Greiz II
Greiz 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 40. It covers the eastern part of the district of Greiz.[1]
Greiz II was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2014, it has been represented by of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography[]
As of the 2019 state election, Greiz II covers the eastern part of the district of Greiz, specifically the municipalities of Berga/Elster, Bethenhausen, Brahmenau, Braunichswalde, Endschütz, Gauern, Greiz, Großenstein, Hilbersdorf, Hirschfeld, Kauern, Korbußen, Linda b. Weida, Mohlsdorf-Teichwolframsdorf, Neumühle/Elster, Paitzdorf, Pölzig, Reichstädt, Ronneburg, Rückersdorf, Schwaara, Seelingstädt, Teichwitz, and Wünschendorf/Elster.[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 2014. Since 1999, it has been represented by Christian Tischner.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1994 | CDU | 42.6 | ||
1999 | 48.1 | |||
2004 | 43.1 | |||
2009 | 29.9 | |||
2014 | CDU | 34.7 | ||
2019 | 30.4 |
Election results[]
2019 election[]
State election (2019): Greiz II[2] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Christian Tischner | 7,558 | 30.4 | 4.3 | 6,097 | 24.5 | 10.3 | ||
AfD | Sigvald Hahn | 6,306 | 25.3 | 13.0 | 6,468 | 26.0 | 13.3 | ||
Left | Frank Tempel | 4,869 | 19.6 | 2.6 | 6,982 | 28.0 | 3.1 | ||
SPD | Heike Taubert | 3,401 | 13.7 | 7.9 | 2,050 | 8.2 | 7.0 | ||
FDP | Jens Meyer | 1,358 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 1,262 | 5.1 | 2.7 | ||
Green | Katja Grunert | 793 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 752 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||
Independent | Detlef Zietan | 566 | 2.3 | ||||||
MLPD | Adrian Manuel Mauson | 41 | 0.2 | 63 | 0.3 | ||||
List-only parties | 1,233 | 5.0 | |||||||
Informal votes | 327 | 312 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 24,892 | 24,907 | |||||||
Turnout | 25,219 | 65.8 | 10.0 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 1,252 | 5.1 | 7.4 |
2014 election[]
State election (2014): Greiz II[3] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Christian Tischner | 8,016 | 34.7 | 4.6 | 8,050 | 34.8 | 0.6 | ||
Left | Holger Steiniger | 5,135 | 22.2 | 1.0 | 5,769 | 24.9 | 0.1 | ||
SPD | Heike Taubert | 4,988 | 21.6 | 3.8 | 3,516 | 15.2 | 4.0 | ||
AfD | Bärbel Kowsky | 2,851 | 12.3 | 2,932 | 12.7 | ||||
NPD | David Köckert | 892 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 1,011 | 4.4 | 0.2 | ||
FDP | Jens Meyer | 619 | 2.7 | 10.0 | 552 | 2.4 | 6.5 | ||
Green | Martin Kleinsteuber | 602 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 799 | 3.5 | 0.9 | ||
List-only parties | 523 | 2.3 | |||||||
Informal votes | 418 | 369 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 23,103 | 23,152 | |||||||
Turnout | 23,521 | 55.8 | 0.8 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 2,891 | 12.5 | 7.8 |
2009 election[]
State election (2009): Greiz II[4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Horst Krauße | 7,233 | 29.9 | 13.2 | 8,643 | 35.6 | 10.4 | ||
SPD | Heike Taubert | 6,274 | 26.0 | 4.2 | 4,698 | 19.4 | 3.4 | ||
Left | Diana Skibbe | 5,520 | 22.9 | 3.2 | 5,958 | 24.6 | 1.6 | ||
FDP | Wilhelm Wüstner | 3,081 | 12.8 | 7.1 | 2,136 | 8.8 | 5.2 | ||
NPD | Norman Wilkens | 1,140 | 4.7 | 1,019 | 4.2 | 2.6 | |||
Green | Johannes Möstl | 909 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 1,064 | 4.4 | 1.2 | ||
List-only parties | 746 | 3.1 | |||||||
Informal votes | 599 | 492 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 24,157 | 24,264 | |||||||
Turnout | 24,756 | 56.9 | 3.4 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 959 | 3.9 | 13.1 |
2004 election[]
State election (2004): Greiz II[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Horst Krauße | 9,986 | 43.1 | 5.0 | 10,779 | 46.0 | 6.0 | ||
PDS | Diana Skibbe | 6,038 | 26.1 | 5.3 | 5,402 | 23.0 | 3.8 | ||
SPD | Heike Taubert | 5,048 | 21.8 | 4.3 | 3,752 | 16.0 | 4.2 | ||
FDP | Horst Gerber | 1,323 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 839 | 3.6 | 2.7 | ||
Green | Till Hafner | 752 | 3.2 | 739 | 3.2 | 2.0 | |||
List-only parties | 1,946 | 8.3 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,404 | 1,094 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 23,147 | 23,457 | |||||||
Turnout | 24,551 | 53.5 | 4.9 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 3,948 | 17.0 | 5.0 |
1999 election[]
State election (1999): Greiz II[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Horst Krauße | 13,158 | 48.1 | 5.5 | 14,303 | 52.0 | 7.4 | ||
SPD | Harald Seidel | 7,144 | 26.1 | 9.5 | 5,544 | 20.2 | 11.3 | ||
PDS | Bernd Grimm | 5,690 | 20.8 | 7.8 | 5,268 | 19.2 | 5.8 | ||
REP | Harald Seeger | 820 | 3.0 | 363 | 1.3 | 0.2 | |||
FDP | Hanno Sengewald | 548 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 252 | 0.9 | 2.0 | ||
List-only parties | 1,479 | 5.4 | |||||||
Informal votes | 628 | 479 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 27,360 | 27,509 | |||||||
Turnout | 27,988 | 58.4 | 16.1 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 6,014 | 22.0 | 15.0 |
1994 election[]
State election (1994): Greiz II[7] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Horst Krauße | 15,191 | 42.6 | 16,092 | 44.8 | ||||
SPD | 12,712 | 35.6 | 11,334 | 31.5 | |||||
PDS | 4,586 | 12.9 | 4,773 | 13.3 | |||||
Green | 2,009 | 5.6 | 1,456 | 4.1 | |||||
FDP | 1,182 | 3.3 | 1,028 | 2.9 | |||||
List-only parties | 1,263 | 3.5 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,235 | 969 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 35,680 | 35,946 | |||||||
Turnout | 36,915 | 74.5 | |||||||
CDU win new seat | Majority | 2,479 | 7.0 |
References[]
- Electoral districts in Thuringia
- 1994 establishments in Germany
- Greiz (district)
- Constituencies established in 1994