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Andrew ReynoldsUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Updated: January 14, 2016
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LGBT MEMBERS OF NATIONAL LEGISLATURES (1976-2016) (Lower House)
Name Out/Not Out -whenFirst elected (out)
Years in office Party Affiliation
Australia (1) Trent Zimmerman Out 2015- Liberal PartyAustria (1) Ulrike Lunacek (L) Out 1999-2009 Green PartyBelgium (3) Jean-Jacques Flahaux (G)
Xavier Baeselen (G)Elio Di Rupo (G)
OutOutNot Out (1996)
2007-20102008-1987-1989, 2003-2005,2010-14
Reform MovementReform MovementSocialist Party
Bolivia (1) Manuel Canelas (G) Out 2015- MASBrazil (2) Clodovil Hernandez (G)
Jean Wyllys (G)OutOut
2007-20092011-
Christian Labor PartySocialism and Freedom
Canada (15) Svend Robinson (G)Réal Ménard (G)Libby Davies (B)Scott Brison (G)Bill Siksay (G)Mario Silva (G)Raymond Gravel (G)Rob Oliphant (G)Randall Garrison (G)Dany Morin (G)Philip Toone (G)Craig Scott (G)Sheri Benson (L)Randy Boissonnault (G)Seamus O’Reagan (G)
Not Out (1988)Not Out (1994)Not Out (2001)Not Out (2002)OutNot Out (2004)OutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOut
1979-20041993-20091997-20151997-2004-20112004-20112006-20082008-2011, 2015-2011-2011-20152011-20152012-20152015-2015-2015-
New Democratic PartyBloc QuébécoisNew Democratic PartyLiberal PartyNew Democratic PartyLiberal PartyBloc QuébécoisLiberal PartyNew Democratic PartyNew Democratic PartyNew Democratic PartyNew Democratic PartyNew Democratic PartyLiberal PartyLiberal Party
Chile (1) Claudio Arriagada (G) Out 2013- PDC
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Colombia (1) Angèlica Lozano Correa (L) Out 2014- GreenCosta Rica (1) Carmen Muñoz (L) Out 2010-2014 Citizen ActionDenmark (7) Yvonne Herlov Andersen (L)
Torben Lund (G)Louise Frevert (L)Simon Emil Ammitzbøll (G)Mogens Jensen (G)Flemming Møller Mortensen (G)Uffe Elbæk (G)Søren Pape Poulsen (G)
Not Out (1998)Not Out (1998)OutOutOutOutOutOut
1977-79, 1981-84, 87-88, 98-011981-19982001-20072005-2007-2007-2011-2015-
Centre PartySocial DemocratsPeople’s PartyLiberal PartySocial DemocratsSocial DemocratsSocial Liberal/GreenConservative Party
Estonia (1) Imre Sooäär Not Out (2014) 2011- Reform PartyFinland (5) Oras Tynkkynen (G)
Pekka Haavisto (G)Jani Petteri Toivola (G)Silvia Modig (L)Markku Rossi (G)
OutNot Out (2007)OutOutNot Out (2015)
2004-20151987-1995, 2007-2011-2011-1991-1995, 2003-
Green PartyGreen PartyGreen PartyLeft PartyCenter Party
France (3) André Labarrère (G)Franck Riester (G)Sergio Coronado (G)
Not Out (1998)Not Out (2011)Not Out (2012)
1967-68, 1973-20012007-2012-
SocialistUMPGreen
Germany (23) Jutta Oesterle-Schwerin (L)Herbert Rusche (G)Christina Schenk (L)Volker Beck (G)Birgitt Bender (L)Jorg van Essen (G)Guido Westerwelle (G)Kai Gehring (G)Gerhard Schick (G)Patrick Meinhardt (G)Lutz Heilmann (G)Anja Hajduk (L)
OutOutOutOutOutOutNot Out (2004)OutOutOutOutOut
1987-19901985-19871990-20021994-2002-20131990-20131996-20132005-2005-2005-20132005-20092002-2008, 2013-
