Single Member District MPs Lower House (First Past the Post, Two Round System and constituency MPs in MMP systems)
DISTRICT MPs
Out/Not out when first elected
Party
District
First
Elected
Australia
Trent Zimmerman
Out
Liberal
North Sydney
2015
Canada
Svend Robinson
Réal Ménard
Libby Davies
Scott Brison
Bill Siksay
Mario Silva
Raymond Gravel
Rob Oliphant
Randall Garrison
Danny Morin
Philip Toone
Craig Scott
Sheri Benson
Seamus O’Regan
Randy Boissonnault
André Labarrère
Franck Riester
Not Out (1988)
Not Out (1994)
Not Out (2001)
Not Out (2002)
Out
Not Out (2004)
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Not Out (1998)
Not Out (2011)
NDP
BQ
NDP
Liberal
NDP
Liberal
BQ
Liberal
NDP
NDP
NDP
NDP
NDP
Liberal
Liberal
Socialist
UMP
Burnaby (Burnaby-Douglas)
Hochelaga
Vancouver East
Kings-Hants
Burnaby-Douglas
Davenport
Repentigny
Don Valley West
Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca
Chicoutimi-Le Fjord
Gaspesie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine
Toronto-Danforth
Saskatoon West
St. John's South-Mount Pearl
Edmonton Center
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Seine-et-Marne
1979
1993
1997
1997
2004
2004
2006
2008
2011
2011
2011
2012
2015
2015
2015
1967
2007
3%
36%
5%
6%
2%
17%
44%
5%
0.5%
9%
3%
31%
7%
21%
2%
**
18%
Germany
Stefan Kaufmann
Out
CDU
Stuttgart I
2009
5%
New
Zealand
Georgina Beyer
Tim Barnett
Chris Carter
Grant Robertson
Louisa Wall
Meka Whaitiri
Gerry Studds
Barney Frank
Tammy Baldwin
Jared Polis
David Cicilline
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Not Out (1983)
Not Out (1987)
Out
Out
Out
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Democrat
Democrat
Democrat
Democrat
Democrat
Wairarapa
Christchurch Central
Te Atatu
Wellington Central
Manurewa
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
Mass 10
Mass 4
Wisconsin 2
Colorado 2
Rhode Island 1
1999
1996
1993
2008
2011
2013
1973
1982
1998
2008
2010
9%
2%
10%
5%
31%
15%
0.5%
20%
6%
28%
6%
France
USA
Majority 1
elected
st
United
Kingdom
Steve Gunderson
Jim Kolbe
Sean Patrick Maloney
Kyrsten Sinema
Mark Pocan
Mark Takano
Mike Machaud
Maureen Colquhoun
Michael Brown
Chris Smith
Clive Betts
David Borrow
Ben Bradshaw
Nick Brown
Chris Bryant
Angela Eagle
Nick Herbert
Simon Hughes
Gordon Marsden
Mark Oaten
Adam Price
Alan Duncan
Stephen Williams
Gregory Barker
Nigel Evans
Crispin Blunt
Margot James
Iain Stewart
Nick Boles
Mike Freer
Stuart Andrew
Conor Burns
Eric Ollerenshaw
Stephen Twigg
Stephen Twigg
Stephen Gilbert
David Laws
Not Out (1994)
Not Out (1996)
Out
Out
Out
Out
Not Out (2013)
Not Out (1977)
Not Out (1994)
Not Out (1984)
Not Out (2003)
Not Out (1998)
Out
Not Out (1998)
Out
Not Out (1997)
Out
Not Out (2006)
Not Out (1998)
Not Out (2006)
Out
Not Out (2002)
Out
Not Out (2007)
Not Out (2010)
Not Out (2010)
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Not Out (2010)
Republican
Republican
Democrat
Democrat
Democrat
Democrat
Democrat
Labour
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Labour
Conservative
LibDem
Labour
LibDem
Plaid Cymru
Conservative
LibDem
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Conservative
Labour
Labour
LibDem
LibDem
Wisconsin 3
Arizona 8
New York 18
Arizona 9
Wisconsin 2
California 41
Maine 2
Northampton North
Brigg and Scunthorpe
Islington South and Finsbury
Sheffield Attercliffe
South Ribble
Exeter
Newcastle East
Rhondda
Wallasey
Arundel & S. Down
Southwark & Bermondsey
Blackpool South
Winchester
Carmarthen East
Rutland and Melton
