# Electoral results for the district of Ithaca

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Ithaca in Queensland state elections.

## 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 |
| Col Miller | Independent | 1984–1986 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1980s

1983 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Col Miller | 7,475 | 53.3 | -6.6 |
| | Labor | Ross MacLeod | 6,561 | 46.7 | +6.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,036 | 98.4 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 228 | 1.6 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,264 | 91.0 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -6.6 | |
1980 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Col Miller | 8,114 | 59.9 | +6.4 |
| | Labor | Peter Venning | 5,440 | 40.1 | -2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,554 | 98.0 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 272 | 2.0 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,826 | 87.3 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.9 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1977 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Col Miller | 7,419 | 53.5 | -11.2 |
| | Labor | Francis Gilbert | 5,948 | 42.9 | +7.6 |
| | Progress | Paul Rackemann | 492 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,859 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 175 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,034 | 90.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Col Miller | 7,763 | 56.0 | -8.7 |
| | Labor | Francis Gilbert | 6,096 | 44.0 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -8.7 | |
1974 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Col Miller | 7,940 | 65.4 | +17.3 |
| | Labor | Robert Coutts | 4,196 | 34.6 | -8.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,136 | 98.2 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 216 | 1.8 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,352 | 87.1 | −5.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +9.8 | |
1972 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Col Miller | 5,429 | 48.1 | -1.7 |
| | Labor | Sylvester Martin | 4,888 | 43.3 | +1.6 |
| | Queensland Labor | Mervyn Eunson | 964 | 8.6 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,281 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 180 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,461 | 92.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Col Miller | 6,271 | 55.6 | -2.4 |
| | Labor | Sylvester Martin | 5,010 | 44.4 | -2.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.4 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

