The language of Hansard
comparisons
decades
people
words
Sitting days when the word
constitutional
was used in the Senate during the 1970s
Date
Number of uses
24 February 1977
85
19 March 1974
78
25 February 1977
73
30 October 1974
65
22 October 1975
52
11 September 1973
50
31 May 1978
47
30 October 1975
47
23 July 1974
47
6 August 1974
46
21 November 1974
46
26 November 1974
44
29 October 1975
42
4 April 1979
42
17 February 1977
41
26 May 1978
41
13 March 1974
40
13 February 1975
39
25 February 1975
37
22 February 1977
34
8 May 1979
34
7 March 1974
33
19 November 1974
31
4 November 1975
31
17 March 1977
30
27 November 1974
30
24 September 1974
29
28 September 1978
29
4 March 1976
27
14 September 1978
27
18 October 1979
27
5 November 1975
27
23 November 1978
27
29 October 1974
26
21 May 1975
26
7 December 1971
26
17 July 1974
25
4 December 1973
24
7 April 1978
24
27 November 1973
23
6 March 1974
23
10 May 1979
23
10 May 1978
22
24 May 1979
22
26 February 1975
22
19 November 1979
22
24 August 1971
22
15 March 1978
21
23 February 1977
21
12 February 1975
21
15 October 1975
21
3 March 1976
21
14 March 1974
21
15 May 1973
21
21 November 1973
21
22 March 1979
20
8 November 1979
20
16 October 1975
20
30 May 1979
20
31 May 1979
20
16 November 1976
20
24 October 1974
20
7 June 1973
19
23 October 1975
19
8 June 1978
19
8 November 1973
19
31 October 1972
19
26 August 1971
19
12 June 1975
18
11 April 1978
18
17 September 1974
17
2 March 1972
17
13 November 1973
17
29 May 1978
16
30 August 1973
16
30 August 1979
16
3 June 1975
16
28 February 1973
16
23 February 1972
16
20 November 1973
15
23 September 1976
15
5 June 1973
15
22 February 1979
15
7 December 1976
15
16 July 1974
15
31 May 1973
15
29 March 1973
15
28 March 1973
15
16 July 1975
15
30 May 1973
15
14 November 1974
14
28 November 1973
14
19 September 1973
14
24 September 1970
14
9 November 1971
14
16 May 1973
14
29 May 1975
14
13 August 1974
14
8 October 1975
14
22 November 1979
14
22 February 1978
14
17 August 1978
14
26 September 1973
14
3 June 1977
14
2 March 1978
14
12 November 1974
13
17 February 1971
13
14 October 1975
13
11 October 1972
13
13 November 1979
13
10 July 1974
13
1 May 1973
13
11 September 1975
13
10 March 1977
13
20 February 1975
13
14 November 1973
13
2 June 1977
13
23 August 1979
12
10 April 1973
12
22 April 1975
12
12 May 1971
12
8 March 1973
12
3 June 1976
12
24 May 1978
12
7 September 1971
12
8 March 1972
12
9 March 1972
12
25 October 1972
12
6 November 1973
12
20 September 1973
12
25 September 1973
12
23 March 1977
12
3 November 1976
12
21 October 1975
11
19 February 1976
11
15 October 1974
11
19 March 1970
11
4 June 1976
11
10 April 1974
11
2 March 1976
11
4 May 1977
11
24 March 1977
11
2 April 1974
11
11 October 1979
11
13 October 1971
11
7 August 1974
11
6 November 1975
11
13 September 1978
10
11 December 1974
10
29 November 1973
10
6 November 1979
10
28 August 1975
10
9 April 1975
10
9 June 1978
10
28 September 1972
10
20 February 1979
10
19 February 1975
10
17 October 1979
10
