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 2024, it has been represented by Martina Schweinsburg of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
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]
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. From 1999 to 2024, it was represented by Volker Emde. Since 2024, it has been represented by Martina Schweinsburg.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1994 | Peter Schütz | CDU | 47.4 | |
1999 | Volker Emde | 52.8 | ||
2004 | 47.8 | |||
2009 | 36.0 | |||
2014 | 42.7 | |||
2019 | 35.0 | |||
2024 | Martina Schweinsburg | 46.4 |
State election (2024): Greiz I [2] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Martina Schweinsburg | 14,701 | 46.7 | 11.7 | 8,330 | 26.4 | 3.7 | ||
AfD | Thomas Trommer | 11,809 | 37.5 | 11,888 | 37.6 | 10.2 | |||
BSW | 4,858 | 15.4 | |||||||
Left | Alexander Frieß | 2,548 | 8.1 | 21.5 | 3,350 | 10.6 | 18.0 | ||
SPD | Eric Böhme | 1,253 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 1,149 | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
FDP | Dirk Bergner | 623 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 343 | 1.1 | 6.6 | ||
Greens | Martin Schulze | 525 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 520 | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
APT | 311 | 1.0 | 0.4 | ||||||
FW | 237 | 0.8 | |||||||
Familie | 160 | 0.5 | |||||||
Values | 157 | 0.5 | |||||||
BD | 118 | 0.4 | |||||||
Pirates | 81 | 0.3 | 0.1 | ||||||
ÖDP | 46 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||||||
MLPD | 36 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
Informal votes | 398 | 273 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 31,459 | 31,584 | |||||||
Turnout | 31,857 | 75.5 | 8.4 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 2,892 | 9.2 | 3.8 |
State election (2019): Greiz I [3] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Volker Emde | 9,714 | 35.0 | 7.7 | 6,620 | 22.7 | 12.6 | ||
Left | Sven Weber | 8,200 | 29.6 | 0.3 | 8,335 | 28.6 | 2.3 | ||
AfD | 7,997 | 27.4 | 13.4 | ||||||
FDP | Dirk Bergner | 4,266 | 15.4 | 10.2 | 1,654 | 5.7 | 2.7 | ||
SPD | Raphael Heyder | 2,266 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 2,034 | 7.0 | 4.5 | ||
Independent | Peter Höfer | 2,067 | 7.5 | ||||||
Greens | Jens Kämpfer | 1,205 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 909 | 3.1 | 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 | 12.7 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 1,514 | 5.4 | 7.4 |
State election (2014): Greiz I [4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Volker Emde | 10,325 | 42.7 | 6.5 | 8,621 | 35.3 | 0.4 | ||
Left | Diana Skibbe | 7,235 | 29.9 | 2.9 | 6,431 | 26.3 | 0.7 | ||
AfD | 3,419 | 14.0 | |||||||
SPD | Marie-Theres Mayer | 2,882 | 11.9 | 4.3 | 2,815 | 11.5 | 4.8 | ||
FDP | Dirk Bergner | 1,264 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 726 | 3.0 | 6.0 | ||
Greens | Jennifer Schubert | 1,251 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 986 | 4.0 | 0.9 | ||
NPD | Michael Kuhn | 1,222 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 739 | 3.0 | 1.2 | ||
List-only parties | 679 | 2.8 | |||||||
Informal votes | 539 | 302 | |||||||
Total valid votes | 24,179 | 24,416 | |||||||
Turnout | 24,718 | 54.4 | 3.1 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 3,090 | 12.8 | 3.6 |
State election (2009): Greiz I [5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Volker Emde | 10,368 | 36.0 | 11.8 | 10,074 | 34.8 | 14.2 | ||
Left | Frank Lux | 7,823 | 27.2 | 1.9 | 7,839 | 27.1 | 3.3 | ||
SPD | Mike Stieber | 4,662 | 16.2 | 3.2 | 4,713 | 16.3 | 3.7 | ||
FDP | Dirk Bergner | 3,089 | 10.7 | 5.1 | 2,625 | 9.1 | 5.4 | ||
Greens | Vincent Müller | 1,439 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1,422 | 4.9 | 1.6 | ||
NPD | Mandy Schneider | 1,390 | 4.8 | 1,210 | 4.2 | 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 | 2.0 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 2,545 | 8.8 | 9.9 |
State election (2004): Greiz I [6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Volker Emde | 13,529 | 47.8 | 5.0 | 14,014 | 49.0 | 5.4 | ||
PDS | Heidrun Sedlacik | 8,247 | 29.1 | 6.6 | 6,812 | 23.8 | 4.1 | ||
SPD | Mike Stieber | 3,666 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 3,604 | 12.6 | 4.1 | ||
FDP | Dirk Bergner | 1,589 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 1,063 | 3.7 | 2.5 | ||
Greens | Ines Zipfel | 1,262 | 4.5 | 953 | 3.3 | 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 | 5.4 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 5,282 | 18.7 | 11.6 |
State election (1999): Greiz I [7] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Volker Emde | 16,896 | 52.8 | 5.3 | 17,508 | 54.4 | 6.6 | ||
PDS | Heidrun Sedlacik | 7,206 | 22.5 | 8.6 | 6,324 | 19.7 | 5.8 | ||
SPD | Ines Zipfel | 6,236 | 19.5 | 8.9 | 5,381 | 16.7 | 10.4 | ||
REP | Michael Knietsch | 821 | 2.6 | 251 | 0.8 | 0.6 | |||
FDP | Horst Gerber | 816 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 392 | 1.2 | 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 | 15.2 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 9,690 | 30.3 | 11.2 |
State election (1994): Greiz I [8] | |||||||||
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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 | |||||
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 |
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