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.{{cite web|url=https://wahlen.thueringen.de/landtagswahlen/informationen/lw_wkein.asp|title=Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden}}
Greiz I was created for the 1994 state election. Since 2024, it has been represented by Martina Schweinsburg 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. From 1999 to 2024, it was represented by Volker Emde. Since 2024, it has been represented by Martina Schweinsburg.
| class=wikitable
! colspan=2| Election ! Member ! Party ! % |
| rowspan=7 bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|
| 1994 | rowspan=7| CDU | align=right| 47.4 |
| 1999
| rowspan=5| Volker Emde | align=right| 52.8 |
| 2004
| align=right| 47.8 |
| 2009
| align=right| 36.0 |
| 2014
| align=right| 42.7 |
| 2019
| align=right| 35.0 |
| 2024
| align=right| 46.4 |
Election results
=2024 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=State election (2024): Greiz Ihttps://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2024&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=039&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart=
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Martina Schweinsburg
|votes = 14,701
|percentage = 46.7
|change = {{increase}} 11.7
|party votes = 8,330
|party percent = 26.4
|party change = {{increase}} 3.7
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alternative for Germany
|candidate = Thomas Trommer
|votes = 11,809
|percentage = 37.5
|change =
|party votes = 11,888
|party percent = 37.6
|party change = {{increase}} 10.2
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht
|party votes = 4,858
|party percent = 15.4
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Alexander Frieß
|votes = 2,548
|percentage = 8.1
|change = {{decrease}} 21.5
|party votes = 3,350
|party percent = 10.6
|party change = {{decrease}} 18.0
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Eric Böhme
|votes = 1,253
|percentage = 4.0
|change = {{decrease}} 4.2
|party votes = 1,149
|party percent = 3.6
|party change = {{decrease}} 3.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Dirk Bergner
|votes = 623
|percentage = 2.0
|change = {{decrease}} 13.4
|party votes = 343
|party percent = 1.1
|party change = {{decrease}} 6.6
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Martin Schulze
|votes = 525
|percentage = 1.7
|change = {{decrease}} 2.6
|party votes = 520
|party percent = 1.6
|party change = {{decrease}} 1.5
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Action Party for Animal Welfare
|party votes = 311
|party percent = 1.0
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.4
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Free Voters
|party votes = 237
|party percent = 0.8
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Family Party of Germany
|party votes = 160
|party percent = 0.5
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Values Union
|party votes = 157
|party percent = 0.5
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Bündnis Deutschland
|party votes = 118
|party percent = 0.4
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Pirate Party Germany
|party votes = 81
|party percent = 0.3
|party change = {{increase}} 0.1
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Ecological Democratic Party
|party votes = 46
|party percent = 0.1
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.3
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany
|party votes = 36
|party percent = 0.1
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.1
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 398
|party votes = 273
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 31,459
|party votes = 31,584
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 31,857
|percentage = 75.5
|change = {{increase}} 8.4
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 2,892
|percent = 9.2
|change = {{increase}} 3.8
}}
=2019 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=State election (2019): Greiz I[https://statistik.thueringen.de/webshop/pdf/2019/29414_2019_00.pdf Landtagswahl in Thüringen am. 27 Oktober 2019]
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Volker Emde
|votes = 9,714
|percentage = 35.0
|change = {{decrease}} 7.7
|party votes = 6,620
|party percent = 22.7
|party change = {{decrease}} 12.6
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Sven Weber
|votes = 8,200
|percentage = 29.6
|change = {{decrease}} 0.3
|party votes = 8,335
|party percent = 28.6
|party change = {{increase}} 2.3
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Alternative for Germany
|party votes = 7,997
|party percent = 27.4
|party change = {{increase}} 13.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Dirk Bergner
|votes = 4,266
|percentage = 15.4
|change = {{increase}} 10.2
|party votes = 1,654
|party percent = 5.7
|party change = {{increase}} 2.7
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Raphael Heyder
|votes = 2,266
|percentage = 8.2
|change = {{decrease}} 3.7
|party votes = 2,034
|party percent = 7.0
|party change = {{decrease}} 4.5
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
|candidate = Peter Höfer
|votes = 2,067
|percentage = 7.5
|change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Jens Kämpfer
|votes = 1,205
|percentage = 4.3
|change = {{decrease}} 0.9
|party votes = 909
|party percent = 3.1
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.9
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 1,622
|party percent = 5.6
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 1,890
|party votes = 437
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 27,718
|party votes = 29,171
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 29,608
|percentage = 67.1
|change = {{increase}} 12.7
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 1,514
|percent = 5.4
|change = {{decrease}} 7.4
}}
=2014 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=State election (2014): Greiz I[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2014&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=039&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart= Wahlen in Thüringen 2014]
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Volker Emde
|votes = 10,325
|percentage = 42.7
|change = {{increase}} 6.5
|party votes = 8,621
|party percent = 35.3
|party change = {{increase}} 0.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Diana Skibbe
|votes = 7,235
|percentage = 29.9
|change = {{increase}} 2.9
|party votes = 6,431
|party percent = 26.3
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.7
}}
{{MMP election box party only|
|party = Alternative for Germany
|party votes = 3,419
|party percent = 14.0
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Marie-Theres Mayer
|votes = 2,882
|percentage = 11.9
|change = {{decrease}} 4.3
|party votes = 2,815
|party percent = 11.5
|party change = {{decrease}} 4.8
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Dirk Bergner
|votes = 1,264
|percentage = 5.2
|change = {{decrease}} 5.5
|party votes = 726
|party percent = 3.0
|party change = {{decrease}} 6.0
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Jennifer Schubert
|votes = 1,251
|percentage = 5.2
|change = {{increase}} 0.2
|party votes = 986
|party percent = 4.0
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.9
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = National Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Michael Kuhn
|votes = 1,222
|percentage = 5.1
|change = {{increase}} 0.3
|party votes = 739
|party percent = 3.0
|party change = {{decrease}} 1.2