Green PartyGreen PartyGreen Party/PDSGreen PartyGreen PartyFree DemocratsFree DemocratsGreen PartyGreen PartyFree DemocratsPDSGreen Party
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Bettina Herlitzius (L)Sabine Jünger (L)Johannes Kahrs (G)Jens Spahn (G)Michael Kauch (G)Jan Mücke (G)Sebastian Körber (G)Stefan Kaufmann (G)Ulle Schauws (L)Barbara Hendricks (L)Harald Petzold (G)
OutOutOutNot Out (2012)OutOutOutOutOutNot Out (2013)Out
2007-20131998-20021998-2002-2003-20132005-20132009-20132009-2013-1994-2013-
Green PartyPDSSocial DemocratsChristian DemocratsFree DemocratsFree DemocratsFree DemocratsChristian DemocratsGreen PartySocial DemocratsLeft Party
Guatemala (1) Sandra Moran (L) Out 2015- ConvergenceIceland (1) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (L) Not Out (1987) 1978-2013 Social DemocratsHungary (1) Klára Ungár (L) Out 1990-1998 Liberal PartyIreland (4) Dominic Hannigan (G)
John Lyons (G)Jerry Buttimer (G)Leo Varadkar (G)
OutOutNot Out (2012)Not Out (2014)
2011-2011-2011-2007-
Labour PartyLabour PartyFine GaelFine Gael
Israel (4) Uzi Even (G)Nitzan Horowitz (G)Itzak Shmuli (G)Amir Ohana (G)
OutOutNot Out (2015)Out
2002-20032009-20142013-2015-
MeretzMeretzLabourLikud
Italy (9) Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio (B)Paola Concia (L)Vladimir Luxuria (T)Nichi Vendola (G)Daniele Capezzone (B)Franco Gillini (G)Titti de Simone (L)Angelo Pezzana (G)Ivan Scalfarotto (G)
Not Out (2000)OutOutOutOutOutOutOutOut
1992-20132008-20132006-20081992-20062006-20082001-20072001-201319792013
Green PartyDemocratsCommunistsLeft PartyItalian RadicalsLeft DemocratsSocial DemocratsItalian RadicalsDemocratic Party
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Lithuania (1) Rokas Žilinskas (G) Not Out (2009) 2008- NRP/HomelandLuxembourg (1)
Xavier Bettel (G) Out 1999-2011, 2013- Democratic Party
Mexico (3) Patria Jimenez (L)David Sanchez Camacho (G)Enoé Uranga (L)
OutOutOut
1997-20002006-20092009-
PRDPRDPRD
Nepal (1) Sunil Babu Pant (G) Out 2008-2012 Communist Party Nepal-UNetherlands (24)
Coos Huijsen (G)Peter Lankhorst (G)Jan Franssen (G)Evelien Eshuis (L)Clemens Cornielje (G)Boris Dittrich (G)Anne Lize van der Stoel (L)Peter Rehwinkel (G)Boris van der Ham (G)Wim van de Camp (G)Ger Koopmans (G)Gerda Verburg (L)Joop Wijn (G)Mark Harbers (G)Henk Krol (G)Vera Bergkamp (L)Henk Nijboer (G)Hanke Bruins-Slot (L)Manon Fokke (L)Gerard Schouw (G)Astrid Ossenbrug (B)Krista van Velzen (B)Jan Kees de Jager (G)Eric Smaling (G)
Not Out (1976)OutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOut
1972, 1976-19771981-19941982-19941982-19861994-20051994-20061994-19981995-20022002-20121986-20092002-20121998-2007, 2010-111998-2002, 2003, 2006-20072009-2012-2012-2012-2010-2012-2011-2012-2002-20102013-
CHUPPRVVDCPNVVDD66VVDPvdAD66CDACDACDACDAVVD50 PlusD66PvdACDAPvdAD66PvdASocialistCDASocialist
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New Zealand (12)
Tim Barnett (G)Chris Carter (G)Charles Chauvel (G)Georgina Beyer (T)Chris Finlayson (G)Louisa Wall (L)Grant Robertson (G)Kevin Hague (G)Jan Logie (L)Maryan Street (L)Claudette Hauiti (L)Meka Whaitiri (L)
OutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOut
