Greiz II

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Greiz II is one of 44 electoral constituencies (German: Wahlkreise) represented in the Landtag of Thuringia, which usually has twice as many members, 88.

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Each constituency elects one member via first-past-the-post voting (first vote, or direct vote), while others may get elected via their state-wide party list. This second vote, or party vote, is more significant as it determines the party proportions and majorities in the parliament, thus the number of members of each party, while the first vote only has some influence on which persons from a major party are elected. It is insignificant to small parties, most of them don't bother to run a direct candidate unless he holds a high and relatively "safe" rank on the state-wide party list from which the additional 44 members are selected.

Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 40 of 44. 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 Christian Tischner of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Several other candidates also became member of the state parliament via their party list, like Heike Taubert (SPD), member of the left-wing coalition state government since 2014.

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 (CDU) since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Horst Krauße, who served from 1994 to 2014. Since 2014, it has been represented by Christian Tischner.

ElectionMemberParty %
1994 Horst Krauße CDU 42.6
1999 48.1
2004 43.1
2009 29.9
2014 Christian Tischner CDU 34.7
2019 30.4
2024 43.0

Election results

2024 election

The 2024 Thuringian state election was different for Greiz II due to the first time candidacy of Björn Höcke, leader of the AfD in Thuringia, and arguably its most controversial figure nation-wide.

Since 2014, Höcke ran twice in Eichsfeld I, a catholic region with a firm CDU 50+% majority, and became member of state parliament due to his high and "safe" position on the AfD party list, number 1. Due to these lists, even the top figures of small 5+% parties will become parliament members, without running in a district, or doing there very poorly. On the other hand, if a party wins many constituencies, but ends up with popular vote to low to back them up, no seat might be assigned via list, and party leaders might be left out if they were not among the winners in a district. In fact, the CDU in 2019 had won nearly half of all districts, 21, but their third place popular vote of 21.7% would earn them only 20 seats in a 88 seat parliament, which was enlarged to 90 to accommodate 21 CDU seats. The AfD had won 23.4% of the popular vote, and 22 of 90 seats, eleven each direct and from list.

The growing success of the AfD, which became the leading party in polls, but due to more than two parties being involved, at only 30+%, thus might have led to the strange case of leading AfD politicians not making the parliament anymore via list, only if they win a district. The same scenario traditionally applies to the leading party in Bavaria, the CSU. Höcke thus looked for a district with better chances, and was nominated in Greiz II. As it turned out, in 2024 the AfD came in first with 32.8% of the popular vote, 32 of 88 seats, 29 direct, and three from the list, for Höcke and two others.

State election (2024): Greiz II [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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Christian Tischner11,43743.0Increase2.svg7,26527.1Decrease2.svg
AfD Björn Höcke 10,36238.9Increase2.svg9,94137.1Increase2.svg
Left Leon Maximilian Walter1,9957.5Decrease2.svg2,84610.6Decrease2.svg
SPD Heike Taubert2,3458.8Decrease2.svg1,0343.9Decrease2.svg
FDP Gernot Sengewald FDP4841.8Decrease2.svg2831.0Decrease2.svg
Greens -Decrease2.svg3611.3Decrease2.svg
BSW -Increase2.svg4,07615,2Increase2.svg
List-only parties1,2335.0
Informal votes435263
Total valid votes24,89224,907
Turnout 25,21965.8Increase2.svg 10.0
CDU holdMajority1,2525.1Decrease2.svg 7.4

2019 election

State election (2019): Greiz II [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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Christian Tischner7,55830.4Decrease2.svg 4.36,09724.5Decrease2.svg 10.3
AfD Sigvald Hahn6,30625.3Increase2.svg 13.06,46826.0Increase2.svg 13.3
Left Frank Tempel4,86919.6Decrease2.svg 2.66,98228.0Increase2.svg 3.1
SPD Heike Taubert3,40113.7Decrease2.svg 7.92,0508.2Decrease2.svg 7.0
FDP Jens Meyer1,3585.5Increase2.svg 2.81,2625.1Increase2.svg 2.7
Greens Katja Grunert7933.2Increase2.svg 0.67523.0Decrease2.svg 0.5
Independent Detlef Zietan5662.3
MLPD Adrian Manuel Mauson410.2630.3
List-only parties1,2335.0
Informal votes327312
Total valid votes24,89224,907
Turnout 25,21965.8Increase2.svg 10.0
CDU holdMajority1,2525.1Decrease2.svg 7.4

