There is a tradition in Irish politics of having family members succeed each other, frequently in the same parliamentary seat. This article lists families where two or more members of that family have been members (TD or Senator) of either of the houses of the Oireachtas (Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann) or of the European Parliament. It also includes members of the Oireachtas who had a relation who served in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) for an Irish constituency. It does not include people who have served only on local councils.
For the purposes of this list, a "family" has been defined as a group of people where each person has one of the following relationships to at least one of the other people listed:
son, daughter, grandson or granddaughter
father, mother, grandfather or grandmother
nephew, niece, grandnephew or grandniece
uncle, aunt, great uncle or great aunt
sibling or first cousin
spouse (husband or wife)
connected by marriage ("-in-law" relationships)
The list has been indexed against the name of the first family member to enter the Oireachtas.
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Party
Abbreviation
Conservative Party
Con
Cumann na nGaedheal
CnaG
Clann na Poblachta
CnaP
Clann na Talmhan
CnaT
Democratic Left
DL
Farmers' Party
FP
Fianna Fáil
FF
Fine Gael
FG
Party
Abbreviation
Green Party
GP
Independent
Ind
Independent Fianna Fáil
IFF
Irish National Federation
INF
Irish Parliamentary Party
IPP
Irish Unionist Alliance
IUA
Irish Worker League
IWL
Party
Abbreviation
Labour Party
Lab
National Centre Party
NCP
National League Party
NLP
Progressive Democrats
PD
Social Democrats
SD
Sinn Féin
SF
Sinn Féin the Workers Party
SFWP
Workers' Party
WP
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