List of Canadian political families

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During its history, a number of Canadian families have produced multiple politicians. As there are no term limits in Canada for any legislative or executive office, these families have sometimes held uninterrupted political power.

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Families

Amery

(father, son)

Ashton

(father, daughter)

Bédard
Bennett

(3rd cousins once removed, son)

Bernier

(father, son)

Blaikie

(father, daughter, son)

Braden

(brothers)

Bradford

(mother, son)

Brewin

(father, son, daughter-in-law)

Andrew Brewin's grandfather Andrew George Blair was also Liberal Premier of New Brunswick and a federal MP and cabinet minister

Cadman

(husband, wife)

Cannon–Power

(GGG-grandfather, G-grandfather, granduncles, grandfathers, uncles, son)

Caouette

(father, son)

Caplan

(mother, son)

Carr

(two twin brothers and their older brother)

(father, son)

Casgrain-Beaubien

(many more, see fr:Famille Casgrain)

Chiarelli

(cousins)

Chartrand
Chrétien–Desmarais

(father-nephew-daughter)

Clark

(husband-wife-their daughter)

Clement

(stepfather-stepson)

Copps

(father-daughter)

Crosbie

(grandfather, father, son)

David

(great-grandfather, grandfather, father, sisters)

Davie Fulton

(2 brothers, son-in-law, grandson)

De Lorimier
De Lotbinière
Dewar

(mother-son)

Dorion
Douglas

(father, daughter)

Duceppe

(grandfather, father, son)

Eyking

(husband, wife)

Ferron
Flaherty-Elliott

(husband, wife)

Ford

Additionally, Rob Ford's widow Renata Ford was People's Party candidate in the 2019 federal election in Etobicoke North, and Doug Ford, Jr.'s daughter Krista Haynes advocates controversial positions about vaccines and public health measures.

Fry

(mother, son)

Gérin-Lajoie (see also Lacoste)
Gerretsen

(father, son)

Ghiz

(father, son)

Grewal

(husband, wife)

Hampton–Martel

(husband-wife, wife's father and maternal grandfather)

Harris

(father, son)

Henderson

(father, son)

Hinman

(grandfather, grandson)

Horner
Ignatieff

(great-grandfather, grandfather, father, son)

Jackman

(grandfather, son-in-law, son-in-law's children)

Johnson

(father-sons)

Kelley

(father-son, wife)

Lacoste
Lamoureux

(father, daughter)

(Darrin Lamoureux, Kevin's brother, was leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party at a time that party was a minor party unrepresented in the legislature.)

Layton

(great-grandfather, grandfather, father, his wife, his son)

(Jack Layton is also a descendant of William Steeves, a Father of Confederation and Senator, on his maternal side.)

LeBlanc

(father, son)

Léger

(father, son, daughter)

Lewis

(father and son)

Lougheed

(grandfather and grandson)

MacKay

(father-son)

Manly

(father-son)

Manning

(father-son)

Martin

(father-son)

Macdonald

(father-son)

Mackenzie King

(grandfather-grandson)

Marcelino

(sister-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law's daughter)

Mathyssen

(mother, daughter)

McGuinty

(father-son)

McLeod

(brothers)

Meighen

(father, son, daughter, grandson, grandson's stepfather)

Mercier-Gouin
Miville-Dechêne
Mulroney

(father, daughter, son)

Nickle

(father, son)

Nixon (Alberta)

(brother, brother)

Nixon (Ontario)

(grandfather, father, daughter)

Notley

(father, daughter)

Nowlan

(father, son)

O'Toole

(father, son)

Papineau

(see also Viger)

Parizeau
Peterson

(brother, brother, brother and wife)

Pouliot
Rae

(father-brother-brother)

Regan-Harrison

(maternal grandfather-father-son-son's wife)

Rideout
Roblin

(grandfather-grandson)

Rowe

(father-daughter)

Rowe

(father-daughter)

Schulz- Schreyer

(grandfather-son-in-law-grandson)

Shaw–McDonough

(father-daughter)

Singh

(brothers)

Sifton

(father-sons)

Simpson

(father, son)

Sinclair–Trudeau

(grandfather, son-in-law, grandson)

Strahl

(father, son)

Streatch-Keddy

(father, daughter, son)

Stronach

(father, daughter)

Taschereau
Taylor

(father-children)

Tupper

(father-sons)

Vallières
Viger

(see also Papineau)

Wagner

(father-son)

Whelan

(brother-father-daughter)

Whitehead

(grandfather-father-daughter)

Woodsworth-MacInnis

(father-son in law-daughter)

Yakabuski

(father-son)

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References

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See also