]() | ||
SPD | Ines Zipfel | 6,236 | 19.5 | ![]() |
5,381 | 16.7 | ![]() | ||
REP | Michael Knietsch | 821 | 2.6 | 251 | 0.8 | ![]() | |||
FDP | Horst Gerber | 816 | 2.6 | ![]() |
392 | 1.2 | ![]() | ||
List-only parties | 2,312 | 7.2 | |||||||
Informal votes | 732 | 539 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 31,975 | 32,168 | |||||||
Turnout | 32,707 | 60.6 | ![]() |
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CDU hold | Majority | 9,690 | 30.3 | ![]() |
1994 election[]
State election (1994): Greiz I[7] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Peter Schütz | 17,399 | 47.4 | 17,679 | 47.8 | ||||
SPD | 10,395 | 28.3 | 10,007 | 27.0 | |||||
PDS | 5,147 | 14.0 | 5,193 | 14.0 | |||||
Green | 2,033 | 5.5 | 1,630 | 4.4 | |||||
FDP | 1,710 | 4.7 | 1,241 | 3.4 | |||||
List-only parties | 1,270 | 3.4 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,578 | 1,242 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 36,684 | 37,020 | |||||||
Turnout | 38,262 | 75.8 | |||||||
CDU win new seat | Majority | 7,004 | 19.1 |
References[]
- Electoral districts in Thuringia
- 1994 establishments in Germany
- Greiz (district)
- Constituencies established in 1994