Bristol West
Bexhill and Battle
Ribble Valley
Reigate
Stourbridge
Milton Keynes South
Grantham and Stanford
Finchley and Golders Green
Pudsey
Bournemouth West
Lancaster and Fleetwood
Enfield Southgate
Liverpool and West Derby
St. Austell and Newquay
Yeovil
1980
1984
2012
2012
2012
2012
2003
1974
1979
1983
1992
1997
1997
1983
2001
1992
2005
1983
1997
1997
2001
1992
2005
2001
1992
1997
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
1997
2010
2010
2001
2%
3%
4%
1%
36%
12%
4%
3%
1%
1%
31%
9%
19%
18%
47%
7%
23%
32%
23%
0%
7%
40%
9%
23%
12%
16%
11%
9%
28%
12%
3%
13%
1%
3%
50%
3%
8%
15
Peter Mandelson
David Cairns
Matthew Parris
Steve Reed
David Kawczynski
Ron Davies
Stephen Doughty
Ben Howlett
Stuart McDonald
Stewart McDonald
Martin Doherty
John Nicolson
Joanna Cherry
Peter Kyle
Wes Streeting
Angela Crawley
Catherine Smith
Gerald Jones
Mhairi Black
Nick Gibb
Not Out (2000)
Out
Not Out (1984)
Out
Not Out (2013)
Not Out (1999)
Not Out (2015)
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Not Out (2015)
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Labour
Conservative
Labour
Labour
Conservative
SNP
SNP
SNP
SNP
SNP
Labour
Labour
SNP
Labour
Labour
SNP
Conervative
Hartlepool
Greenock and Inverclyde
West Derbyshire
Croydon North
Shrewsbury and Atcham
Caerphilly
Cardiff South and Penarth
Bath
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth, Kirkintilloch
Glasgow South
West Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire
Edinburgh South West
Hove
Ilford North
Lanark and Hamilton East
Lancaster and Fleetwood
Merthyr Tydfil
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
1992
2001
1979
2012
2005
1992
2012
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
1997
38%
35%
25%
48%
4%
45%
27%
8%
30%
25%
28%
4%
16%
2%
1%
18%
3%
35%
12%
16%
* UK there have been: 20 Labour, 17 Tories, 5 Liberal Democrats, 7 SNP, 1 Plaid Cymru.
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LGBT Upper House Members 1977-2015
Name
Australia
Argentina
Belgium
Canada
Colombia
Czech Republic
Germany
France
Italy
Ireland
Netherlands
Bob Brown
Brian Andrew Greig
Penny Wong
Louise Pratt
Dean Smith
Janet Smith
Osvaldo López
Petra de Sutter
Laurier LaPierre
Nancy Ruth
Claudia Lopez
Vaclav Fischer
Klaus Wowereit
Corinne Bouchon
Luc Carvounas
Franco Zeffirelli
Emilio Colombo
Paolo Galimberti
Sergio Logiudice
David Norris
Colm O'Gorman
Katherine Zappone
Gerard Schouw
Years in
office
1996-2012
1999-2005
200220082012-2013
2014201120142001-2004
200520141999-2002
2001-2002
Party
Affiliation
Green
Democrats
Labor
Labor
Liberal
Green
Fresh Encounter
Green
Liberal
Conservative
Green
Independent
Social Democrat
Green
Elected/
Appointed
Elected
Elected
Elected
Elected
Elected
Elected
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Elected
Elected
Appointed
Elected
2011
1994-2001
2003-2013
2013201319872007
20112003-2010
Socialist
Forza Italia
UDC
PoF
Democratic
Independent
Progressive Dems
Independent
D66
Elected
Appointed
Appointed
Elected
Elected
Elected
Appointed
Appointed
Elected (Indirect)
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Japan
Spain
UK
Kanako Otsuji
Jerónimo Saavedra
Acevedo
3rd Baron Montagu of
Beaulieu
2nd Viscount
Maugham
Baron Smith of
Finsbury
Baron Alli
Rt. Hon Lord Justice
Etherton
Baron Browne of
Madingley
Baroness StedmanScott
Baron Black of
Brentwood
Baron Gold of
Westcliffe-on-Sea
Baron Glendonbrook
of Bowdon
Baron Collins of
Highbury
Baroness Barker
Lord Cashman
Lord Oates
Lord Livermore
