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

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 Peter Schütz, who served from 1994 to 1999. Since 1999, it has been represented by Volker Emde.

Election Member Party  %
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

2019 election
State election (2019): Greiz I[2]
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 Volker Emde 9,714 35.0 Decrease 7.7 6,620 22.7 Decrease 12.6
Left Sven Weber 8,200 29.6 Decrease 0.3 8,335 28.6 Increase 2.3
AfD   7,997 27.4 Increase 13.4
FDP Dirk Bergner 4,266 15.4 Increase 10.2 1,654 5.7 Increase 2.7
SPD Raphael Heyder 2,266 8.2 Decrease 3.7 2,034 7.0 Decrease 4.5
Independent Peter Höfer 2,067 7.5
Greens Jens Kämpfer 1,205 4.3 Decrease 0.9 909 3.1 Decrease 0.9
List-only parties 1,622 5.6
Informal votes 1,890 437
Total Valid votes 27,718 29,171
Turnout 29,608 67.1 Increase 12.7
CDU hold Majority 1,514 5.4 Decrease 7.4

2014 election
State election (2014): Greiz I[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 % ±%
CDU Green tickY Volker Emde 10,325 42.7 Increase 6.5 8,621 35.3 Increase 0.4
Left Diana Skibbe 7,235 29.9 Increase 2.9 6,431 26.3 Decrease 0.7
AfD   3,419 14.0
SPD Marie-Theres Mayer 2,882 11.9 Decrease 4.3 2,815 11.5 Decrease 4.8
FDP Dirk Bergner 1,264 5.2 Decrease 5.5 726 3.0 Decrease 6.0
Greens Jennifer Schubert 1,251 5.2 Increase 0.2 986 4.0 Decrease 0.9
NPD Michael Kuhn 1,222 5.1 Increase 0.3 739 3.0 Decrease 1.2
List-only parties 679 2.8
Informal votes 539 302
Total Valid votes 24,179 24,416
Turnout 24,718 54.4 Decrease 3.1
CDU hold Majority 3,090 12.8 Increase 3.6

2009 election
State election (2009): Greiz I[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 Volker Emde 10,368 36.0 Decrease 11.8 10,074 34.8 Decrease 14.2
Left Frank Lux 7,823 27.2 Decrease 1.9 7,839 27.1 Increase 3.3
SPD Mike Stieber 4,662 16.2 Increase 3.2 4,713 16.3 Increase 3.7
FDP Dirk Bergner 3,089 10.7 Increase 5.1 2,625 9.1 Increase 5.4
Greens Vincent Müller 1,439 5.0 Increase 0.5 1,422 4.9 Increase 1.6
NPD Mandy Schneider 1,390 4.8 1,210 4.2 Increase 2.7
List-only parties 1,049 3.6
Informal votes 740 579
Total Valid votes 28,771 28,932
Turnout 29,511 57.2 Increase 2.0
CDU hold Majority 2,545 8.8 Decrease 9.9

2004 election
State election (2004): Greiz I[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 Volker Emde 13,529 47.8 Decrease 5.0 14,014 49.0 Decrease 5.4
PDS Heidrun Sedlacik 8,247 29.1 Increase 6.6 6,812 23.8 Increase 4.1
SPD Mike Stieber 3,666 13.0 Decrease 6.5 3,604 12.6 Decrease 4.1
FDP Dirk Bergner 1,589 5.6 Increase 3.0 1,063 3.7 Increase 2.5
Greens Ines Zipfel 1,262 4.5 953 3.3 Increase 1.8
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 Decrease 5.4
CDU hold Majority 5,282 18.7 Decrease 11.6

1999 election
State election (1999): Greiz I[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 Volker Emde 16,896 52.8 Increase 5.3 17,508 54.4 Increase 6.6
PDS Heidrun Sedlacik 7,206 22.5 Increase 8.6 6,324 19.7 Increase 5.8
SPD Ines Zipfel 6,236 19.5 Decrease 8.9 5,381 16.7 Decrease 10.4
REP Michael Knietsch 821 2.6 251 0.8 Decrease 0.6
FDP Horst Gerber 816 2.6 Decrease 2.0 392 1.2 Decrease 2.1
List-only parties 2,312 7.2
Informal votes 732 539
Total Valid votes 31,975 32,168
Turnout 32,707 60.6 Decrease 15.2
CDU hold Majority 9,690 30.3 Increase 11.2

1994 election
State election (1994): Greiz I[7]
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 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

References
  1. "Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden".
  2. Landtagswahl in Thüringen am. 27 Oktober 2019
  3. Wahlen in Thüringen 2014
  4. Wahlen in Thüringen 2009
  5. Wahlen in Thüringen 2004
  6. Wahlen in Thüringen 1999
  7. Wahlen in Thüringen 1994
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