1996-20081993-20112006-20131999-20072005-2008, 2011-2008-2008-2011-2005-20142013-20142013-
Labour PartyLabour PartyLabour PartyLabour PartyNational PartyLabour PartyLabour PartyGreen PartyGreen PartyLabour PartyNational PartyNational Party
Norway (9) Wenche Lowzow (L)Anders Hornslien (G)Bent Hoie (G)Andre Kvakkestad (G)Siri Hall Arnoy (L)Per Kristian Foss (G)Anette Trettebergstuen (L)Andre Dahl (G)Ole Henrik Grønn (G)
Not Out (1982)OutOutOutOutOutOutOutNot Out (2008)
1977-19851993-20012001-2001-20052001-20051981-2005-2005-20132005-2009
Conservative PartyLabor PartyConservative PartyConservative PartySocialist LeftConservative PartyLabor PartyConservative PartyChristian Democratic
Peru (1) Carlos Bruce (G) Not Out (2014) 2006- Possible Peru AlliancePoland (2) Robert Biedron (G)
Anna Grodzka (T)OutOut
2011-152011-15
PalikotPalikot/Greens (2014)
Portugal (2) Miguel Vale de Almeida (G)Alexandre Quintanilha (G)
OutOut
2009-20102015-
SocialistSocialist
Slovakia (1) Stanislav Fořt (G) Not Out (2011) Freedom and SolidaritySouth Africa (8)
Ian Ollis (G)Mike Waters (G)Zakhele Mbhele (G)Ian Davidson (G)
OutOutOutOut
2009-1999-2014-1999-2014
Democratic AllianceDemocratic AllianceDemocratic AllianceDemocratic Alliance
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Manny de Fritas (G)Dion George (G)Lynne Brown (L)Marius Redelinghuys (G)
OutOutOutOut
2009-2008-2014-2014-
Democratic AllianceDemocratic AllianceANCDemocratic Alliance
Spain (4) Ángeles Álvarez (L)Antonio Hurtado (G)Maria Such (L)Jose Manuel Girela de la Fuente (G)
Not Out (2013)Not Out (2014)OutOut
2011-20152008-2015-2015-
PSOEPSOEPSOEPSOE
Sweden (19) Kent Carlsson (G)Andreas Carlgren (G)Elisabeht Markstrom (L)Tasso Stafilidis (G)Tobias Billström (B)Martin Andreasson (G)Ulf Holm (G)Borje Vestlund (G)Fredrick Federley (G)Olof Lavesson (G)Tomas Tobe (G)Marianne Berg (L)Josefin Brink (L)Hans Linde (G)Hans Ekström (G)Hannah Bergstedt (L)Jonas Gunnarsson (G)Robert Hannah (G)Christian Holm (G)Cassandra Sundin (B)Maria Ferm (B)
Not Out (1991)Not Out (1998)Not Out (2006)OutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutNot Out (2014)OutOut
1991-19931994-19981995-20101998-20062002-2002-2006, 20122002-20142002-2006-20142006-2006-2006-20142006-20142006-2010-2010-2011-2014-2006-2014-2010-
Social DemocratCenter PartySocial DemocratLeft PartyModerateLiberal PartyGreen PartySocial DemocratCenter PartyModerateModerateLeft PartyLeft PartyLeft PartySocial DemocratSocial DemocratSocial DemocratLiberalModerateSwedish DemocratsGreen Party
Switzerland (8) Doris Stump (L)Marianne Huguenin (L)
OutOut
2003-20112003-2007
Social DemocratsLabor Party
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Claude Janiak (G)Martin Naef (G)Hans-Peter Portmann (G)Daniel Stolz (G)Angelo Barrile (G)Hans Ueli Vogt (G)
OutOutOutOutOutOut
1999-20072011-2014-2012-20152015-2015-
Social DemocratsSocial DemocratsFDPFDPSocial DemocratsSVP
