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 Volker Emde of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Peter Schütz, who served from 1994 to 1999. Since 1999, it has been represented by Volker Emde.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1994 | Peter Schütz | CDU | 47.4 | |
1999 | Volker Emde | CDU | 52.8 | |
2004 | 47.8 | |||
2009 | 36.0 | |||
2014 | 42.7 | |||
2019 | 35.0 |
Election results
[edit]2019 election
[edit]State election (2019): Greiz I[2] | |||||||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
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 | ||||||
Greens | 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 | ![]() | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 1,514 | 5.4 | ![]() |
2014 election
[edit]State election (2014): Greiz I[3] | |||||||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
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 | ![]() | ||
Greens | 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 | ![]() | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 3,090 | 12.8 | ![]() |
2009 election
[edit]State election (2009): Greiz I[4] | |||||||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
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 | ![]() | ||
Greens | 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 | ![]() | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 2,545 | 8.8 | ![]() |
2004 election
[edit]State election (2004): Greiz I[5] | |||||||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
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 | ![]() | ||
Greens | 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 | ![]() | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 5,282 | 18.7 | ![]() |
1999 election
[edit]State election (1999): Greiz I[6] | |||||||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
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 | ![]() | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 9,690 | 30.3 | ![]() |
1994 election
[edit]State election (1994): Greiz I[7] | |||||||||
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Notes: | Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. | ||||||||
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 | |||||
Greens | 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 |