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'''Greiz II''' is one of 44 electoral constituencies ([[German language|German]]: ''Wahlkreise'') represented in the [[Landtag of Thuringia]], which usually has twice as many members, 88.
Each constituency elects one member via [[first-past-the-post voting]] (first vote, or direct vote), while others may get elected via their state-wide party list. This second vote, or party vote, is more significant as it determines the party proportions and majorities in the parliament, thus the number of members of each party, while the first vote only has some influence on which persons from a major party are elected. It is insignificant to small parties, most of them don't bother to run a direct candidate unless he holds a high and relatively "safe" rank on the state-wide party list from which the additional 44 members are selected.
Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 40 of 44. It covers the eastern part of the [[Greiz (district)|district of Greiz]].<ref name="Area">{{cite web|url=https://wahlen.thueringen.de/landtagswahlen/informationen/lw_wkein.asp|title=Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden}}</ref>
Greiz II was created for the [[1994 Thuringian state election|1994 state election]]. Since 2014, it has been represented by [[Christian Tischner]] of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU). Several other candidates also became member of the state parliament via their party list, like Heike Taubert (SPD), member of the left-wing coalition state government since 2014.
==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.<ref name="Area"/>
==Members==
The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was [[Horst Krauße]], who served from 1994 to 2014. Since 2014, it has been represented by Christian Tischner.
{| class=wikitable
! colspan=2| Election
! Member
! Party
! %
|-
| rowspan=4 bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|
| [[1994 Thuringian state election|1994]]
| rowspan=4| [[Horst Krauße]]
| rowspan=4| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]
| align=right| 42.6
|-
| [[1999 Thuringian state election|1999]]
| align=right| 48.1
|-
| [[2004 Thuringian state election|2004]]
| align=right| 43.1
|-
| [[2009 Thuringian state election|2009]]
| align=right| 29.9
|-
| rowspan=3 bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|
| [[2014 Thuringian state election|2014]]
| rowspan=3| [[Christian Tischner]]
| rowspan=3| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]
| align=right| 34.7
|-
| [[2019 Thuringian state election|2019]]
| align=right| 30.4
|-
| [[2024 Thuringian state election|2024]]
| align=right| 43.0
|-
|}
==Election results==
===2024 election===
The [[2024 Thuringian state election]] on September 1 was different for Greiz II district due to the first time candidacy of [[Björn Höcke]], leader of the [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD) in Thuringia, and arguably its most controversial figure nation-wide. Also, the leading party in the state, [[The Left (Germany)]], had split up in winter, creating [[Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht]] (BSW).
Since 2014, Höcke ran twice in [[Eichsfeld I]], a catholic region with a firm CDU 50+% majority, and became member of state parliament due to his high and "safe" position on the AfD party list, number 1. Due to these lists, even the top figures of small 5+% parties will become parliament members, without running in a district, or doing there very poorly. On the other hand, if a party wins many constituencies, but ends up with popular vote to low to back them up, no seat might be assigned via list, and party leaders might be left out if they were not among the winners in a district. In fact, the CDU in 2019 had won nearly half of all districts, 21, but their third place popular vote of 21.7% would earn them only 20 seats in a 88 seat parliament, which was enlarged to 90 to accommodate 21 CDU seats. The AfD had won 23.4% of the popular vote, and 22 of 90 seats, eleven each direct and from list.
The growing success of the AfD, which became the leading party in polls, but due to more than two parties being involved at only 30+%, thus might have led to the strange case of leading AfD politicians not making the parliament any-more via list, only if they win a district. The same scenario traditionally applies to the leading party in Bavaria, the CSU. Höcke thus looked for a district with better chances, and was nominated in Greiz II. As it turned out, in 2024 the AfD came in first with 32.8% of the popular vote, 32 of 88 seats, 29 direct, and three from the list, for Höcke and two others.