UK (50) Maureen Colquhoun (L)Matthew Parris (G)Michael Brown (G)Chris Smith (G)Clive Betts (G)David Borrow (G)Ben Bradshaw (G)Nick Brown (G)Chris Bryant (G)Angela Eagle (L)Nick Herbert (G)Simon Hughes (B)Gordon Marsden (G)Ron Davies (B)Mark Oaten (G)Adam Price (G)Alan Duncan (G)Stephen Williams (G)Gregory Barker (G)Nigel Evans (G)Crispin Blunt (G)Margot James (L)Iain Stewart (G)Nick Boles (G)Mike Freer (G)
Not Out (1977)Not Out (1984)Not Out (1994)Not Out (1984)Not Out (2003)Not Out (1998)OutNot Out (1998)OutNot Out (1997)OutNot Out (2006)Not Out (1998)Not Out (1999)Not Out (2006)OutNot Out (2002)OutNot Out (2007)Not Out (2010)Not Out (2010)OutOutOutOut
1974-19791979-19861983-19971983-20051992-1997-20101997-1983-2001-1992-2005-1983-20151997-1983-20011997-20102001-20101992-2005-20152001-20151992-1997-2010-2010-2010-2010-
Labour PartyConservative PartyConservative PartyLabour PartyLabour PartyLabour PartyLabour PartyLabour PartyLabour PartyLabour PartyConservative PartyLiberal DemocratLabour PartyLabour PartyLiberal DemocratPlaid CymruConservative PartyLiberal DemocratConservative PartyConservative PartyConservative PartyConservative PartyConservative PartyConservative PartyConservative Party
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Stuart Andrew (G)Conor Burns (G)Eric Ollerenshaw (G)Stephen Twigg (G)Stephen Gilbert (G)David Laws (G)Peter Mandelson (G)David Cairns (G)Steve Reed (G)Daniel Kawczynski (B)Stephen Doughty (G)Ben Howlett (G)Stuart McDonald (G)Stewart McDonald (G)Martin Doherty (G)John Nicolson (G)Joanna Cherry (L)Peter Kyle (G)Wes Streeting (G)Angela Crawley (L)Catherine Smith (B)Gerald Jones (G)Mhairi Smith (?)Nick Gibbs (G)David Mundell (G)
OutOutOutOutOutNot Out (2010)Not Out (2000)OutOutNot Out (2013)Not Out (2015)OutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutNot Out (2015)Not Out (2016)
2010-2010-2010-20151997-2005, 2010-2010-20152001-20151992-20042001-20112012-2005-2012-2015-2015-2015-2015-2015-2015-2015-2015-2015-2015-2015-2015-1997-2005-
Conservative PartyConservative PartyConservative PartyLabour PartyLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLabour PartyLabour PartyLabour PartyConservative PartyLabour PartyConservative PartySNPSNPSNPSNPSNPLabour PartyLabour PartySNPLabour PartyLabour PartySNPConservative PartyConservative Party
USA (12) Gerry Studds (G)Steve Gunderson (G)Barney Frank (G)Jim Kolbe (G)Michael Michaud (G)Tammy Baldwin (L)
Not Out (1983)Not Out (1994)Not Out (1987)Not Out (1996)Not Out (2013)Out
1972-19871980-19971982-20121984-20072003-20141998-2012
Democratic PartyRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyDemocratic Party
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Jared Polis (G)David Cicilline (G)Sean Patrick Maloney (G)Kyrsten Sinema (B)Mark Pocan (G)Mark Takano (G)
OutOutOutOutOutOut
2008-2010-2012-2012-2012-2012-
Democratic PartyDemocratic PartyDemocratic PartyDemocratic PartyDemocratic PartyDemocratic Party
Venezuela Tamara Adrian (T) Out 2015- Popular Will
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LGBT Members of Parliament In office in total (National Assembly) 1976-2016
145 Currently in office (Jan 13 2016)
First # First
Australia 1 2015Austria 1 1999
Luxembourg1 1999
