List of Political Families - New Zealand

New Zealand

The Allen Family (grandfather-grandson)

• William Shepherd Allen - Member of Parliament 1890–91 for Te Aroha.
  • John Manchester Allen – Member of Parliament 1938–41 for Hauraki. Grandson of William.

The Atmore - Baigent Family (brothers-in-law)

• Harry Atmore - Member of Parliament for Nelson 1911-46 and Minister of Education 1928-31. Member of Nelson City Council 1905. Harry Atmore was the son-in-law of James Corrigan Member of Parliament for Patea 1922-25. Brother-in-law of Henry
• Henry Baigent - Mayor of Nelson 1901-04 and 1905-06 and Nelson City Councillor 1893-1901

The Barclay Family (father-son-cousin)

• James Barclay – Member of Parliament 1935–43 for Marsden and Minister of Agriculture 1941–43
  • Bruce Barclay – Member of Parliament 1969–79 for Christchurch Central
  • Ron Barclay - Member of Parliament 1966-75 for New Plymouth. Deputy Mayor of New Plymouth District Council

The Bell Family (father-son-grandsons)

• Sir Dillon Bell - Speaker 1871-75. Son-in-law Scobie Mackenzie Member of Parliament for Mt. Ida 1884-93 and Dunedin 1896-99
  • Sir Francis Bell - Prime Minister 1925, son of Sir Dillon
    • William Bell - Member of Parliament 1911-14, son of Sir Francis
    • Cheviot Bell - Member of Legislative Council 1950, son of Sir Francis and brother of William

The Brandon Family (father-son)

• Alfred Brandon, Sr. - Member of Parliament for Wellington Country 1858-81 and Legislative Council 1883-86
  • Alfred Brandon, Jr. - Mayor of Wellington 1893-94 and Wellington City Councillor 1886-91

The Connelly Family (father-son)

• Michael Connelly – Member of Legislative Council 1936–1950
  • Mick Connelly – Member of Parliament 1956–84 and Cabinet Minister, son of Michael

The Courtney - Williams Family (great-grandfather and great-grandson)

• Thomas Williams - Christchurch City Councillor and Gore Borough Councillor 19th Century
  • Mel Courtney - Nelson City Councillor and Member of Parliament for Nelson 1976-81

The Douglas Family (father-sons)

• Norman Douglas – Member of Parliament 1960–75 and son-in-law of Member of Parliament Bill Anderton
  • Sir Roger Douglas – Member of Parliament 1969–75, 1978–90, 2008–11, Minister of Finance (1984–88) and founder of the ACT Party 1995, son of Norman
  • Malcolm Douglas – Member of Parliament (1978), son of Norman and brother of Sir Roger

The Field Family (brothers-cousin)

• Henry Field - Member of Parliament for Otaki 1896-99
• William Field - Member of Parliament for Otaki 1900-1935, brother of Henry
• Tom Field - Member of Parliament for Nelson 1914-19, cousin to Henry and William

The Fisher Family (father-son)

• George Fisher – Member of Parliament for Wellington 1884-90 and Mayor of Wellington
  • Francis Fisher – Member of Parliament for Wellington 1905-14, son of George

The Fraser - Cullen Family (wife-husband)

• Anne Fraser - Member of Parliament for East Cape 1984-90
• Michael Cullen - Deputy Prime Minister, husband of Anne

The Gerard Family (father-son)

• Richard Gerard – Member of Parliament 1943–69 for Mid-Canterbury and Ashburton
  • Jim Gerard – Member of Parliament 1984–97 for Rangiora. Mayor of Waimakariri 2001-07 and Waimakariri District Councillor 2010-

The Graham Family (great-grandfather-great-grandsons/brothers)

• Robert Graham – Member of Parliament 1855–68
  • Doug Graham – Member of Parliament 1984–1999 for Remuera and Cabinet Minister
  • Kennedy Graham - List Member of Parliament, brother of Doug

The Grigg Family (husband-wife-husband)

• Arthur Grigg - Member of Parliament 1938–41 for Mid-Canterbury
• Mary Grigg - Member of Parliament 1942–43 for his seat after he was killed in World War II. Her grandfather was Premier Sir John Hall, MP 1855–60 and 1866–93. She married William Polson (Member of Parliament 1928–46) in 1943.

