Electoral district of Ithaca

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Ithaca
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
StateQueensland
Created1912
Abolished1986
NamesakeIthaca Creek

Ithaca was an

electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1912 to 1986.[1]

It mostly covered the inner northwest suburbs of

Brisbane, including Red Hill and Paddington. It was named after the Ithaca Creek
.

Ithaca was at first a safe

Liberal party in the 1960 election. It was the seat of Premier Ned Hanlon
from 1926 until his death in 1952.

Ithaca was abolished in the redistribution before the 1986 election, and its area mostly taken up by the district of Mount Coot-tha.[2]

Members for Ithaca

Member Party Term
  John Gilday
Labor
1912–1926
Ned Hanlon
Labor
1926–1952
Leonard Eastment
Labor
1952–1956
Pat Hanlon
Labor
1956–1960
Bob Windsor
Liberal
1960–1966
Col Miller
Liberal
1966–1984
Independent
1984–1986

Election results

See also

References

  1. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)