Belgium 3 2003 Mexico 3 1997Bolivia 1 2015 Nepal 1 2008Brazil 2 2006 Netherlands 24 1977Canada 15 1988 New
Zealand12 1984
Chile 1 2013 Norway 9 1977Colombia 1 2014 Peru 1 2014Costa Rica 1 2010 Poland 2 2011Denmark 8 1977 Portugal 2 2010Estonia 1 2014 Slovakia 1 2011Finland 5 1987 South
Africa8 1999
France 3 1998 Spain 4 2013Germany 23 1985 Sweden 21 1991Guatemala 1 2016 Switzerland 8 1995Hungary 1 1990 UK 50 1977Iceland 1 1987 USA 12 1983Ireland 4 2011 Venezuela 1 2015Isle of Man 1 2015Israel 4 2002Italy 9 1983Lithuania 1 2008 Total 248
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LGBT Members of Parliament - National Assembly and Senate/Upper House 1976-2016 (Jan 2016)
First # First
Argentina 1 2011 Italy 13 1983Australia 7 1996 Japan 1 2013Austria 1 1999 Lithuania 1 2008Belgium 4 2003 Luxembourg 1 1999Bolivia 1 2015 Mexico 3 1997Brazil 2 2006 Nepal 1 2008Canada 17 1988 Netherlands 25 1981Chile 1 2013 New Zealand 12 1984Colombia 2 2014 Norway 9 1977Costa Rica 1 2010 Poland 2 2011Czech Republic 1 1999 Peru 1 2014Denmark 8 1977 Portugal 2 2010Estonia 1 2014 Slovakia 1 2011Finland 5 1987 South Africa 8 1999France 5 1998 Spain 5 2000Germany 24 1985 Sweden 21 1991Guatemala 1 2016 Switzerland 9 1995Hungary 1 1990 UK 67 1984Iceland 1 1987 USA 13 1983Ireland 7 2011 Venezuela 1 2015Isle of Man 1 2015Israel 4 2002 Total 293
NB: 248 lower house MPs (all elected), 45 upper house (18 elected, 27 appointed).42 Countries
176 Currently in office (Jan 2016) 145/31
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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
Majority 1st elected
Australia Trent Zimmerman Out Liberal North Sydney 2015
Canada Svend RobinsonRéal MénardLibby DaviesScott BrisonBill SiksayMario SilvaRaymond GravelRob OliphantRandall GarrisonDanny MorinPhilip TooneCraig ScottSheri BensonSeamus O’ReganRandy Boissonnault
Not Out (1988)Not Out (1994)Not Out (2001)Not Out (2002)OutNot Out (2004)OutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOut
NDPBQNDPLiberalNDPLiberalBQLiberalNDPNDPNDPNDPNDPLiberalLiberal
Burnaby (Burnaby-Douglas)HochelagaVancouver EastKings-HantsBurnaby-DouglasDavenportRepentignyDon Valley WestEsquimalt-Juan de FucaChicoutimi-Le FjordGaspesie-Iles-de-la-MadeleineToronto-DanforthSaskatoon WestSt. John's South-Mount PearlEdmonton Center
197919931997199720042004200620082011201120112012201520152015
3%36%5%6%2%17%44%5%0.5%9%3%31%7%21%2%
France André LabarrèreFranck Riester
Not Out (1998)Not Out (2011)
SocialistUMP
Pyrénées-AtlantiquesSeine-et-Marne
19672007
**18%
Germany Stefan Kaufmann Out CDU Stuttgart I 2009 5%
New Zealand
Georgina BeyerTim BarnettChris CarterGrant RobertsonLouisa WallMeka Whaitiri
OutOutOutOutOutOut
LabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabour
WairarapaChristchurch CentralTe AtatuWellington CentralManurewaIkaroa-Rāwhiti
199919961993200820112013
9%2%10%5%31%15%
USA Gerry StuddsBarney FrankTammy BaldwinJared PolisDavid Cicilline
Not Out (1983)Not Out (1987)OutOutOut
DemocratDemocratDemocratDemocratDemocrat
Mass 10Mass 4Wisconsin 2Colorado 2Rhode Island 1
19731982199820082010
0.5%20%6%28%6%
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Steve GundersonJim KolbeSean Patrick MaloneyKyrsten SinemaMark PocanMark TakanoMike Machaud
Not Out (1994)Not Out (1996)OutOutOutOutNot Out (2013)
RepublicanRepublicanDemocratDemocratDemocratDemocratDemocrat
Wisconsin 3Arizona 8New York 18Arizona 9Wisconsin 2California 41Maine 2
1980198420122012201220122003
2%3%4%1%36%12%4%
United Kingdom
Maureen ColquhounMichael BrownChris SmithClive BettsDavid BorrowBen BradshawNick BrownChris BryantAngela EagleNick HerbertSimon HughesGordon MarsdenMark OatenAdam PriceAlan DuncanStephen WilliamsGregory BarkerNigel EvansCrispin BluntMargot JamesIain StewartNick BolesMike FreerStuart AndrewConor BurnsEric OllerenshawStephen TwiggStephen TwiggStephen GilbertDavid Laws
Not Out (1977)Not Out (1994)Not Out (1984)Not Out (2003)Not Out (1998)OutNot Out (1998)OutNot Out (1997)OutNot Out (2006)Not Out (1998)Not Out (2006)OutNot Out (2002)OutNot Out (2007)Not Out (2010)Not Out (2010)OutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutNot Out (2010)
LabourConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourConservativeLibDemLabourLibDemPlaid CymruConservativeLibDemConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLibDemLibDem
Northampton NorthBrigg and ScunthorpeIslington South and FinsburySheffield AttercliffeSouth RibbleExeterNewcastle EastRhonddaWallaseyArundel & S. DownSouthwark & BermondseyBlackpool SouthWinchesterCarmarthen EastRutland and MeltonBristol WestBexhill and BattleRibble ValleyReigateStourbridgeMilton Keynes SouthGrantham and StanfordFinchley and Golders GreenPudseyBournemouth WestLancaster and FleetwoodEnfield SouthgateLiverpool and West DerbySt. Austell and NewquayYeovil
197419791983199219971997198320011992200519831997199720011992200520011992199720102010201020102010201020101997201020102001
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%
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Peter MandelsonDavid CairnsMatthew ParrisSteve ReedDavid KawczynskiRon DaviesStephen DoughtyBen HowlettStuart McDonaldStewart McDonaldMartin DohertyJohn NicolsonJoanna CherryPeter KyleWes StreetingAngela CrawleyCatherine SmithGerald JonesMhairi BlackNick GibbDavid Mundell
Not Out (2000)OutNot Out (1984)OutNot Out (2013)Not Out (1999)Not Out (2015)OutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutNot Out (2015)Not Out (2015)
LabourLabourConservativeLabourConservativeLabourLabourConservativeSNPSNPSNPSNPSNPLabourLabourSNPLabourLabourSNPConservativeConservative
HartlepoolGreenock and InverclydeWest DerbyshireCroydon NorthShrewsbury and AtchamCaerphillyCardiff South and PenarthBathCumbernauld, Kilsyth, KirkintillochGlasgow SouthWest DunbartonshireEast DunbartonshireEdinburgh South WestHoveIlford NorthLanark and Hamilton EastLancaster and FleetwoodMerthyr TydfilPaisley and Renfrewshire SouthBognor Regis and LittlehamptonDumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
199220011979201220051992201220152015201520152015201520152015201520152015201519972005
38%35%25%48%4%45%27%8%30%25%28%4%16%2%1%18%3%35%12%16%4%
* UK there have been: 19 Labour, 18 Tories, 5 Liberal Democrats, 7 SNP, 1 Plaid Cymru.