16 April 1975
9
4 June 1970
9
1 June 1973
9
7 March 1973
9
6 March 1973
9
14 August 1974
9
11 July 1974
9
23 November 1979
9
10 December 1971
9
11 June 1975
9
4 May 1976
9
17 June 1970
9
16 August 1978
9
15 November 1973
9
3 November 1977
9
23 March 1972
8
10 December 1974
8
30 July 1974
8
22 November 1973
8
17 May 1973
8
19 October 1976
8
25 February 1971
8
22 August 1978
8
24 August 1976
8
12 March 1974
8
1 March 1979
8
24 May 1977
8
26 May 1977
8
20 November 1979
8
7 November 1973
8
6 April 1978
8
8 April 1975
8
6 June 1979
8
3 April 1974
8
8 April 1974
8
7 May 1970
8
1 August 1974
8
18 June 1970
8
24 July 1974
8
29 April 1971
8
5 April 1979
8
8 March 1978
8
10 April 1975
7
17 September 1970
7
21 November 1979
7
2 May 1979
7
10 May 1972
7
5 March 1975
7
12 April 1973
7
20 August 1975
7
2 December 1976
7
25 September 1974
7
7 June 1978
7
6 June 1978
7
22 May 1975
7
15 August 1974
7
15 November 1978
7
18 February 1976
7
18 November 1976
7
22 May 1973
7
23 May 1979
7
4 April 1974
7
9 December 1971
7
14 October 1971
7
8 March 1979
7
25 February 1976
7
16 March 1977
7
29 February 1972
7
28 August 1979
7
27 September 1973
7
1 November 1977
7
3 April 1973
7
11 May 1978
6
9 September 1975
6
4 March 1970
6
31 July 1974
6
18 September 1973
6
13 November 1974
6
15 September 1971
6
1 March 1973
6
26 September 1979
6
24 November 1978
6
23 October 1973
6
31 March 1977
6
13 April 1978
6
29 March 1979
6
12 October 1972
6
30 October 1970
6
4 May 1971
6
4 June 1979
6
13 May 1975
6
10 November 1971
6
11 September 1979
6
28 February 1978
6
24 February 1976
6
11 December 1973
6
12 December 1973
6
21 April 1977
6
16 March 1976
6
12 April 1972
6
15 August 1972
6
4 November 1976
6
28 May 1975
5
3 April 1979
5
28 August 1973
5
25 August 1977
5
9 March 1977
5
3 May 1979
5
28 September 1971
5
12 September 1973
5
25 May 1976
5
17 May 1972
5
18 March 1970
5
23 May 1978
5
24 October 1973
5
9 April 1970
5
2 June 1978
5
27 September 1972
5
23 October 1979
5
24 May 1972
5
16 August 1974
5
19 September 1979
5
24 August 1978
5
6 October 1977
5
26 August 1976
5
29 April 1976
5
5 June 1979
5
18 August 1971
5
10 November 1976
5
8 May 1973
5
27 February 1979
5
10 September 1975
5
26 October 1977
5
9 November 1978
5
15 August 1978
5
13 December 1973
5
25 September 1979
5
2 November 1976
5
18 August 1977
5
15 July 1975
5
7 March 1978
5
24 March 1976
4
27 March 1979
4
1 May 1979
4
5 October 1976
4
6 October 1976
4
23 May 1973
4
15 September 1977
4
28 October 1970
4
30 March 1976
4
26 August 1975
4
11 May 1971
4
19 May 1971
4
6 December 1976
4
4 September 1975
4
13 September 1979
4
15 November 1979
4
21 November 1978
4
16 November 1978
4
16 October 1973
4
17 October 1973
4
22 October 1974
4
28 April 1976
4
7 June 1979
4
9 October 1975
4
2 October 1975
4
21 October 1977
4
27 October 1972
4
14 May 1975
4
15 May 1975
4
29 May 1979
4
21 April 1975
4
27 April 1972
4
11 November 1971
4
3 May 1973
4
29 August 1973
4
9 April 1974
4
17 August 1976
4
31 May 1972
4
11 April 1972
4
11 October 1978
4
11 June 1970
