Greiz II 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 40. 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).
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 since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Horst Krauße, who served from 1994 to 2014. Since 1999, it has been represented by Christian Tischner.
Election | Member | Party | % | |
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1994 | Horst Krauße | CDU | 42.6 | |
1999 | 48.1 | |||
2004 | 43.1 | |||
2009 | 29.9 | |||
2014 | Christian Tischner | CDU | 34.7 | |
2019 | 30.4 |
Election results
2019 election
State election (2019): Greiz II[2] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Christian Tischner | 7,558 | 30.4 | 4.3 | 6,097 | 24.5 | 10.3 | ||
AfD | Sigvald Hahn | 6,306 | 25.3 | 13.0 | 6,468 | 26.0 | 13.3 | ||
Left | Frank Tempel | 4,869 | 19.6 | 2.6 | 6,982 | 28.0 | 3.1 | ||
SPD | Heike Taubert | 3,401 | 13.7 | 7.9 | 2,050 | 8.2 | 7.0 | ||
FDP | Jens Meyer | 1,358 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 1,262 | 5.1 | 2.7 | ||
Greens | Katja Grunert | 793 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 752 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||
Independent | Detlef Zietan | 566 | 2.3 | ||||||
MLPD | Adrian Manuel Mauson | 41 | 0.2 | 63 | 0.3 | ||||
List-only parties | 1,233 | 5.0 | |||||||
Informal votes | 327 | 312 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 24,892 | 24,907 | |||||||
Turnout | 25,219 | 65.8 | 10.0 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 1,252 | 5.1 | 7.4 |
2014 election
State election (2014): Greiz II[3] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Christian Tischner | 8,016 | 34.7 | 4.6 | 8,050 | 34.8 | 0.6 | ||
Left | Holger Steiniger | 5,135 | 22.2 | 1.0 | 5,769 | 24.9 | 0.1 | ||
SPD | Heike Taubert | 4,988 | 21.6 | 3.8 | 3,516 | 15.2 | 4.0 | ||
AfD | Bärbel Kowsky | 2,851 | 12.3 | 2,932 | 12.7 | ||||
NPD | David Köckert | 892 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 1,011 | 4.4 | 0.2 | ||
FDP | Jens Meyer | 619 | 2.7 | 10.0 | 552 | 2.4 | 6.5 | ||
Greens | Martin Kleinsteuber | 602 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 799 | 3.5 | 0.9 | ||
List-only parties | 523 | 2.3 | |||||||
Informal votes | 418 | 369 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 23,103 | 23,152 | |||||||
Turnout | 23,521 | 55.8 | 0.8 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 2,891 | 12.5 | 7.8 |
2009 election
State election (2009): Greiz II[4] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Horst Krauße | 7,233 | 29.9 | 13.2 | 8,643 | 35.6 | 10.4 | ||
SPD | Heike Taubert | 6,274 | 26.0 | 4.2 | 4,698 | 19.4 | 3.4 | ||
Left | Diana Skibbe | 5,520 | 22.9 | 3.2 | 5,958 | 24.6 | 1.6 | ||
FDP | Wilhelm Wüstner | 3,081 | 12.8 | 7.1 | 2,136 | 8.8 | 5.2 | ||
NPD | Norman Wilkens | 1,140 | 4.7 | 1,019 | 4.2 | 2.6 | |||
Greens | Johannes Möstl | 909 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 1,064 | 4.4 | 1.2 | ||
List-only parties | 746 | 3.1 | |||||||
Informal votes | 599 | 492 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 24,157 | 24,264 | |||||||
Turnout | 24,756 | 56.9 | 3.4 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 959 | 3.9 | 13.1 |
2004 election
State election (2004): Greiz II[5] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Horst Krauße | 9,986 | 43.1 | 5.0 | 10,779 | 46.0 | 6.0 | ||
PDS | Diana Skibbe | 6,038 | 26.1 | 5.3 | 5,402 | 23.0 | 3.8 | ||
SPD | Heike Taubert | 5,048 | 21.8 | 4.3 | 3,752 | 16.0 | 4.2 | ||
FDP | Horst Gerber | 1,323 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 839 | 3.6 | 2.7 | ||
Greens | Till Hafner | 752 | 3.2 | 739 | 3.2 | 2.0 | |||
List-only parties | 1,946 | 8.3 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,404 | 1,094 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 23,147 | 23,457 | |||||||
Turnout | 24,551 | 53.5 | 4.9 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 3,948 | 17.0 | 5.0 |
1999 election
State election (1999): Greiz II[6] | |||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Horst Krauße | 13,158 | 48.1 | 5.5 | 14,303 | 52.0 | 7.4 | ||
SPD | Harald Seidel | 7,144 | 26.1 | 9.5 | 5,544 | 20.2 | 11.3 | ||
PDS | Bernd Grimm | 5,690 | 20.8 | 7.8 | 5,268 | 19.2 | 5.8 | ||
REP | Harald Seeger | 820 | 3.0 | 363 | 1.3 | 0.2 | |||
FDP | Hanno Sengewald | 548 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 252 | 0.9 | 2.0 | ||
List-only parties | 1,479 | 5.4 | |||||||
Informal votes | 628 | 479 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 27,360 | 27,509 | |||||||
Turnout | 27,988 | 58.4 | 16.1 | ||||||
CDU hold | Majority | 6,014 | 22.0 | 15.0 |
1994 election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% | ||
CDU | Horst Krauße | 15,191 | 42.6 | 16,092 | 44.8 | ||||
SPD | 12,712 | 35.6 | 11,334 | 31.5 | |||||
PDS | 4,586 | 12.9 | 4,773 | 13.3 | |||||
Greens | 2,009 | 5.6 | 1,456 | 4.1 | |||||
FDP | 1,182 | 3.3 | 1,028 | 2.9 | |||||
List-only parties | 1,263 | 3.5 | |||||||
Informal votes | 1,235 | 969 | |||||||
Total Valid votes | 35,680 | 35,946 | |||||||
Turnout | 36,915 | 74.5 | |||||||
CDU win new seat | Majority | 2,479 | 7.0 |