1969 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Col Miller | 5,206 | 49.8 | +0.8 |
| | Labor | Sylvester Martin | 4,355 | 41.7 | +0.8 |
| | Queensland Labor | Anne Wenck | 890 | 8.5 | -1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,451 | 98.2 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 191 | 1.8 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,642 | 90.7 | −3.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Col Miller | 5,953 | 56.8 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | Sylvester Martin | 4,518 | 43.2 | -0.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
1966 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Col Miller | 5,225 | 49.0 | -2.2 |
| | Labor | Samuel Hudson | 4,363 | 40.9 | +2.6 |
| | Queensland Labor | James Ashe | 1,069 | 10.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,657 | 98.5 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 165 | 1.5 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,822 | 93.7 | −0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Col Miller | 5,988 | 56.2 | -2.3 |
| | Labor | Samuel Hudson | 4,669 | 43.8 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.3 | |
1963 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bob Windsor | 5,442 | 51.2 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | Lou Clifford | 4,075 | 38.3 | -4.2 |
| | Queensland Labor | James Ashe | 951 | 8.9 | -1.8 |
| | Social Credit | Bruce Tannock | 159 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,627 | 98.1 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 207 | 1.9 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,834 | 94.0 | +1.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bob Windsor | 6,212 | 58.5 | |
| | Labor | Lou Clifford | 4,415 | 41.5 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
1960 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Bob Windsor | 5,178 | 46.8 |
| | Labor | Manfred Cross | 4,705 | 42.5 |
| | Queensland Labor | John O'Connell | 1,180 | 10.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,063 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 104 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,167 | 92.3 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pat Hanlon | 4,222 | 43.9 | -17.8 |
| | Liberal | Alan Edwards | 3,638 | 37.8 | -0.5 |
| | Queensland Labor | Anthony Machin | 1,759 | 18.3 | +18.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,619 | 98.7 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 123 | 1.3 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,489 | 96.1 | +1.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.0 | |
1956 Ithaca state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pat Hanlon | 5,186 | 59.2 | -2.5 |
| | Liberal | Alan Edwards | 3,578 | 40.8 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,764 | 98.6 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 127 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,891 | 88.4 | −5.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.5 | |
1956 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Leonard Eastment | 5,967 | 61.7 | -3.3 |
| | Liberal | Alan Edwards | 3,711 | 38.3 | +4.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,678 | 98.6 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 138 | 1.4 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,816 | 94.2 | −1.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.5 | |
1953 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Leonard Eastment | 6,513 | 65.0 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal | Douglas Lowndes | 3,361 | 33.6 | -5.7 |
| | Communist | Herbert Heritage | 141 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,015 | 98.9 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 107 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,122 | 95.4 | +1.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.3 | |
1952 Ithaca state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Leonard Eastment | 5,658 | 62.2 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | Douglas Lowndes | 3,241 | 35.6 | -3.7 |
| | Communist | Edwin Bacon | 194 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,093 | 99.1 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 80 | 0.9 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,173 | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1950 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Ned Hanlon | 6,380 | 60.7 |
| | Liberal | Charles Keen | 4,137 | 39.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,517 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 118 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,635 | 94.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ned Hanlon | 7,263 | 57.5 | +3.5 |
| | People's Party | Frank Roberts | 5,377 | 42.5 | -1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,640 | 98.6 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 181 | 1.4 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,821 | 92.3 | +0.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.5 | |
1944 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ned Hanlon | 6,305 | 54.0 | -2.9 |
| | People's Party | Reg Groom | 5,162 | 44.2 | +44.2 |
| | Independent | Jack McCallum | 208 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,675 | 98.9 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 132 | 1.1 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,807 | 91.7 | −1.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1941 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ned Hanlon | 6,155 | 56.9 | +7.0 |
| | Independent | Alexander Jolly | 4,174 | 38.6 | +38.6 |
| | Independent Socialist | Ted Bacon | 495 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,824 | 98.6 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 158 | 1.4 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,982 | 93.2 | −1.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ned Hanlon | 5,145 | 49.9 | -50.1 |
| | Protestant Labor | George Webb | 3,448 | 33.4 | +33.4 |
| | United Australia | Kenneth Morris | 1,727 | 16.7 | +16.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,320 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 97 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,417 | 94.8 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ned Hanlon | 5,226 | 52.3 | -47.7 |
| | Protestant Labor | George Webb | 4,770 | 47.7 | +47.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1935 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ned Hanlon | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1932 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Ned Hanlon | 5,497 | 59.6 |
| | CPNP | Thomas Thatcher | 3,722 | 40.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,219 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,288 | 93.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

1929 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ned Hanlon | 3,926 | 51.8 | -7.0 |
| | CPNP | John Shaw | 3,646 | 48.2 | +9.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,572 | 99.2 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 63 | 0.8 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,635 | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1926 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ned Hanlon | 4,201 | 58.8 | +4.5 |
| | CPNP | William Robbins | 2,747 | 38.4 | -7.3 |
| | Independent Labor | Stanley Henderson | 200 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,148 | 98.8 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 87 | 1.2 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,235 | 91.9 | +1.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
1923 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Gilday | 3,549 | 54.3 | +1.9 |
| | United | Robert Archibald | 2,991 | 45.7 | -1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,540 | 99.1 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,600 | 90.1 | +13.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
1920 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Gilday | 3,164 | 52.3 | -3.2 |
| | National Labor | John Morton | 2,885 | 47.7 | +47.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,049 | 99.0 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 61 | 1.0 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,111 | 76.3 | −9.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.2 | |

### Elections in the 1910s

1918 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Gilday | 3,030 | 55.5 | -8.2 |
| | National | John Morton | 2,434 | 44.5 | +8.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,464 | 98.0 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 112 | 2.0 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,576 | 85.6 | −5.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.2 | |
1915 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Gilday | 3,095 | 63.7 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal | Benjamin Harding | 1,763 | 36.3 | -8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,858 | 98.7 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 66 | 1.3 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,924 | 90.8 | +3.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.5 | |
1912 Queensland state election: Ithaca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Gilday | 2,266 | 55.2 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Hawthorn | 1,837 | 44.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,103 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 27 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,130 | 87.1 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |