# Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land

Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 193. It is located in eastern Thuringia, comprising the city of Gera and the districts of Altenburger Land and Greiz.
Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land was created for the inaugural 1990 federal election after German reunification. Since 2021, it has been represented by Stephan Brandner of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).

## Geography

Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land is located in eastern Thuringia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the independent city of Gera and the districts of Altenburger Land and Greiz.

## History

Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land was created after German reunification in 1990, then known as Altenburg – Schmölln – Greiz – Gera-Land II. From 2002 through 2013, it was named Greiz – Altenburger Land. It acquired its current name in the 2017 election. In the 1990 through 1998 elections, it was constituency 304 in the numbering system. In the 2002 election, it was number 197. In the 2005 election, it was number 196. In the 2009 and 2013 elections, it was number 195. In the 2017 and 2021 elections, it was number 194. From the 2025 election, it has been number 193.
Originally, the constituency comprised the districts of Greiz, Altenburg, Schmölln, and Landkreis Gera. In the 2002 through 2013 elections, it comprised the districts of Greiz and Altenburger Land. It acquired its current borders in the 2017 election.
| Election | No. | Name | Borders |
| 1990 | 304 | Altenburg – Schmölln – Greiz – Gera-Land II | Greiz district Altenburg district Schmölln district Landkreis Gera district |
| 1994 | 304 | Altenburg – Schmölln – Greiz – Gera-Land II | Greiz district Altenburg district Schmölln district Landkreis Gera district |
| 1998 | 304 | Altenburg – Schmölln – Greiz – Gera-Land II | Greiz district Altenburg district Schmölln district Landkreis Gera district |
| 2002 | 197 | Greiz – Altenburger Land | Greiz district Altenburger Land district |
| 2005 | 196 | Greiz – Altenburger Land | Greiz district Altenburger Land district |
| 2009 | 195 | Greiz – Altenburger Land | Greiz district Altenburger Land district |
| 2013 | 195 | Greiz – Altenburger Land | Greiz district Altenburger Land district |
| 2017 | 194 | Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land | Gera city Greiz district Altenburger Land district |
| 2021 | 194 | Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land | Gera city Greiz district Altenburger Land district |
| 2025 | 193 | Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land | Gera city Greiz district Altenburger Land district |

## Members

The constituency was first represented by Harald Kahl of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1990 to 1998. Peter Friedrich of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected in 1998 and served a single term, followed by fellow SPD member Klaus-Werner Jonas until 2005. Volkmar Vogel was elected in 2005, and re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017. Stephan Brandner of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) was elected in 2021.
| Election | Member | Party | % |
| 1990 | Harald Kahl | CDU | 47.7 |
| 1994 | Harald Kahl | CDU | 45.4 |
| 1998 | Peter Friedrich | SPD | 39.3 |
| 2002 | Klaus-Werner Jonas | SPD | 39.0 |
| 2005 | Volkmar Vogel | CDU | 31.7 |
| 2009 | Volkmar Vogel | CDU | 37.4 |
| 2013 | Volkmar Vogel | CDU | 44.9 |
| 2017 | Volkmar Vogel | CDU | 30.4 |
| 2021 | Stephan Brandner | AfD | 29.0 |

## Election results
### 2025 election

Federal election (2025): Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | AfD | Y Stephan Brandner | Y Stephan Brandner | 77,161 | 44.8 | 15.8 | 74,761 | 43.4 | 15.3 |
| | CDU | Cornelius Golembiewski | Cornelius Golembiewski | 34,406 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 30,631 | 17.8 | 1.3 |
| | Left | Frank Tempel | Frank Tempel | 20,441 | 11.9 | 0.1 | 22,450 | 13.0 | 1.8 |
| | BSW | Günter Polter | Günter Polter | 10,915 | 6.3 | New | 16,963 | 9.8 | New |
| | SPD | Elisabeth Kaiser | Elisabeth Kaiser | 18,698 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 13,622 | 7.9 | 14.0 |
| | FDP | Marco Thiele | Marco Thiele | 3,918 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 5,137 | 3.0 | 6.8 |
| | Greens | Bernhard Stengele | Bernhard Stengele | 3,323 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4,924 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| | FW | Maik Witzel | Maik Witzel | 3,416 | 2.0 | New | 2,276 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| | Volt | | | | | | 721 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| | BD | | | | | | 669 | 0.4 | New |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 209 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,434 | | | 1,349 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 172,278 | | | 172,363 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 173,712 | 78.9 | 5.6 | | | |
| | AfD hold | AfD hold | Majority | 42,755 | 24.8 | 18.0 | | | |

### 2021 election

Federal election (2021): Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | AfD | Stephan Brandner | Stephan Brandner | 48,034 | 29.0 | 1.7 | 46,659 | 28.1 | 1.0 |
| | SPD | Elisabeth Kaiser | Elisabeth Kaiser | 36,760 | 22.2 | 10.3 | 36,326 | 21.9 | 10.5 |
| | CDU | N Volkmar Vogel | N Volkmar Vogel | 33,067 | 20.0 | 10.5 | 27,303 | 16.4 | 10.9 |
| | Left | Björn Harras | Björn Harras | 19,421 | 11.7 | 7.0 | 18,666 | 11.2 | 6.2 |
| | FDP | Marco Thiele | Marco Thiele | 14,273 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 16,212 | 9.8 | 1.6 |
| | Greens | Doreen Rath | Doreen Rath | 6,293 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 7,331 | 4.4 | 1.7 |
| | Independent | Gebhard Berger | Gebhard Berger | 3,649 | 2.2 | | | | |
| | Tierschutzpartei | | | | | | 2,903 | 1.7 | |
| | dieBasis | Günther Langer | Günther Langer | 2,887 | 1.7 | | 2,727 | 1.6 | |
| | FW | | | | | | 2,433 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 1,970 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 706 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| | Menschliche Welt | | | | | | 594 | 0.4 | |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 537 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| | MLPD | Klaus-Dieter Ilius | Klaus-Dieter Ilius | 772 | 0.5 | | 475 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| | Independent | Bernd Nebeler | Bernd Nebeler | 474 | 0.3 | | | | |
| | Volt | | | | | | 369 | 0.2 | |
| | Team Todenhöfer | | | | | | 355 | 0.2 | |
| | Humanists | | | | | | 176 | 0.1 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 154 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| | V-Partei3 | | | | | | 147 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,517 | | | 2,104 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 165,630 | | | 166,043 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 168,147 | 73.2 | 0.3 | | | |
| | AfD gain from CDU | AfD gain from CDU | Majority | 11,274 | 6.8 | | | | |

### 2017 election

Federal election (2017): Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land :
| 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 Volkmar Vogel | Y Volkmar Vogel | 52,980 | 30.4 | 12.3 | 47,690 | 27.3 | 12.5 |
| | AfD | Robby Schlund | Robby Schlund | 47,558 | 27.3 | 21.1 | 47,275 | 27.1 | 19.5 |
| | Left | Frank Tempel | Frank Tempel | 32,573 | 18.7 | 7.5 | 30,402 | 17.4 | 7.6 |
| | SPD | Elisabeth Kaiser | Elisabeth Kaiser | 20,627 | 11.8 | 2.3 | 19,845 | 11.4 | 2.9 |
| | FDP | Katja Grosch | Katja Grosch | 9,712 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 14,315 | 8.2 | 5.6 |
| | Greens | Andreas Leps | Andreas Leps | 3,652 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 4,709 | 2.7 | 0.8 |
| | FW | Günter Brinkmann | Günter Brinkmann | 3,620 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2,508 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| | The Homeland | | | | | | 2,060 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| | PARTEI | | | | | | 2,056 | 1.2 | |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 733 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| | DM | | | | | | 728 | 0.4 | |
| | V-Partei³ | Lisa Walther | Lisa Walther | 1,201 | 0.7 | | 725 | 0.4 | |
| | Independent | Jens Geidel | Jens Geidel | 1,190 | 0.7 | | | | |
| | Independent | Matthias Hüfken | Matthias Hüfken | 1,000 | 0.6 | | | | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 629 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| | BGE | | | | | | 523 | 0.3 | |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 194 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,820 | | | 2,541 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 174,113 | | | 174,392 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 176,933 | 73.5 | 5.9 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 5,422 | 3.1 | 17.5 | | | |

### 2013 election

Federal election (2013): Greiz – Altenburger Land :
| 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 Volkmar Vogel | Y Volkmar Vogel | 51,013 | 44.9 | 7.5 | 47,580 | 41.8 | 8.9 |
| | Left | Frank Tempel | Frank Tempel | 27,627 | 24.3 | 5.0 | 26,173 | 23.0 | 5.7 |
| | SPD | Nikolaus Dorsch | Nikolaus Dorsch | 15,873 | 14.0 | 3.6 | 16,213 | 14.2 | 2.3 |
| | AfD | Sieghardt Rydzewski | Sieghardt Rydzewski | 6,792 | 6.0 | | 8,523 | 7.5 | |
| | The Homeland | Kevin Schulhauser | Kevin Schulhauser | 4,187 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 3,876 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| | Greens | Jens Kämpfer | Jens Kämpfer | 3,211 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 3,842 | 3.4 | 0.9 |
| | Pirates | Holger Peckmann | Holger Peckmann | 3,207 | 2.8 | | 2,462 | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| | FDP | Daniel Scheidel | Daniel Scheidel | 1,791 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 3,032 | 2.7 | 8.2 |
| | FW | | | | | | 1,177 | 1.0 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 591 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| | REP | | | | | | 282 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 122 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,289 | | | 2,117 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 113,701 | | | 113,873 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,990 | 67,9 | 3.8 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 23,386 | 20.6 | 12.5 | | | |

### 2009 election

Federal election (2009): Greiz – Altenburger Land :
| 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 Volkmar Vogel | Y Volkmar Vogel | 42,988 | 37.4 | 5.7 | 37,841 | 32.8 | 6.1 |
| | Left | Frank Tempel | Frank Tempel | 33,672 | 29.3 | 3.4 | 33,017 | 28.6 | 2.1 |
| | SPD | Wilfried Präger | Wilfried Präger | 20,224 | 17.6 | 12.6 | 19,006 | 16.5 | 11.1 |
| | FDP | Johannes Frackowiak | Johannes Frackowiak | 9,237 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 12,557 | 10.9 | 2.0 |
| | The Homeland | Steffen Schneider | Steffen Schneider | 4,720 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 4,168 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| | Greens | Vincent Müller | Vincent Müller | 4,196 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 4,919 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| | Pirates | | | | | | 2,707 | 2.3 | |
| | ÖDP | | | | | | 478 | 0.4 | |
| | REP | | | | | | 397 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| | MLPD | | | | | | 156 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,952 | | | 1,743 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 115,037 | | | 115,246 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,989 | 64.2 | 11.5 | | | |
| | CDU hold | CDU hold | Majority | 9,316 | 8.1 | 6.6 | | | |