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LGBT Upper House Members 1977- 2015
Name Years in office
Party Affiliation
Elected/Appointed
Australia Bob Brown 1996-2012 Green ElectedBrian Andrew Greig
1999-2005 Democrats Elected
Penny Wong 2002- Labor ElectedLouise Pratt 2008- Labor ElectedDean Smith 2012-2013 Liberal ElectedJanet Smith 2014- Green Elected
Argentina Osvaldo López 2011- Fresh Encounter
Appointed
Belgium Petra de Sutter 2014- Green AppointedCanada Laurier LaPierre
Nancy Ruth2001-20042005-
LiberalConservative
AppointedAppointed
Colombia Claudia Lopez 2014- Green ElectedCzech Republic
Vaclav Fischer 1999-2002 Independent Elected
Germany Klaus Wowereit 2001-2002 Social Democrat
Appointed
France Corinne Bouchon
Luc Carvounas 2011
Green
Socialist
Elected
ElectedItaly Franco Zeffirelli
Emilio ColomboPaolo GalimbertiSergio Logiudice
1994-20012003-20132013-2013-
Forza ItaliaUDCPoFDemocratic
AppointedAppointedElectedElected
Ireland David Norris 1987- Independent ElectedColm O'Gorman 2007 Progressive
DemsAppointed
Katherine Zappone
2011- Independent Appointed
Netherlands Gerard Schouw 2003-2010 D66 Elected (Indirect)
Japan Kanako Otsuji 2013 Democratic AppointedSpain Jerónimo Saavedra
AcevedoIñaki Oyarzabal de Miguel
1996-2003
2015-
PSOE
PP
Elected
Elected
UK 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu
1945-2015 Conservative Inherited
2nd Viscount Maugham
1958-1981 Independent Inherited
Baron Smith of 2005- Labour Appointed
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LGBT Ministers 1977-2015
Name Years in office
Cabinet Position
Australia Penny Wong 2007-2010-2013
Climate ChangeFinance and Deregulation
Belgium Elio di Rupo 2011- Prime MinisterCanada Scott Brison 2004-2006 Public WorksColombia Gina Parody
Cecilia Alvarez
2014-
2014-
Education
CommerceCzech Republic Gustáv Slamečka 2009-2010 TransportDenmark Uffe Elbæk
Mogens Jensen2011-20122014-
CultureTrade
Ecuador Carina Mafla 2012- Public HealthFinland Pekka Haavisto* 1995-1999 EnvironmentFrance Roger Karoutchi 2007-2009 Parliamentary Relations
Frederic Mitterrand 2009-2011 CultureJean-Jacques Aillagon 2002-2004 Culture
Germany Guido WesterwelleBarbara Hendricks
2009-20132013-
Foreign MinisterEnvironment
Hungary Gábor Szetey 2006-2008 Human resourcesIceland Jóhanna
Sigurðardóttir2007-20092009-2014
Social AffairsPrime Minister
Ireland Leo Varadkar 2014-2011-2014
HealthTransport & Tourism
Isle of Man Allan Bell 2015- Chief MinisterItaly Alfonso Pecoraro
Scanio2000-20012006-2008
AgricultureEnvironment
Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs 2011- Foreign Affairs
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Luxembourg Etienne Schneider
Xavier Bettel
2012-132013-2013-
Economy and Foreign TradeDeputy Prime MinisterPrime Minister
Netherlands Joop Wijn 2002-032006-07
Economic AffairsFinance
Gerda Verberg 2007- Agriculture, Nature and Food
Jan Kees de Jager 2010-2012 FinanceNew Zealand Chris Carter 2004-2005
2005-20072007-2008
HousingBuildingEducation
Maryan Street 2007-2008 HousingChris Finlayson 2008-
2008-Attorney GeneralArts and Culture
Norway Per-Kristian Foss
Bent HøieKnut Olav ÅmåsAnne Holt
2001-2005200220132013-1996-1997
FinanceActing PMHealthCulture & ChurchJustice
Puerto Rico Alberto Lastra Power 2015- HousingSouth Africa Lynne Brown 2014- Public EnterprisesSweden Tobias Billström 2006- Migration
Andreas Carlgren 2006- EnvironmentSwitzerland Claude Janiak 2004-2005 PresidentUK Chris Smith 1997-2001 Culture
Peter Mandelson 1998-19991999-20012008-2009
Trade & IndustryNorthern IrelandBusiness
Nick Brown 1998-2001 Agriculture