The Hamilton Brothers

• Adam Hamilton - Member of Parliament for Wallace 1919-22 and 1925-46. Leader of the Opposition 1936-40
• John Hamilton - Member of Parliament for Awarua 1919-22 and 1925-28, brother of Adam

The Hanan Family (uncle-nephew)

• Josiah Hanan – Member of Parliament for Invercargill 1899–1925 and Cabinet Minister. Mayor of Invercargill 1896-1897
  • Ralph Hanan – Member of Parliament for Invercargill 1946–69 and Cabinet Minister. Mayor of Invercargill 1938-1941. Nephew of Josiah

The Hay Family (father-son)

• Sir James Hay – Christchurch City Councillor 1944-53
  • Sir Hamish Hay – Mayor of Christchurch 1974-89, son of Sir James

The Henare Family (great-grandfather/great-grandson)

• Tau Henare – Member of Parliament (1914–38)
  • Tau Henare, Jr. – Member of Parliament (1993–99 & 2005–present) and Cabinet Minister (1996–99), great-grandson of Tau Henare

The Hislop Family (father-son)

• Thomas Hislop, Sr. - Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister. Mayor of Wellington 1905-1908
  • Thomas Hislop, Jr. - Mayor of Wellington 1931-44 and High Commissioner to Canada 1950-57

The Holland Family (father-son-grandson)

• Henry Holland – Member of Parliament 1925–35 for Christchurch North and Mayor of Christchurch
  • Sir Sidney Holland – Leader of the New Zealand National Party and Prime Minister of New Zealand (1949–57)
    • Eric Holland – Cabinet Minister (1975–78), son of Sir Sidney.

The Holyoake Family (father/son-in-law)

• Keith Holyoake - Member of Parliament 1932–38 (Motueka) and 1943–77 (Pahiatua) and Prime Minister
  • Ken Comber - Member of Parliament 1972–81, married Diane Holyoake daughter of Keith

The Howard Family (father-daughter)

• Ted Howard – Member of Parliament (1919–39)
  • Mabel Howard – Member of Parliament (1943–69) and Cabinet Minister. Member of Christchurch City Council. Daughter of Ted

The Hutchison Family (father-son)

• William Hutchison Member of Parliament 1879-84 and 1890-96. Mayor of Wellington
  • George Hutchison – Member of Parliament 1887-1901, son of William

The Izard Family (father-son)

• Charles Beard Izard – Member of Parliament from 1887-90
  • Charles Hayward Izard – Member of Parliament from 1905-08, son of Charles Beard

The Kirk Family (father-son)

• Norman Kirk – Member of Parliament (1957–1974) and Prime Minister
  • John Kirk – Member of Parliament (1974–84), son of Norman

The Lange - Bassett Family (Bassett was a cousin of Lange)

• David Lange – Prime Minister of New Zealand (1984–89)
• Michael Bassett – Member of Parliament (1972–90) and Cabinet Minister (1984–90), cousin of David

The Levin Family (father-son)

• Nathaniel Levin - Member of Legislative Council 1869-71
  • William Levin - Member of Parliament for Wellington 1879-84, son of Nathaniel

The Luxton Family (father-son)

• Jack Luxton – Member of Parliament for Piako (seat renamed Matamata) 1966–87
  • John Luxton – Member of Parliament for Matamata 1987–99 and Cabinet Minister 1990–99, son of Jack

The McCombs Family (husband-wife-son)

• James McCombs – Member of Parliament (1913–1933)
• Elizabeth McCombs – first woman Member of Parliament (1933–1935). Member of Christchurch City Council
  • Terry McCombs – Member of Parliament (1935–51) and Cabinet Minister, son of James and Elizabeth

The MacIntyre Family (father-son)

• Duncan MacIntyre - Deputy Prime Minister
  • Hamish MacIntyre - Member of Parliament 199093, son of Duncan

The Mackenzie Family (father-son)

• Sir Thomas Mackenzie - Prime Minister 1912. Member of Parliament 1887 to 1896 and 1900 to 1912 and Cabinet Minister. High Commissioner in London 1912-20.
  • Sir Clutha Mackenzie - Member of Parliament 1921-22 for Auckland East. Became blind at the age of 20 as a result of action at Gallipoli 1915. Sir Clutha was the son-in-law of Rt. Hon. George Forbes. Son of Sir Thomas

The Mackey Family (mother-daughter)

• Janet Mackey – Member of Parliament for East Coast (1996–2005)
  • Moana Mackey – List Member of Parliament (2003–present), daughter of Janet

The Mason - Wilford Family (grandfather-grandson)

• Thomas Mason - Member of Parliament for Hutt 1879-84
  • Thomas Wilford - Member of Parliament for Hutt 1896-1929, grandson of Thomas and son-in-law of Sir George McLean, Member of Parliament for Waikouaiti 1871-81