{{MMP election box begin
|title=[[2024 Thuringian state election|State election (2024)]]: Greiz II<ref>[https://statistik.thueringen.de/webshop/pdf/2019/29414_2019_00.pdf Landtagswahl in Thüringen am. 27 Oktober 2019]</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = Alternative for Germany
|candidate = [[Björn Höcke]]
|votes = 10,362
|percentage = 38.9
|change = {{increase}} 13.6
|party votes = 9,941
|party percent = 37.1
|party change = {{increase}} 11.1
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Christian Tischner
|votes = 11,437
|percentage = 43.0
|change = {{increase}} 12.6
|party votes = 7,265
|party percent = 27.1
|party change = {{increase}} 2.6
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht
|candidate = —
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
|party votes = 4,076
|party percent = 15.2
|party change = {{increase}} 15.2
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Leon Maximilian Walter
|votes = 1,995
|percentage = 7.5
|change = {{decrease}} 12.1
|party votes = 2,846
|party percent = 10.6
|party change = {{decrease}} 17.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Heike Taubert
|votes = 2,345
|percentage = 8.8
|change = {{decrease}} 4.9
|party votes = 1,034
|party percent = 3.9
|party change = {{decrease}} 4.3
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = —
|votes =
|percentage =
|change = {{decrease}} 3.2
|party votes = 361
|party percent = 1.3
|party change = {{decrease}} 1.7
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Gernot Sengewald
|votes = 484
|percentage = 1.8
|change = {{decrease}} 3.7
|party votes = 283
|party percent = 1.0
|party change = {{decrease}} 4.0
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = Other parties
|color =
|party votes =  989
|party percent =  3.7
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 435
|party votes = 263
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 26,623
|party votes = 26,795
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 27,058
|percentage = 75.1
|change = {{increase}} 9.3
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes =  3.879
|percent =  4.1
|change = {{decrease}} 1.0
}}
===2019 election===
{{MMP election box begin
|title=[[2019 Thuringian state election|State election (2019)]]: Greiz II<ref>[https://statistik.thueringen.de/webshop/pdf/2019/29414_2019_00.pdf Landtagswahl in Thüringen am. 27 Oktober 2019]</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Christian Tischner
|votes = 7,558
|percentage = 30.4
|change = {{decrease}} 4.3
|party votes = 6,097
|party percent = 24.5
|party change = {{decrease}} 10.3
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alternative for Germany
|candidate = Sigvald Hahn
|votes = 6,306
|percentage = 25.3
|change = {{increase}} 13.0
|party votes = 6,468
|party percent = 26.0
|party change = {{increase}} 13.3
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Frank Tempel
|votes = 4,869
|percentage = 19.6
|change = {{decrease}} 2.6
|party votes = 6,982
|party percent = 28.0
|party change = {{increase}} 3.1
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Heike Taubert
|votes = 3,401
|percentage = 13.7
|change = {{decrease}} 7.9
|party votes = 2,050
|party percent = 8.2
|party change = {{decrease}} 7.0
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Jens Meyer
|votes = 1,358
|percentage = 5.5
|change = {{increase}} 2.8
|party votes = 1,262
|party percent = 5.1
|party change = {{increase}} 2.7
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Katja Grunert
|votes = 793
|percentage = 3.2
|change = {{increase}} 0.6
|party votes = 752
|party percent = 3.0
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.5
}}
{{MMP election box independent|
|candidate = Detlef Zietan
|votes = 566
|percentage = 2.3
|change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany
|candidate = Adrian Manuel Mauson
|votes = 41
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
|party votes = 63
|party percent = 0.3
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 1,233
|party percent = 5.0
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 327
|party votes = 312
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 24,892
|party votes = 24,907
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 25,219
|percentage = 65.8
|change = {{increase}} 10.0
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 1,252
|percent = 5.1
|change = {{decrease}} 7.4
}}
===2014 election===
{{MMP election box begin
|title=[[2014 Thuringian state election|State election (2014)]]: Greiz II<ref>[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2014&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=040&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]</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Christian Tischner
|votes = 8,016
|percentage = 34.7
|change = {{increase}} 4.6
