# 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 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.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1994 | Peter Schütz | CDU | 47.4 |
| 1999 | Volker Emde | CDU | 52.8 |
| 2004 | Volker Emde | CDU | 47.8 |
| 2009 | Volker Emde | CDU | 36.0 |
| 2014 | Volker Emde | CDU | 42.7 |
| 2019 | Volker Emde | CDU | 35.0 |
| 2024 | Martina Schweinsburg | CDU | 46.4 |

## Election results
### 2024 election

State election (2024): Greiz I :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Martina Schweinsburg | Martina Schweinsburg | 14,701 | 46.7 | 11.7 | 8,330 | 26.4 | 3.7 |
| | AfD | Thomas Trommer | Thomas Trommer | 11,809 | 37.5 | | 11,888 | 37.6 | 10.2 |
| | BSW | | | | | | 4,858 | 15.4 | |
| | Left | Alexander Frieß | Alexander Frieß | 2,548 | 8.1 | 21.5 | 3,350 | 10.6 | 18.0 |
| | SPD | Eric Böhme | Eric Böhme | 1,253 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 1,149 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| | FDP | Dirk Bergner | Dirk Bergner | 623 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 343 | 1.1 | 6.6 |
| | Greens | Martin Schulze | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 398 | | | 273 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,459 | | | 31,584 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,857 | 75.5 | 8.4 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,892 | 9.2 | 3.8 | | | |

### 2019 election

State election (2019): Greiz I :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Volker Emde | Y Volker Emde | 9,714 | 35.0 | 7.7 | 6,620 | 22.7 | 12.6 |
| | Left | Sven Weber | Sven Weber | 8,200 | 29.6 | 0.3 | 8,335 | 28.6 | 2.3 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 7,997 | 27.4 | 13.4 |
| | FDP | Dirk Bergner | Dirk Bergner | 4,266 | 15.4 | 10.2 | 1,654 | 5.7 | 2.7 |
| | SPD | Raphael Heyder | Raphael Heyder | 2,266 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 2,034 | 7.0 | 4.5 |
| | Independent | Peter Höfer | Peter Höfer | 2,067 | 7.5 | | | | |
| | Greens | Jens Kämpfer | Jens Kämpfer | 1,205 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 909 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,622 | 5.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,890 | | | 437 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,718 | | | 29,171 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,608 | 67.1 | 12.7 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 1,514 | 5.4 | 7.4 | | | |

### 2014 election

State election (2014): Greiz I :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Volker Emde | Y Volker Emde | 10,325 | 42.7 | 6.5 | 8,621 | 35.3 | 0.4 |
| | Left | Diana Skibbe | Diana Skibbe | 7,235 | 29.9 | 2.9 | 6,431 | 26.3 | 0.7 |
| | AfD | | | | | | 3,419 | 14.0 | |
| | SPD | Marie-Theres Mayer | Marie-Theres Mayer | 2,882 | 11.9 | 4.3 | 2,815 | 11.5 | 4.8 |
| | FDP | Dirk Bergner | Dirk Bergner | 1,264 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 726 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| | Greens | Jennifer Schubert | Jennifer Schubert | 1,251 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 986 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| | NPD | Michael Kuhn | Michael Kuhn | 1,222 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 739 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 679 | 2.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 539 | | | 302 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,179 | | | 24,416 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,718 | 54.4 | 3.1 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 3,090 | 12.8 | 3.6 | | | |

### 2009 election

State election (2009): Greiz I :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Volker Emde | Y Volker Emde | 10,368 | 36.0 | 11.8 | 10,074 | 34.8 | 14.2 |
| | Left | Frank Lux | Frank Lux | 7,823 | 27.2 | 1.9 | 7,839 | 27.1 | 3.3 |
| | SPD | Mike Stieber | Mike Stieber | 4,662 | 16.2 | 3.2 | 4,713 | 16.3 | 3.7 |
| | FDP | Dirk Bergner | Dirk Bergner | 3,089 | 10.7 | 5.1 | 2,625 | 9.1 | 5.4 |
| | Greens | Vincent Müller | Vincent Müller | 1,439 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1,422 | 4.9 | 1.6 |
| | NPD | Mandy Schneider | Mandy Schneider | 1,390 | 4.8 | | 1,210 | 4.2 | 2.7 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 1,049 | 3.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 740 | | | 579 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,771 | | | 28,932 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,511 | 57.2 | 2.0 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 2,545 | 8.8 | 9.9 | | | |

### 2004 election

State election (2004): Greiz I :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Y Volker Emde | Y Volker Emde | 13,529 | 47.8 | 5.0 | 14,014 | 49.0 | 5.4 |
| | PDS | Heidrun Sedlacik | Heidrun Sedlacik | 8,247 | 29.1 | 6.6 | 6,812 | 23.8 | 4.1 |
| | SPD | Mike Stieber | Mike Stieber | 3,666 | 13.0 | 6.5 | 3,604 | 12.6 | 4.1 |
| | FDP | Dirk Bergner | Dirk Bergner | 1,589 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 1,063 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
| | Greens | Ines Zipfel | Ines Zipfel | 1,262 | 4.5 | | 953 | 3.3 | 1.8 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 2,168 | 7.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,586 | | | 1,265 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,293 | | | 28,614 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,879 | 55.2 | 5.4 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 5,282 | 18.7 | 11.6 | | | |

### 1999 election

State election (1999): Greiz I :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Volker Emde | Volker Emde | 16,896 | 52.8 | 5.3 | 17,508 | 54.4 | 6.6 |
| | PDS | Heidrun Sedlacik | Heidrun Sedlacik | 7,206 | 22.5 | 8.6 | 6,324 | 19.7 | 5.8 |
| | SPD | Ines Zipfel | Ines Zipfel | 6,236 | 19.5 | 8.9 | 5,381 | 16.7 | 10.4 |
| | REP | Michael Knietsch | Michael Knietsch | 821 | 2.6 | | 251 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| | FDP | Horst Gerber | Horst Gerber | 816 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 392 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| | List-only parties | | | | | | 2,312 | 7.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 732 | | | 539 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,975 | | | 32,168 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,707 | 60.6 | 15.2 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 9,690 | 30.3 | 11.2 | | | |

### 1994 election

State election (1994): Greiz I :
| Notes: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Party votes | % | ±% |
| | CDU | Peter Schütz | 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 | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,578 | | | 1,242 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,684 | | | 37,020 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,262 | 75.8 | | | | |
| | CDU win new seat | CDU win new seat | Majority | 7,004 | 19.1 | | | | |