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.

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.

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
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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y 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

2014 election

State election (2014): Greiz I
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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y 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

2009 election

State election (2009): Greiz I
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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y 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

2004 election

State election (2004): Greiz I
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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y 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

1999 election

State election (1999): Greiz I
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 Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
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

1994 election

State election (1994): Greiz I
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 Y or N 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