Imelda Munster (born 24 February 1968) is an Irish

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politician who has been a

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(TD) for the

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constituency since the 2016 general election. She was elected to

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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. She successfully contested the

constituency at 2016 general election, receiving 8,829 first preference votes (13.1%) and was re-elected at the 2020 general election receiving 17,203 first preference votes (24.34%). On 1 December 2023, Munster announced she would not be contesting the

next Irish general election The next Irish general election to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of Ireland's parliament, the Oireachtas, will be held on or before March 2025, to elect between 171 and 181 TDs across Dáil constituencies of between 3 and 5 seats. A Taois ...

Personal life

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

References

External links

Imelda Munster's page on the Sinn Féin website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Munster, Imelda 1968 births Living people Members of the 32nd Dáil Sinn Féin TDs (post-1923) Members of Louth County Council Members of the 33rd Dáil 21st-century women Teachtaí Dála