Ithaca was an

electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

of the Legislative Assembly in the

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n state of

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from 1912 to 1986. It mostly covered the inner northwest suburbs of

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, including Red Hill and

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. It was named after the

Ithaca Creek Ithaca Creek is a waterway in the Enoggera Creek catchment, in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It arises in the Taylor Range at the Mount Coot-tha forest with two streams, one arising at J C Slaughter Falls, the other a ...

. Ithaca was at first a safe Labor seat, but was won and retained for the rest of its existence by the Liberal party in the 1960 election. It was the seat of

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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.

Members for Ithaca

Election results

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ithaca Former electoral districts of Queensland Constituencies established in 1912 Constituencies disestablished in 1986 1912 establishments in Australia 1986 disestablishments in Australia

Members for Ithaca

Election results

See also

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