The Massey Family (father-two sons)

• Bill Massey – Member of Parliament 1894-1925 and Prime Minister 1912-25
  • Walter Massey – Member of Parliament for Hauraki 1931-35, son of Bill
  • John Massey – Member of Parliament for Franklin 1928-35 and 1938-57, son of Bill and brother of Walter

The McClay Family (father-son)

• Roger McClay - Member of Parliament 1981-96 and Cabinet Minister
  • Todd McClay - Member of Parliament for Rotorua 2008-, son of Roger

The McMillan Family (husband-wife)

• Dr Gervan McMillan - Member of Parliament 1935-43 for Dunedin West and Cabinet Minister. Member of Dunedin City Council
• Ethel McMillan - Member of Parliament 1953-75 for Dunedin North, wife of Gervan

The Montgomery Family (father-son)

• William Montgomery Sr - Member of Parliament for Akaroa 1874-87 and Minister of Education
• William Montgomery Jr - Member of Parliament for Ellesmere 1893-99

The Moss Family (father-son)

• Frederick Moss – Member of Parliament for Parnell 1876-90
  • Edward Moss – Member of Parliament for Ohinemuri 1902-05, son of Frederick

The Myers - Baume Family (cousins)

• Frederick Baume – Member of Parliament for Auckland East
• Arthur Myers – elected Member of Parliament for Auckland East after Baume died. Mayor of Auckland

The Nordmeyer Family (father-in-law & son-in-law)

• Sir Arnold Nordmeyer - Member of Parliament 1935-69 and Cabinet Minister. Leader of the Opposition 1963-65
  • Jim Edwards - Member of Parliament for Napier 1954-66, husband of Alison Nordmeyer and son-in-law of Sir Arnold

The O'Flynn Family (father-son)

• Francis Edward O’Flynn Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council 1937-42
  • Frank O'Flynn Member of Parliament 1972-75, and 1978-90

The Ormond - Wilson Family (grandfathers-grandsons)

• James Wilson - Member of Parliament 1881-96
• John Ormond - Member of Parliament 1861-90
  • Ormond Wilson - Member of Parliament 1935-38 and 1946-49, grandson of James and John
  • Tiaki Omana - Member of Parliament for Eastern Maori 1943-63, grandson of John

The Paikea Family (father-son)

• Paraire Paikea - Member of Parliament for Northern Maori 1938-43
  • Tapihana Paikea - Member of Parliament for Northern Maori 1943-63, son of Paraire

The Parata Family (father-son-descendent)

• Tame Parata - Member of Parliament for Southern Maori 1885-1911
  • Taare Parata - Member of Parliament for Southern Maori 1911-18, son of Tame
    • Hekia Parata - Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister, descendent of Tame and Taare

The Peters Family (brothers)

• Ian Peters – National Party Member of Parliament for Tongariro (1990–1993)
• Jim Peters – New Zealand First Member of Parliament (2002–2005)
• Winston Peters – Leader of the New Zealand First Party; Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (1996–98)

The Pharazyn Family (father-son)

• Charles Johnson Pharazyn - Member of Legislative Council (1869–85)
  • Robert Pharazyn - Member of Parliament for Rangitikei (1865–66) and Legislative Council (1885–96)

The Ratana Family (brothers, wife)

• Haami Ratana – Member of Parliament 1935–1944, succeeded by his younger brother
• Matiu Ratana – Member of Parliament 1944–1949, succeeded by his wife
• Iriaka Ratana – Member of Parliament 1949–69 (all for Western Maori)

The Reeves Brothers

• Charles Reeves - Mayor of Dunedin 1876-77 and Dunedin City Councillor 1873-76
• Richard Reeves - Member of Parliament for Grey Valley and Inangahua 1878-1893 and Legislative Council 1895-1910 (Speaker 1895), brother of Charles

The Reeves Family (father-son)

• William Reeves – Member of Parliament 1867–1868 & 1871–1875
  • William Pember Reeves – Member of Parliament 1887–1896 and Minister of Labour 1891–1896, son of William

The Rhodes Family (brothers, father-son-cousin)

• William Barnard Rhodes – Member of Parliament 1853–55 & 1858–66
• Robert Heaton Rhodes – Member of Parliament 1871-74, William's brother
  • Sir Heaton Rhodes - Member of Parliament 1899-1925 and a Cabinet Minister
  • Arthur Rhodes - Member of Parliament and Mayor of Christchurch