|party votes = 8,050
|party percent = 34.8
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.6
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Holger Steiniger
|votes = 5,135
|percentage = 22.2
|change = {{decrease}} 1.0
|party votes = 5,769
|party percent = 24.9
|party change = {{increase}} 0.1
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Heike Taubert
|votes = 4,988
|percentage = 21.6
|change = {{decrease}} 3.8
|party votes = 3,516
|party percent = 15.2
|party change = {{decrease}} 4.0
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alternative for Germany
|candidate = Bärbel Kowsky
|votes = 2,851
|percentage = 12.3
|change =
|party votes = 2,932
|party percent = 12.7
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = National Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = David Köckert
|votes = 892
|percentage = 3.9
|change = {{decrease}} 0.8
|party votes = 1,011
|party percent = 4.4
|party change = {{increase}} 0.2
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Jens Meyer
|votes = 619
|percentage = 2.7
|change = {{decrease}} 10.0
|party votes = 552
|party percent = 2.4
|party change = {{decrease}} 6.5
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Martin Kleinsteuber
|votes = 602
|percentage = 2.6
|change = {{decrease}} 1.2
|party votes = 799
|party percent = 3.5
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.9
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 523
|party percent = 2.3
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 418
|party votes = 369
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 23,103
|party votes = 23,152
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 23,521
|percentage = 55.8
|change = {{decrease}} 0.8
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 2,891
|percent = 12.5
|change = {{increase}} 7.8
}}
===2009 election===
{{MMP election box begin
|title=[[2009 Thuringian state election|State election (2009)]]: Greiz II<ref>[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2009&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=040&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]</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Horst Krauße
|votes = 7,233
|percentage = 29.9
|change = {{decrease}} 13.2
|party votes = 8,643
|party percent = 35.6
|party change = {{decrease}} 10.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Heike Taubert
|votes = 6,274
|percentage = 26.0
|change = {{increase}} 4.2
|party votes = 4,698
|party percent = 19.4
|party change = {{increase}} 3.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = The Left (Germany)
|candidate = Diana Skibbe
|votes = 5,520
|percentage = 22.9
|change = {{decrease}} 3.2
|party votes = 5,958
|party percent = 24.6
|party change = {{increase}} 1.6
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Wilhelm Wüstner
|votes = 3,081
|percentage = 12.8
|change = {{increase}} 7.1
|party votes = 2,136
|party percent = 8.8
|party change = {{increase}} 5.2
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = National Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Norman Wilkens
|votes = 1,140
|percentage = 4.7
|change =
|party votes = 1,019
|party percent = 4.2
|party change = {{increase}} 2.6
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Johannes Möstl
|votes = 909
|percentage = 3.8
|change = {{increase}} 0.6
|party votes = 1,064
|party percent = 4.4
|party change = {{increase}} 1.2
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 746
|party percent = 3.1
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 599
|party votes = 492
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 24,157
|party votes = 24,264
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 24,756
|percentage = 56.9
|change = {{increase}} 3.4
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 959
|percent = 3.9
|change = {{decrease}} 13.1
}}
===2004 election===
{{MMP election box begin
|title=[[2004 Thuringian state election|State election (2004)]]: Greiz II<ref>[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2004&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=040&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]</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Horst Krauße
|votes = 9,986
|percentage = 43.1
|change = {{decrease}} 5.0
|party votes = 10,779
|party percent = 46.0
|party change = {{decrease}} 6.0
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
|candidate = Diana Skibbe
|votes = 6,038
|percentage = 26.1
|change = {{increase}} 5.3
|party votes = 5,402
|party percent = 23.0
|party change = {{increase}} 3.8
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Heike Taubert
|votes = 5,048
|percentage = 21.8
|change = {{decrease}} 4.3
|party votes = 3,752
|party percent = 16.0
|party change = {{decrease}} 4.2
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Horst Gerber
