Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land

Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land 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 194. It is located in eastern Thuringia, comprising the city of Gera and the districts of Altenburger Land and Greiz.[1]

194 Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land
Electoral district
for the Bundestag
Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land in 2017
StateThuringia
Population279,900 (2019)
Electorate229,588 (2021)
Major settlementsGera
Altenburg
Greiz
Area1,567.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created1990
PartyAfD
MemberStephan Brandner
Elected2021

Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Stephan Brandner of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).[2]

Geography

Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land is located in eastern Thuringia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Gera and the districts of Altenburger Land and Greiz.[1]

History

Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Altenburg – Schmölln – Greiz – Gera-Land II. From 2002 through 2013, it was named Greiz – Altenburger Land. It acquired its current name in the 2017 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 304 in the numbering system. In the 2002 election, it was number 197. In the 2005 election, it was number 196. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 195. Since the 2017 election, it has been number 194.

Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Greiz, Altenburg, Schmölln, and Landkreis Gera. In the 2002 through 2013 elections, it comprised the districts of Greiz and Altenburger Land. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.

Election No. Name Borders
1990 304 Altenburg – Schmölln – Greiz – Gera-Land II
  • Greiz district
  • Altenburg district
  • Schmölln district
  • Landkreis Gera district
1994
1998
2002 197 Greiz – Altenburger Land
2005 196
2009 195
2013
2017 194 Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land
2021

Members

The constituency was first represented by Harald Kahl of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. Peter Friedrich of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1998 and served a single term, followed by fellow SPD member Klaus-Werner Jonas until 2005. Volkmar Vogel was elected in 2005, and re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017. Stephan Brandner of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) was elected in 2021.

Election Member Party  %
1990 Harald Kahl CDU 47.7
1994 45.4
1998 Peter Friedrich SPD 39.3
2002 Klaus-Werner Jonas SPD 39.0
2005 Volkmar Vogel CDU 31.7
2009 37.4
2013 44.9
2017 30.4
2021 Stephan Brandner AfD 29.0

Election results

2021 election
Federal election (2021): Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land[3]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
AfD Stephan Brandner 48,034 29.0 Increase 1.7 46,659 28.1 Increase 1.0
SPD Elisabeth Kaiser 36,760 22.2 Increase 10.3 36,326 21.9 Increase 10.5
CDU Red XN Volkmar Vogel 33,067 20.0 Decrease 10.5 27,303 16.4 Decrease 10.9
Left Björn Harras 19,421 11.7 Decrease 7.0 18,666 11.2 Decrease 6.2
FDP Marco Thiele 14,273 8.6 Increase 3.0 16,212 9.8 Increase 1.6
Greens Doreen Rath 6,293 3.8 Increase 1.7 7,331 4.4 Increase 1.7
Independent Gebhard Berger 3,649 2.2
Tierschutzpartei   2,903 1.7
dieBasis Günther Langer 2,887 1.7 2,727 1.6
FW   2,433 1.5 Steady 0.0
PARTEI   1,970 1.2 Steady 0.0
Pirates   706 0.4 Steady 0.0
Menschliche Welt 594 0.4
NPD   537 0.3 Decrease 0.9
MLPD Klaus-Dieter Ilius 772 0.5 475 0.3 Increase 0.2
Independent Bernd Nebeler 474 0.3
Volt   369 0.2
Team Todenhöfer   355 0.2
Humanists   176 0.1
ÖDP   154 0.1 Decrease 0.3
V-Partei3   147 0.1 Decrease 0.3
Informal votes 2,517 2,104
Total Valid votes 165,630 166,043
Turnout 168,147 73.2 Decrease 0.3
AfD gain from CDU Majority 11,274 6.8