Lord Barker
Lord Hayward
2013
1996-2003
Democratic
PSOE
Appointed
Elected
1945-2015
Conservative
Inherited
1958-1981
Independent
Inherited
2005-
Labour
Appointed
19982008-
Labour
Judiciary
Appointed
Appointed
2001-
Independent
Appointed
2010-
Conservative
Appointed
2010-
Conservative
Appointed
2010-
Conservative
Appointed
2011-
Conservative
Appointed
2011-
Labour
Appointed
199920142015201520152015-
Lib Dem
Labour
Lib Dem
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
Appointed
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USA
Switzerland
Lord Gilbert
Tammy Baldwin
Claude Janiak
201520122007-
Conservative
Democrat
Social Democrat
Appointed
Elected
Elected
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LGBT Ministers 1977-2015
Name
Australia
Penny Wong
Belgium
Canada
Colombia
Elio di Rupo
Scott Brison
Gina Parody
Hungary
Iceland
Cecilia Alvarez
Gustáv Slamečka
Uffe Elbæk
Mogens Jensen
Carina Mafla
Pekka Haavisto*
Roger Karoutchi
Frederic Mitterrand
Jean-Jacques Aillagon
Guido Westerwelle
Barbara Hendricks
Gábor Szetey
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Ireland
Leo Varadkar
Isle of Man
Italy
Allan Bell
Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio
Latvia
Edgars Rinkēvičs
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
Finland
France
Germany
Years in
office
20072010-2013
20112004-2006
2014-
Cabinet Position
20142009-2010
2011-2012
201420121995-1999
2007-2009
2009-2011
2002-2004
2009-2013
20132006-2008
2007-2009
2009-2014
20142011-2014
20152000-2001
2006-2008
2011-
Commerce
Transport
Culture
Trade
Public Health
Environment
Parliamentary Relations
Culture
Culture
Foreign Minister
Environment
Human resources
Social Affairs
Prime Minister
Health
Transport & Tourism
Chief Minister
Agriculture
Environment
Foreign Affairs
Climate Change
Finance and Deregulation
Prime Minister
Public Works
Education
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Luxembourg
Etienne Schneider
Netherlands
Xavier Bettel
Joop Wijn
New Zealand
Gerda Verberg
Jan Kees de Jager
Chris Carter
Maryan Street
Chris Finlayson
Norway
Puerto Rico
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
UK
Per-Kristian Foss
Bent Høie
Knut Olav Åmås
Anne Holt
Alberto Lastra Power
Lynne Brown
Tobias Billström
Andreas Carlgren
Claude Janiak
Chris Smith
Peter Mandelson
Nick Brown
Ben Bradshaw
2012-13
201320132002-03
2006-07
20072010-2012
2004-2005
2005-2007
2007-2008
2007-2008
200820082001-2005
2002
2013
20131996-1997
20152014200620062004-2005
1997-2001
1998-1999
1999-2001
2008-2009
1998-2001
2009-2010
Economy and Foreign Trade
Deputy Prime Minister
Prime Minister
Economic Affairs
Finance
Agriculture, Nature and Food
Finance
Housing
Building
Education
Housing
Attorney General
Arts and Culture
Finance
Acting PM
Health
Culture & Church
Justice
Housing
Public Enterprises
Migration
Environment
President
Culture
Trade & Industry
Northern Ireland
Business
Agriculture
Culture, Media, Sport
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David Laws
Nick Gibb
2010-2012
2012-2015
2010-2012
2015-
Chief Secretary to Treasury
Schools
Schools
NB: Jeronimo Saavedra Acevedo was the Spanish Minister of Public Administration 1993-1995 and Minister of Education and
Science 1995-1996, but did not come out until 2000. In 2007 he was elected mayor of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Torben Lund,
Health Minister in Denmark 1993-1994 came out while a member of parliament in 1998.
*Not out during Ministerial position.
