List of Canadian political families

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 often held uninterrupted political power.

Families
Amery

(father, son)

Bédard
Bennett

(3rd cousins once removed, son)

Braden

(brothers)

Cannon–Power

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

Caouette

(father, son)

  • Réal Caouette, MP for Pontiac (1946–1949), MP for Villeneuve (1962–1968,) Leader of the Ralliement créditiste (1963–1971), MP for Témiscamingue (1968–1976), Leader of the Social Credit Party (1971–1976)
    • Gilles Caouette, MP for Charlevoix (1972–1974), MP for Témiscamingue (1976–1979), Acting Leader of the Social Credit Party (1976)
Caplan

(mother, son)

Carr

(twin brothers)

Casgrain-Beaubien

(many more, see fr:Famille Casgrain)

Chiarelli

(cousins)

  • Bob Chiarelli, mayor of Ottawa, Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton, provincial MPP and cabinet minister (Ministers of Energy, Municipal Affairs and Housing, Transportation, Energy and Infrastructure)
  • Rick Chiarelli, city councillor in Ottawa
  • John Chiarelli, former Catholic school board trustee in Ottawa
Chartrand
Chrétien–Desmarais

(father-nephew-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)

  • Tommy Douglas, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and then founder of the New Democratic Party (NDP), member of Canadian House of Commons (CCF), MLA, leader of the Saskatchewan CCF and Premier of Saskatchewan (CCF), set up North America's first single-payer, universal healthcare program (Saskatchewan), leader of federal NDP, Canadian Member of Parliament (NDP)
Duceppe

(grandfather, father, son)

Eyking

(husband, wife)

Ferron
Flaherty-Elliott

(husband, wife)

Ford
Gérin-Lajoie (see also Lacoste)
Gerretsen

(father, son)

  • John Gerretsen, 90th Mayor of Kingston, Ontario (1980–1988), Ontario Liberal MPP for Kingston and the Islands (1995–2014)
  • Mark Gerretsen, Mayor of Kingston Ontario (2010–2014), Liberal MP for Kingston and the Islands (2015-)
Ghiz

(father, son)

Grewal

(husband, wife)

Hampton–Martel

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

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)

Lacoste
Layton

(grandfather, father, son, wife)

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

Léger

(father, son, daughter)

Lewis

(father and son)

Lougheed

(grandfather and grandson)

MacKay

(father-son)

Manning

(father-son)

Martin

(father-son)

Macdonald

(father-son)

Mackenzie King

(grandfather-grandson)

Mathyssen

(mother, daughter)

McGuinty

(father-son)

McLeod

(brothers)

Meighen

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

Mercier-Gouin
Miville-Dechêne
Mulroney

(father, daughter, son)

Nixon

(grandfather, father, daughter)

Notley

(father, daughter)

Papineau

(see also Viger)

Parizeau
Peterson

(brother, brother, brother and wife)

Pouliot
  • Jean-Baptiste Pouliot, MP for Témiscouata, MLA Canada-East for Témiscouata
    • Joseph-Camille Pouliot, son of Jean-Baptiste, lawyer, judge of Superior Court of Quebec
      • Georges Bouchard, son-in-law of Joseph-Camille, MP for Kamouraska
      • Camille Pouliot (Camille-Eugène), son of Joseph-Camille, MNA for Gaspé-Sud, minister, mayor
    • Rodolphe Lemieux, brother of 3rd wife of Joseph-Camille, senator
    • Charles-Eugène Pouliot, son of Jean-Baptiste, MP for Témiscouata, MNA for Témiscouata
Rae

(father-brother-brother)

Regan

(father-son-son's wife)

Roblin

(grandfather-grandson)

Rowe

(father-daughter)

Shaw–McDonough

(father-daughter)

  • Lloyd Shaw, first research director of the federal CCF, and provincial secretary of the Nova Scotia CCF
    • Alexa McDonough, Member of the Legislative Assembly and leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, and Member of Parliament and leader of the federal NDP (the NDP being the CCF's successor)
Singh

(brothers)

Sifton

(father-sons)

Simpson

(father, son)

Sinclair–Trudeau

(grandfather, son-in-law, grandson)

Strahl

(father, son)

  • Chuck Strahl, Former Conservative MP for Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
    • Mark Strahl, Conservative MP for Chilliwack—Hope, previously Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
Streatch-Keddy

(father, daughter, son)

Taschereau
Trudeau

(father-son)

Tupper

(father-sons)

Vallières
Viger

(see also Papineau)

Whelan

(brother-father-daughter)

  • Edward Charles Whelan, Member of Legislative Assembly (Saskatchewan) 1960–1979, Minister of Mineral Resources 1975–1976, Minister of Consumer Affairs 1976–1979
  • Eugene Whelan, Member of Parliament 1962–1984, Minister of Agricultuture 1972–1979 and 1980–1984, Canadian Senate 1996–1999, Officer of the Order of Canada
    • Susan Whelan, Member of Parliament 1993–2004, Minister for International Cooperation
Woodsworth-MacInnis

(father-son in law-daughter)

  • J.S. Woodsworth, founding leader of the CCF, MP 1921–1942
    • Angus MacInnis, MP from BC 1930–1957, involved in founding of the CCF, husband of Grace MacInnis
    • Grace MacInnis, BC CCF MLA 1941–45, NDP MP 1965–1974, daughter of J.S. Woodsworth
Yakabuski

(father-son)

References
  1. https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-politics/top-10-family-dynasties-canadian-politics-171516840.html
  2. http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/deputes/casgrain-charles-eusebe-2453/biographie.html
  3. http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/deputes/casgrain-thomas-chase-2459/biographie.html
  4. http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/deputes/casgrain-leon-2455/biographie.html
  5. MHA
  6. https://www.ctvnews.ca/features/a-look-at-the-family-tree-and-political-dynasty-of-the-fords-1.3858755
  7. Ollie Williams, "Only Nahendeh left to elect MLA, 18 others are elected". Cabin Radio, October 1, 2019.

See also
  • Political families of the world
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