|votes = 1,323
|percentage = 5.7
|change = {{increase}} 3.7
|party votes = 839
|party percent = 3.6
|party change = {{increase}} 2.7
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate = Till Hafner
|votes = 752
|percentage = 3.2
|change =
|party votes = 739
|party percent = 3.2
|party change = {{increase}} 2.0
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 1,946
|party percent = 8.3
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 1,404
|party votes = 1,094
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 23,147
|party votes = 23,457
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 24,551
|percentage = 53.5
|change = {{decrease}} 4.9
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 3,948
|percent = 17.0
|change = {{decrease}} 5.0
}}
===1999 election===
{{MMP election box begin
|title=[[1999 Thuringian state election|State election (1999)]]: Greiz II<ref>[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=1999&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=040&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]</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box incumbent win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Horst Krauße
|votes = 13,158
|percentage = 48.1
|change = {{increase}} 5.5
|party votes = 14,303
|party percent = 52.0
|party change = {{increase}} 7.4
}}
{{MMP election box candidate list|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate = Harald Seidel
|votes = 7,144
|percentage = 26.1
|change = {{decrease}} 9.5
|party votes = 5,544
|party percent = 20.2
|party change = {{decrease}} 11.3
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
|candidate = Bernd Grimm
|votes = 5,690
|percentage = 20.8
|change = {{increase}} 7.8
|party votes = 5,268
|party percent = 19.2
|party change = {{increase}} 5.8
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = The Republicans (Germany)
|candidate = Harald Seeger
|votes = 820
|percentage = 3.0
|change =
|party votes = 363
|party percent = 1.3
|party change = {{decrease}} 0.2
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate = Hanno Sengewald
|votes = 548
|percentage = 2.0
|change = {{decrease}} 1.3
|party votes = 252
|party percent = 0.9
|party change = {{decrease}} 2.0
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 1,479
|party percent = 5.4
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 628
|party votes = 479
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 27,360
|party votes = 27,509
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 27,988
|percentage = 58.4
|change = {{decrease}} 16.1
}}
{{MMP election box majority hold|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 6,014
|percent = 22.0
|change = {{increase}} 15.0
}}
===1994 election===
{{MMP election box begin
|title=[[1994 Thuringian state election|State election (1994)]]: Greiz II<ref>[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=1994&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=040&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]</ref>
}}
{{MMP election box candidate win|
|party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|candidate = Horst Krauße
|votes = 15,191
|percentage = 42.6
|change =
|party votes = 16,092
|party percent = 44.8
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
|candidate =
|votes = 12,712
|percentage = 35.6
|change =
|party votes = 11,334
|party percent = 31.5
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)
|candidate =
|votes = 4,586
|percentage = 12.9
|change =
|party votes = 4,773
|party percent = 13.3
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Alliance 90/The Greens
|candidate =
|votes = 2,009
|percentage = 5.6
|change =
|party votes = 1,456
|party percent = 4.1
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box candidate lose|
|party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
|candidate =
|votes = 1,182
|percentage = 3.3
|change =
|party votes = 1,028
|party percent = 2.9
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box historic party only|
|party = List-only parties
|color =
|party votes = 1,263
|party percent = 3.5
|party change =
}}
{{MMP election box informal vote|
|votes = 1,235
|party votes = 969
}}
{{MMP election box total vote|
|votes = 35,680
|party votes = 35,946
}}
{{MMP election box turnout|
|turnout = 36,915
|percentage = 74.5
|change =
}}
{{MMP election box majority win|
|winner = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
|votes = 2,479
|percent = 7.0
}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Landtag of Thuringia Districts}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greiz II}}
[[Category:Electoral districts in Thuringia]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Germany]]
[[Category:Greiz (district)]]
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1994]]