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LGBT MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Name
Austria (1)
Denmark (1)
France (2)
Italy (3)
Netherlands (3)
Germany (3)
Spain (1)
Sweden (2)
UK (5)
Ulrike Lunacek (L)
Torben Lund (G)
Steeve Briois (G)
Michel Teychenné (G)
Gianni Vattimo (G)
Daniele Viotti (G)
Rosario Crocetta (G)
Herman Verbeek (G)
Dennis de Jong (G)
Wim van der Camp (G)
Lissy Gröner (L)
Cornelia Ernst (L)
Holger Krahmer (G)
José María Mendiluce Pereiro (G)
Malin Björk (L)
Fredrick Federley (G)
Michael Cashman (G)
Seb Dance (G)
Alyn Smith (G)
Nikki Sinclair (T)
David Coburn (G)
Out/Not Out when
First elected (out)
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Not Out (??)
Out
Not Out (2003)
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Years in office
Party Affiliation
20091999-2004
20142008-2009
1999???
2009-2014
1989200920091989200920041999-2004
201420141999-2014
201420042009-2014
2014-
Green Party
Social Democrats
National Front
Socialist Party
Liberals
Democratic Party
PPR
Socialist Party
CDA
Social Democrats
Left Party
Free Democrats
PSOE
Left Party
Center Party
Labour Party
Labour Party
SNP
UKIP
UKIP
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LGBT STATE LEADERS: PREMIERS/GOVERNORS
Name
Canada (2)
South Africa (1)
Wade MacLauchlan (G)
Kathleen Wynne (L)
Lynne Brown (L)
Out/Not Out -when
First elected (out)
Out
Out
Out
State/Province
Prince Edward Is.
Ontario
Western Cape
Years in
office
201520142008-9
Party Affiliation
Liberal
Liberal
ANC
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LGBT SUB-NATIONAL COUNTRY/REGIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT
Name
Iain Smith
Margaret Smith
Patrick Harvey
Joe FitzPatrick
Derek Mackay
Marco Biagi
Kevin Stewart
Jim Eadie
Ruth Davidson
Out/Not Out when
First elected (out)
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Out
Years in office
Party Affiliation
1999-2011
1999-2011
2003200720112011-2016
201120112011-
LibDem
LibDem
Green Party
SNP
SNP
SNP
SNP
SNP
Conservative Party
Out/Not Out when
First elected (out)
Out
Years in office
Party Affiliation
1999-2003
Labour Party
WELSH ASSEMBLY
Name
Ron Davies (B)
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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Name
Raymond Chan Chi-chuen
Out/Not Out when
First elected (out)
Out
Years in office
Party Affiliation
2012-
People Power
Out/Not Out when
First elected (out)
Out
Years in office
Party Affiliation
2011-
AVP
ARUBA SENATE
Name
Desiree Croes
MAYORS (TBC)
Paris, France
Berlin, Germany
Houston, USA
Seattle, USA
Chapel Hill, USA
Webster NC USA
Franklinton NC USA
Carrboro NC USA
Zurich, Switzerland
Fresnillo, Mexico Benjamin Medrano 2013-
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LGBT Breakdown (National MPs in office)
1983
1988
1998
2003
2008
2011
2013
Gay
3
6
26
42
59
77
85
Lesbian
3
1
12
14
15
19
21
Trans
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Bisexual
0
0
0
3
5
4
6
Total
6
7
38
60
80
101
113
2015
NB: Self identification by legislator.
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Political Ideology and LGBT MPs
Communist
Green
Lab/Social Dem/Socialist
Liberal/Center
Ethno-Nationalist
Conservative/Right
Total
1983
1
0
1
1
0
3
6
1988
0
1
4
1
0
1
7
1998
0
2
23
8
0
5
38
1998
11
15
11
0
0
1
38
2003
18
27
15
0
0
0
60
2003
1
8
33
11
2
5
60
2008
2
11
32
23
3
9
80
2011
1
12
41
25
0
22
101
2013
1
12
46
28
0
26
113
2015
Electoral Systems and LGBT MPs
FPTP
List PR
MMP
Parallel
STV
TRS
Total
1983
2
4
0
0
0
0
6
1988
3
2
1
0
0
1
7
2008
25
33
21
1
0
0
80
2011
33
41
23
1
2
1
101
2013
37
48
23
1
3
1
113
2015
NB: For definitions see Reynolds, Andrew, Ben Reilly and Andrew Ellis. The New International IDEA Handbook of Election System
Design. Stockholm: International IDEA, 2007.
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