The Richardson - Pearce Family (Richardson was Pearce's great-granddaughter)

• George Pearce – Member of Parliament for Patea 1908-19
  • Ruth Richardson – Member of Parliament for Selwyn 1981-1994 and Minister of Finance

The Richmond – Atkinson Family (brothers, relation by marriage)

• James Richmond - Member of Parliament 1860–1870 and a Cabinet Minister, and his brother
• William Richmond - Member of Parliament 1855–62 and a Cabinet Minister
• Harry Atkinson - Member of Parliament 1861–91 and Premier several times, related by marriage

The Rolleston Family (father-sons)

• William Rolleston - Provincial Superintendent, Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister
  • Frank Rolleston - Member of Parliament for Timaru 1922-28 and Cabinet Minister, son of William
  • John Rolleston - Member of Parliament for Waitomo 1922-28, son of William and brother of Frank

The Seddon Family (father-son)

• Richard Seddon – Prime Minister of New Zealand (1893–1906)
  • Tom Seddon – Member of Parliament for Westland 1906-22 and 1925-28, son of Richard

The Sidey Family (father-son)

• Sir Thomas Sidey, Sr. - Member of Parliament for Caversham and Dunedin South 1901-28, Cabinet Minister and Member of Legislative Council 1928-33
  • Sir Thomas Sidey, Jr. - Mayor of Dunedin 1959-65 and Dunedin City Councillor 1947-83

The Smith Family (father-son)

• Edward Smith - Member of Parliament 1890–96 and 1899–1907
  • Sydney Smith - Member of Parliament 1918–25 and 1928–38 and Cabinet Minister, son of Edward

The Stewart Family (father-son)

• William Downie Stewart, Sr. - Member of Parliament Dunedin West 19th Century
  • William Downie Stewart, Jr. - Member of Parliament 1914–1935 Dunedin West, Minister of Finance 1931–1933 and Mayor of Dunedin 1913–1914

The Sutton Family (brothers)

• Jim Sutton – Member of Parliament (1984–90, 1993–2006) and Cabinet Minister (1999–2006)
• Bill Sutton – Member of Parliament (1984–90), brother of Jim

The Taylor Family (father-son)

• Tommy Taylor - Member of Parliament and Mayor of Christchurch 1911
  • Teddy Taylor - Christchurch City Councillor 1968-71, son of Tommy

The Tirikatene Family (father-daughter-nephew/grandson)

• Sir Eruera Tirikatene – Member of Parliament (1932–67)
  • Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan – Member of Parliament (1967–96) and Cabinet Minister (1972–75), daughter of Sir Eruera
    • Rino Tirikatene - Member of Parliament 2011-

The Tizard Family (husband-wife; parents-daughter)

• Bob Tizard – Member of Parliament (1957–60 and 1963–90), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance (1974–75)
• Dame Catherine Tizard – Mayor of Auckland (1983–90) and Governor-General of New Zealand (1990–95), ex-wife of Bob
  • Judith Tizard – Member of Parliament (1993–2008) and Cabinet Minister, daughter of Bob and Dame Catherine

The Uru Brothers

• Hopere Uru - Member of Parliament for Southern Maori 1918-21
• Henare Uru - Member of Parliament for Southern Maori 1922-28, brother of Hopere

The Wetere - Mahuta Family (uncle-niece)

• Koro Wētere - Member of Parliament 1969-96 and Cabinet Minister
  • Nanaia Mahuta - Member of Parliament 1996- and Cabinet Minister, niece of Koro

The Wakefield Family (father-son-nephew)

• Edward Gibbon Wakefield (1796–1862) - Member of Parliament
  • Edward Jerningham Wakefield (1820–79) - Member of Parliament
  • Edward Wakefield (1845–1924) - nephew, son of brother Felix Wakefield, Member of Parliament
• Edward Stafford (1819–1901) Member of Parliament and Premier, married niece Emily, daughter of brother William Wakefield

The Ward Family (father-son)

• Sir Joseph Ward – (1887–1930) Member of Parliament and Premier/Prime Minister
  • Vincent Ward – (1930–31) Member of Parliament, son of Sir Joseph

The Young Family (father-daughter)

• Bill Young - Member of Parliament 1966-81 and Cabinet Minister
  • Annabel Young - Member of Parliament 1997-2002, daughter of Bill

The Young Family (father-son)

• Venn Young - Member of Parliament 1966 to 1990 and Cabinet Minister
  • Jonathan Young - Member of Parliament for New Plymouth 2008-, son of Venn