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Ben Bradshaw 2009-2010 Culture, Media, SportDavid Laws 2010-2012
2012-2015Chief Secretary to TreasurySchools
Nick Gibb 2010-20122015-
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 Out/Not Out -whenFirst elected (out)
Years in office Party Affiliation
Austria (1) Ulrike Lunacek (L) Out 2009- Green PartyDenmark (1) Torben Lund (G) Out 1999-2004 Social DemocratsFrance (2) Steeve Briois (G)
Michel Teychenné (G)OutOut
2014-2008-2009
National FrontSocialist Party
Italy (3) Gianni Vattimo (G)Daniele Viotti (G)Rosario Crocetta (G)
OutOutOut
1999-???2009-2014
LiberalsDemocratic Party
Netherlands (3) Herman Verbeek (G)Dennis de Jong (G)Wim van der Camp (G)
OutOutOut
1989-2009-2009-
PPRSocialist PartyCDA
Germany (3) Lissy Gröner (L)Cornelia Ernst (L)Holger Krahmer (G)
OutNot Out (??)Out
1989-2009-2004-
Social DemocratsLeft PartyFree Democrats
Spain (1) José María Mendiluce Pereiro (G) Not Out (2003) 1999-2004 PSOESweden (2) Malin Björk (L)
Fredrick Federley (G)OutOut
2014-2014-
Left PartyCenter Party
UK (5) Michael Cashman (G)Seb Dance (G)Alyn Smith (G)Nikki Sinclair (T)David Coburn (G)
OutOutOutOutOut
1999-20142014-2004-2009-20142014-
Labour PartyLabour PartySNPUKIPUKIP
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LGBT STATE LEADERS: PREMIERS/GOVERNORS
Name Out/Not Out -whenFirst elected (out)
State/Province Years in office
Party Affiliation
Canada (2) Wade MacLauchlan (G)Kathleen Wynne (L)
OutOut
Prince Edward Is.Ontario
2015-2014-
LiberalLiberal
South Africa (1) Lynne Brown (L) Out Western Cape 2008-9 ANC
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LGBT SUB-NATIONAL COUNTRY/REGIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT
Name Out/Not Out -whenFirst elected (out)
Years in office Party Affiliation
Iain SmithMargaret SmithPatrick HarveyJoe FitzPatrickDerek MackayMarco BiagiKevin StewartJim EadieRuth Davidson
OutOutOutOutOutOutOutOutOut
1999-20111999-20112003-2007-2011-2011-20162011-2011-2011-
LibDemLibDemGreen PartySNPSNPSNPSNPSNPConservative Party
WELSH ASSEMBLY
Name Out/Not Out -whenFirst elected (out)
Years in office Party Affiliation
Ron Davies (B) Out 1999-2003 Labour Party
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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Name Out/Not Out -whenFirst elected (out)
Years in office Party Affiliation
Raymond Chan Chi-chuen Out 2012- People Power
ARUBA SENATE
Name Out/Not Out -whenFirst elected (out)
Years in office Party Affiliation
Desiree Croes Out 2011- AVP
MAYORS (TBC)
Paris, FranceBerlin, GermanyHouston, USASeattle, USAChapel Hill, USAWebster NC USAFranklinton NC USACarrboro NC USAZurich, SwitzerlandFresnillo, Mexico Benjamin Medrano 2013-
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LGBT Breakdown (National MPs in office)
1983 1988 1998 2003 2008 2011 2013 2015
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
NB: Self identification by legislator.
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Political Ideology and LGBT MPs
1983 1988 1998 2003 2008 2011 2013 2015Communist 1 0 0 1 2 1 1Green 0 1 2 8 11 12 12Lab/Social Dem/Socialist 1 4 23 33 32 41 46Liberal/Center 1 1 8 11 23 25 28Ethno-Nationalist 0 0 0 2 3 0 0Conservative/Right 3 1 5 5 9 22 26Total 6 7 38 60 80 101 113
Electoral Systems and LGBT MPs
1983 1988 1998 2003 2008 2011 2013 2015FPTP 2 3 11 18 25 33 37List PR 4 2 15 27 33 41 48MMP 0 1 11 15 21 23 23Parallel 0 0 0 0 1 1 1STV 0 0 0 0 0 2 3TRS 0 1 1 0 0 1 1Total 6 7 38 60 80 101 113
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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