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.^[1]

193 Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land in 2025
State	Thuringia
Population	279,900 (2019)
Electorate	229,588 (2021)
Major settlements	Gera Altenburg Greiz
Area	1,567.5 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1990
Party	AfD
Member	Stephan Brandner
Elected	2021

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).^[2]

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.^[1]

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
1998
2002	197	Greiz – Altenburger Land	Greiz district Altenburger Land district
2005	196
2009	195
2013
2017	194	Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land	Gera city Greiz district Altenburger Land district
2021
2025	193

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			45.4
	1998	Peter Friedrich	SPD	39.3
	2002	Klaus-Werner Jonas	SPD	39.0
	2005	Volkmar Vogel	CDU	31.7
	2009			37.4
	2013			44.9
	2017			30.4
	2021	Stephan Brandner	AfD	29.0

Election results

2021 election

Federal election (2021): Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land[3]
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.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	AfD	Stephan Brandner		48,034	29.0	1.7	46,659	28.1	1.0
	SPD	Elisabeth Kaiser		36,760	22.2	10.3	36,326	21.9	10.5
	CDU	N Volkmar Vogel		33,067	20.0	10.5	27,303	16.4	10.9
	Left	Björn Harras		19,421	11.7	7.0	18,666	11.2	6.2
	FDP	Marco Thiele		14,273	8.6	3.0	16,212	9.8	1.6
	Greens	Doreen Rath		6,293	3.8	1.7	7,331	4.4	1.7
	Independent	Gebhard Berger		3,649	2.2
	Human Environment Animal Protection						2,903	1.7
	dieBasis	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
	NPD						537	0.3	0.9
	MLPD	Klaus-Dieter Ilius		772	0.5		475	0.3	0.2
	Independent	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				2,517			2,104
Total valid votes				165,630			166,043
Turnout				168,147	73.2	0.3
	AfD gain from CDU		Majority	11,274	6.8

2017 election

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

2013 election

Federal election (2013): Greiz – Altenburger Land[5]
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.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Volkmar Vogel		51,013	44.9	7.5	47,580	41.8	8.9
	Left	Frank Tempel		27,627	24.3	5.0	26,173	23.0	5.7
	SPD	Nikolaus Dorsch		15,873	14.0	3.6	16,213	14.2	2.3
	AfD	Sieghardt Rydzewski		6,792	6.0		8,523	7.5
	NPD	Kevin Schulhauser		4,187	3.7	0.4	3,876	3.4	0.2
	Greens	Jens Kämpfer		3,211	2.8	0.8	3,842	3.4	0.9
	Pirates	Holger Peckmann		3,207	2.8		2,462	2.2	0.2
	FDP	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				2,289			2,117
Total valid votes				113,701			113,873
Turnout				115,990	67,9	3.8
	CDU hold		Majority	23,386	20.6	12.5

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Greiz – Altenburger Land[6]
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.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Volkmar Vogel		42,988	37.4	5.7	37,841	32.8	6.1
	Left	Frank Tempel		33,672	29.3	3.4	33,017	28.6	2.1
	SPD	Wilfried Präger		20,224	17.6	12.6	19,006	16.5	11.1
	FDP	Johannes Frackowiak		9,237	8.0	2.9	12,557	10.9	2.0
	NPD	Steffen Schneider		4,720	4.1	0.4	4,168	3.6	0.7
	Greens	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				1,952			1,743
Total valid votes				115,037			115,246
Turnout				116,989	64.2	11.5
	CDU hold		Majority	9,316	8.1	6.6

References

1. "Constituency Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land". Federal Returning Officer.
2. "Results for Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land". Federal Returning Officer.
3. Results for Gera – Greiz – Altenburger Land
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6. Results for Greiz – Altenburger Land