Imelda Munster

Irish politician (born 1968)

Imelda Munster
Munster in 2018
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 2016
ConstituencyLouth
Personal details
Born (1968-02-24) 24 February 1968 (age 56)
Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
Political partySinn Féin
Spouse
Niall Munster
(m. 1990)
Children2
Alma materDublin Institute of Technology

Imelda Munster (born 24 February 1968) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency since the 2016 general election.[1]

She was elected to Louth County Council representing the Drogheda East local electoral area following the 2004 local elections and was re-elected in 2009 to both Drogheda Borough Council and Louth County Council.[2]

She successfully contested the Louth constituency at 2016 general election, receiving 8,829 first preference votes (13.1%)[3][4] and was re-elected at the 2020 general election receiving 17,203 first preference votes (24.34%).[5]

On 1 December 2023, Munster announced she would not be contesting the next Irish general election.[6]

Personal life

Munster lives with her husband Niall and two daughters in Melifont Park, Drogheda.

References

  1. ^ "Imelda Munster". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Imelda Munster". Elections Ireland. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Election 2016: Imelda Munster". RTÉ News. 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. ^ "32nd Dáil - Louth First Preference Votes". Elections Ireland. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  5. ^ "33rd Dáil - Louth First Preference Votes". Elections Ireland. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Sinn Féin TD Imelda Munster not to seek re-election at next General Election". Irish Independent. 1 December 2023.

External links

  • Imelda Munster's page on the Sinn Féin website
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This table is transcluded from Louth (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923 Frank Aiken
(Rep)
James Murphy
(CnaG)
Peter Hughes
(CnaG)
3 seats
until 1977
5th 1927 (Jun) Frank Aiken
(FF)
James Coburn
(NL)
6th 1927 (Sep)
7th 1932 James Coburn
(Ind)
8th 1933
9th 1937 Laurence Walsh
(FF)
James Coburn
(FG)
10th 1938
11th 1943 Roddy Connolly
(Lab)
12th 1944 Laurence Walsh
(FF)
13th 1948 Roddy Connolly
(Lab)
14th 1951 Laurence Walsh
(FF)
1954 by-election George Coburn
(FG)
15th 1954 Paddy Donegan
(FG)
16th 1957 Pádraig Faulkner[a]
(FF)
17th 1961 Paddy Donegan
(FG)
18th 1965
19th 1969
20th 1973 Joseph Farrell
(FF)
21st 1977 Eddie Filgate
(FF)
4 seats
1977–2011
22nd 1981 Paddy Agnew
(AHB)
Bernard Markey
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb) Thomas Bellew
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov) Michael Bell
(Lab)
Séamus Kirk[b]
(FF)
Brendan McGahon
(FG)
25th 1987 Dermot Ahern
(FF)
26th 1989
27th 1992
28th 1997
29th 2002 Arthur Morgan
(SF)
Fergus O'Dowd
(FG)
30th 2007
31st 2011 Gerry Adams
(SF)
Ged Nash
(Lab)
Peter Fitzpatrick
(FG)
32nd 2016 Declan Breathnach
(FF)
Imelda Munster
(SF)
33rd 2020 Ruairí Ó Murchú
(SF)
Ged Nash
(Lab)
Peter Fitzpatrick
(Ind)
  1. ^ Faulker served as Ceann Comhairle in the 21st Dáil from 1977 to 1981, and was returned automatically at the 1981 election.
  2. ^ Kirk served as Ceann Comhairle in the 30th Dáil from 2009 to 2011, and was returned automatically at the 2011 election.
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