2014 election

State election (2014): Greiz II [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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Christian Tischner8,01634.7Increase2.svg 4.68,05034.8Decrease2.svg 0.6
Left Holger Steiniger5,13522.2Decrease2.svg 1.05,76924.9Increase2.svg 0.1
SPD Heike Taubert4,98821.6Decrease2.svg 3.83,51615.2Decrease2.svg 4.0
AfD Bärbel Kowsky2,85112.32,93212.7
NPD David Köckert8923.9Decrease2.svg 0.81,0114.4Increase2.svg 0.2
FDP Jens Meyer6192.7Decrease2.svg 10.05522.4Decrease2.svg 6.5
Greens Martin Kleinsteuber6022.6Decrease2.svg 1.27993.5Decrease2.svg 0.9
List-only parties5232.3
Informal votes418369
Total valid votes23,10323,152
Turnout 23,52155.8Decrease2.svg 0.8
CDU holdMajority2,89112.5Increase2.svg 7.8

2009 election

State election (2009): Greiz II [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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Horst Krauße7,23329.9Decrease2.svg 13.28,64335.6Decrease2.svg 10.4
SPD Heike Taubert6,27426.0Increase2.svg 4.24,69819.4Increase2.svg 3.4
Left Diana Skibbe5,52022.9Decrease2.svg 3.25,95824.6Increase2.svg 1.6
FDP Wilhelm Wüstner3,08112.8Increase2.svg 7.12,1368.8Increase2.svg 5.2
NPD Norman Wilkens1,1404.71,0194.2Increase2.svg 2.6
Greens Johannes Möstl9093.8Increase2.svg 0.61,0644.4Increase2.svg 1.2
List-only parties7463.1
Informal votes599492
Total valid votes24,15724,264
Turnout 24,75656.9Increase2.svg 3.4
CDU holdMajority9593.9Decrease2.svg 13.1

2004 election

State election (2004): Greiz II [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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Horst Krauße9,98643.1Decrease2.svg 5.010,77946.0Decrease2.svg 6.0
PDS Diana Skibbe6,03826.1Increase2.svg 5.35,40223.0Increase2.svg 3.8
SPD Heike Taubert5,04821.8Decrease2.svg 4.33,75216.0Decrease2.svg 4.2
FDP Horst Gerber1,3235.7Increase2.svg 3.78393.6Increase2.svg 2.7
Greens Till Hafner7523.27393.2Increase2.svg 2.0
List-only parties1,9468.3
Informal votes1,4041,094
Total valid votes23,14723,457
Turnout 24,55153.5Decrease2.svg 4.9
CDU holdMajority3,94817.0Decrease2.svg 5.0

1999 election

State election (1999): Greiz II [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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Green check.svgY Horst Krauße13,15848.1Increase2.svg 5.514,30352.0Increase2.svg 7.4
SPD Harald Seidel7,14426.1Decrease2.svg 9.55,54420.2Decrease2.svg 11.3
PDS Bernd Grimm5,69020.8Increase2.svg 7.85,26819.2Increase2.svg 5.8
REP Harald Seeger8203.03631.3Decrease2.svg 0.2
FDP Hanno Sengewald5482.0Decrease2.svg 1.32520.9Decrease2.svg 2.0
List-only parties1,4795.4
Informal votes628479
Total valid votes27,36027,509
Turnout 27,98858.4Decrease2.svg 16.1
CDU holdMajority6,01422.0Increase2.svg 15.0

1994 election

State election (1994): Greiz II [8]
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 check.svgY or Red x.svgN denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

PartyCandidateVotes%±%Party votes%±%
CDU Horst Krauße15,19142.616,09244.8
SPD 12,71235.611,33431.5
PDS 4,58612.94,77313.3
Greens 2,0095.61,4564.1
FDP 1,1823.31,0282.9
List-only parties1,2633.5
Informal votes1,235969
Total valid votes35,68035,946
Turnout 36,91574.5
CDU win new seatMajority2,4797.0

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References

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