2017 election
Federal election (2017): Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land[4]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Volkmar Vogel 52,980 30.4 Decrease 12.3 47,690 27.3 Decrease 12.5
AfD Robby Schlund 47,558 27.3 Increase 21.1 47,275 27.1 Increase 19.5
Left Frank Tempel 32,573 18.7 Decrease 7.5 30,402 17.4 Decrease 7.6
SPD Elisabeth Kaiser 20,627 11.8 Decrease 2.3 19,845 11.4 Decrease 2.9
FDP Katja Grosch 9,712 5.6 Increase 4.2 14,315 8.2 Increase 5.6
Greens Andreas Leps 3,652 2.1 Decrease 0.7 4,709 2.7 Decrease 0.8
FW Günter Brinkmann 3,620 2.1 Increase 1.8 2,508 1.4 Increase 0.5
NPD   2,060 1.2 Decrease 2.1
PARTEI   2,056 1.2
Pirates   733 0.4 Decrease 1.6
DM 728 0.4
V-Partei³ Lisa Walther 1,201 0.7 725 0.4
Independent Jens Geidel 1,190 0.7
Independent Matthias Hüfken 1,000 0.6
ÖDP   629 0.4 Decrease 0.1
BGE   523 0.3
MLPD   194 0.1 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,820 2,541
Total Valid votes 174,113 174,392
Turnout 176,933 73.5 Increase 5.9
CDU hold Majority 5,422 3.1 Decrease 17.5

2013 election
Federal election (2013): Greiz – Altenburger Land[5]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Volkmar Vogel 51,013 44.9 Increase 7.5 47,580 41.8 Increase 8.9
Left Frank Tempel 27,627 24.3 Decrease 5.0 26,173 23.0 Decrease 5.7
SPD Nikolaus Dorsch 15,873 14.0 Decrease 3.6 16,213 14.2 Decrease 2.3
AfD Sieghardt Rydzewski 6,792 6.0 8,523 7.5
NPD Kevin Schulhauser 4,187 3.7 Decrease 0.4 3,876 3.4 Decrease 0.2
Greens Jens Kämpfer 3,211 2.8 Decrease 0.8 3,842 3.4 Decrease 0.9
Pirates Holger Peckmann 3,207 2.8 2,462 2.2 Decrease 0.2
FDP Daniel Scheidel 1,791 1.6 Decrease 6.5 3,032 2.7 Decrease 8.2
FW   1,177 1.0
ÖDP   591 0.5 Increase 0.1
REP   282 0.2 Decrease 0.1
MLPD   122 0.1 Steady 0.0
Informal votes 2,289 2,117
Total Valid votes 113,701 113,873
Turnout 115,990 67,9 Increase 3.8
CDU hold Majority 23,386 20.6 Increase 12.5

2009 election
Federal election (2009): Greiz – Altenburger Land[6]
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 Green tickY or Red XN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Green tickY Volkmar Vogel 42,988 37.4 Increase 5.7 37,841 32.8 Increase 6.1
Left Frank Tempel 33,672 29.3 Increase 3.4 33,017 28.6 Increase 2.1
SPD Wilfried Präger 20,224 17.6 Decrease 12.6 19,006 16.5 Decrease 11.1
FDP Johannes Frackowiak 9,237 8.0 Increase 2.9 12,557 10.9 Increase 2.0
NPD Steffen Schneider 4,720 4.1 Decrease 0.4 4,168 3.6 Decrease 0.7
Greens Vincent Müller 4,196 3.6 Increase 1.1 4,919 4.3 Increase 0.4
Pirates   2,707 2.3
ÖDP   478 0.4
REP   397 0.3 Decrease 0.3
MLPD   156 0.1 Decrease 0.2
Informal votes 1,952 1,743
Total Valid votes 115,037 115,246
Turnout 116,989 64.2 Decrease 11.5
CDU hold Majority 9,316 8.1 Increase 6.6

References
  1. "Constituency Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land". Federal Returning Officer.
  2. "Results for Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land". Federal Returning Officer.
  3. Results for Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land
  4. Results for Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land
  5. Results for Greiz – Altenburger Land
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