Johnny Mythen () (born 1958/1959) 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 2020 general election. He is a former ESB worker and trade union representative. He was elected to

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for the

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local electoral area, serving for five years before losing his seat. He previously contested the 2016 general election in the Wexford constituency, but narrowly missed out on the last seat by a margin of 52 votes. Mythen also contested the 2019 Wexford by-election, receiving 4,125 votes (10.3%) and was eliminated on the third count. At the general election in February 2020, Mythen stood again in Wexford. He won 24.9% of the

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and was elected on the first count. At the

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, Mythen was re-elected to the Dáil.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mythen, Johnny 1950s births Living people Trade unionists from County Wexford Members of the 33rd Dáil Sinn Féin TDs (post-1923) Members of Wexford County Council Politicians from County Wexford Sinn Féin local councillors in the Republic of Ireland Members of the 34th Dáil