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 679
|party percent = 2.8
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 539
|party votes = 302
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 24,179
|party votes = 24,416
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 24,718
|percentage = 54.4
|change = {{decrease}} 3.1
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 3,090
|percent = 12.8
|change = {{increase}} 3.6
}}
=2009 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=State election (2009): Greiz I[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2009&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=039&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart= Wahlen in Thüringen 2009]
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Volker Emde
|votes = 10,368
|percentage = 36.0
|change = {{decrease}} 11.8
|party votes = 10,074
|party percent = 34.8
|party change = {{decrease}} 14.2
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Frank Lux
|votes = 7,823
|percentage = 27.2
|change = {{decrease}} 1.9
|party votes = 7,839
|party percent = 27.1
|party change = {{increase}} 3.3
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Mike Stieber
|votes = 4,662
|percentage = 16.2
|change = {{increase}} 3.2
|party votes = 4,713
|party percent = 16.3
|party change = {{increase}} 3.7
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Dirk Bergner
|votes = 3,089
|percentage = 10.7
|change = {{increase}} 5.1
|party votes = 2,625
|party percent = 9.1
|party change = {{increase}} 5.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Vincent Müller
|votes = 1,439
|percentage = 5.0
|change = {{increase}} 0.5
|party votes = 1,422
|party percent = 4.9
|party change = {{increase}} 1.6
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = National Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Mandy Schneider
|votes = 1,390
|percentage = 4.8
|change =
|party votes = 1,210
|party percent = 4.2
|party change = {{increase}} 2.7
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 1,049
|party percent = 3.6
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 740
|party votes = 579
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 28,771
|party votes = 28,932
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 29,511
|percentage = 57.2
|change = {{increase}} 2.0
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 2,545
|percent = 8.8
|change = {{decrease}} 9.9
}}
=2004 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=State election (2004): Greiz I[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2004&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=039&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart= Wahlen in Thüringen 2004]
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Volker Emde
|votes = 13,529
|percentage = 47.8
|change = {{decrease}} 5.0
|party votes = 14,014
|party percent = 49.0
|party change = {{decrease}} 5.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
|candidate = Heidrun Sedlacik
|votes = 8,247
|percentage = 29.1
|change = {{increase}} 6.6
|party votes = 6,812
|party percent = 23.8
|party change = {{increase}} 4.1
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Mike Stieber
|votes = 3,666
|percentage = 13.0
|change = {{decrease}} 6.5
|party votes = 3,604
|party percent = 12.6
|party change = {{decrease}} 4.1
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Dirk Bergner
|votes = 1,589
|percentage = 5.6
|change = {{increase}} 3.0
|party votes = 1,063
|party percent = 3.7
|party change = {{increase}} 2.5
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Ines Zipfel
|votes = 1,262
|percentage = 4.5
|change =
|party votes = 953
|party percent = 3.3
|party change = {{increase}} 1.8
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 2,168
|party percent = 7.6
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 1,586
|party votes = 1,265
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 28,293
|party votes = 28,614
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 29,879
|percentage = 55.2
|change = {{decrease}} 5.4
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 5,282
|percent = 18.7
|change = {{decrease}} 11.6
}}
=1999 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=State election (1999): Greiz I[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=1999&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=039&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart= Wahlen in Thüringen 1999]
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Volker Emde
|votes = 16,896
|percentage = 52.8
|change = {{increase}} 5.3
|party votes = 17,508
|party percent = 54.4
|party change = {{increase}} 6.6
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
|candidate = Heidrun Sedlacik
|votes = 7,206
|percentage = 22.5
|change = {{increase}} 8.6
|party votes = 6,324
|party percent = 19.7
|party change = {{increase}} 5.8
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Ines Zipfel
|votes = 6,236
|percentage = 19.5
|change = {{decrease}} 8.9
|party votes = 5,381
|party percent = 16.7
|party change = {{decrease}} 10.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Republicans (Germany)
|candidate = Michael Knietsch
|votes = 821
|percentage = 2.6
|change =
|party votes = 251
|party percent = 0.8
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.6
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Horst Gerber
|votes = 816
|percentage = 2.6
|change = {{decrease}} 2.0
|party votes = 392
|party percent = 1.2
|party change = {{decrease}} 2.1
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 2,312
|party percent = 7.2
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 732
|party votes = 539
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 31,975
|party votes = 32,168
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 32,707
|percentage = 60.6
|change = {{decrease}} 15.2
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 9,690
|percent = 30.3
|change = {{increase}} 11.2
}}
=1994 election=
{{MMP election box begin
|title=State election (1994): Greiz I[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=1994&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=039&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart= Wahlen in Thüringen 1994]
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Peter Schütz
|votes = 17,399
|percentage = 47.4
|change =
|party votes = 17,679
|party percent = 47.8
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate =
|votes = 10,395
|percentage = 28.3
|change =
|party votes = 10,007
|party percent = 27.0
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
|candidate =
|votes = 5,147
|percentage = 14.0
|change =
|party votes = 5,193
|party percent = 14.0
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate =
|votes = 2,033
|percentage = 5.5
|change =
|party votes = 1,630
|party percent = 4.4
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate =
|votes = 1,710
|percentage = 4.7
|change =
|party votes = 1,241
|party percent = 3.4
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 1,270
|party percent = 3.4
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 1,578
|party votes = 1,242
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 36,684
|party votes = 37,020
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 38,262
|percentage = 75.8
|change =
}}
{{MMP election box majority win|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 7,004
|percent = 19.1
}}
References
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{{Landtag of Thuringia Districts}}
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