4
5 December 1974
4
7 November 1977
4
23 October 1974
4
1 October 1974
4
2 September 1970
4
27 March 1973
4
19 August 1977
4
6 April 1976
3
14 March 1973
3
13 March 1973
3
6 October 1971
3
14 May 1970
3
28 March 1979
3
12 September 1978
3
19 September 1974
3
8 December 1976
3
14 September 1972
3
22 September 1976
3
26 April 1977
3
16 October 1974
3
11 April 1973
3
29 October 1970
3
26 October 1970
3
9 July 1975
3
7 November 1979
3
3 May 1977
3
23 April 1975
3
21 August 1975
3
27 August 1970
3
27 May 1976
3
30 September 1975
3
18 February 1971
3
18 May 1971
3
30 May 1977
3
10 March 1971
3
12 April 1978
3
31 August 1972
3
20 March 1979
3
10 October 1972
3
25 May 1972
3
1 June 1972
3
14 November 1979
3
2 September 1975
3
31 October 1974
3
1 March 1972
3
24 October 1972
3
28 May 1979
3
26 April 1972
3
5 April 1978
3
21 March 1972
3
12 October 1971
3
1 December 1971
3
8 June 1979
3
5 May 1970
3
7 November 1978
3
30 March 1971
3
28 April 1971
3
13 April 1972
3
21 March 1974
3
20 November 1974
3
23 November 1971
3
15 October 1970
3
16 October 1970
3
8 May 1978
3
17 August 1977
3
19 August 1970
3
30 May 1978
3
5 March 1974
2
15 February 1977
2
10 December 1976
2
30 November 1971
2
5 October 1971
2
22 March 1972
2
16 September 1970
2
18 September 1974
2
30 November 1976
2
11 November 1975
2
15 April 1970
2
6 December 1973
2
5 December 1973
2
25 October 1978
2
21 August 1979
2
13 September 1972
2
24 May 1973
2
8 June 1973
2
21 May 1970
2
27 February 1975
2
24 August 1977
2
28 February 1979
2
31 March 1976
2
27 August 1975
2
7 April 1971
2
16 February 1971
2
1 June 1976
2
31 May 1977
2
15 March 1971
2
17 August 1972
2
30 March 1977
2
1 June 1978
2
16 March 1978
2
22 August 1972
2
5 June 1975
2
10 May 1973
2
4 November 1971
2
21 March 1979
2
17 October 1972
2
19 October 1972
2
18 October 1972
2
26 May 1972
2
27 October 1971
2
14 November 1978
2
3 September 1975
2
10 October 1973
2
23 August 1978
2
18 July 1974
2
8 September 1971
2
11 October 1977
2
7 May 1971
2
27 April 1976
2
8 September 1976
2
9 September 1976
2
20 October 1977
2
26 October 1972
2
25 May 1977
2
11 November 1976
2
19 September 1978
2
20 October 1976
2
18 February 1975
2
4 April 1978
2
2 May 1973
2
10 October 1979
2
2 December 1971
2
8 December 1971
2
3 November 1970
2
2 November 1970
2
31 March 1971
2
16 June 1970
2
4 December 1974
2
3 December 1974
2
25 July 1974
2
17 March 1976
2
20 April 1977
2
27 April 1971
2
30 September 1971
2
8 November 1977
2
9 November 1977
2
2 November 1977
2
30 October 1972
2
23 February 1971
2
4 April 1973
2
4 May 1978
2
9 November 1976
2
10 April 1978
2
17 July 1975
2
1 March 1978
2
7 April 1976
1
1 April 1976
1
8 April 1976
1
15 April 1975
1
17 April 1975
1
16 February 1977
1
19 May 1976
1
18 May 1976
1
9 October 1979
1
20 August 1970
1
26 August 1970
1
15 March 1973
1
28 October 1975
1
20 May 1971
1
13 May 1970
1
17 November 1976
1
15 September 1970
1
9 June 1970
1
23 August 1977
1
24 October 1978
1
23 April 1970
1
19 September 1972
1
30 April 1971
1
13 September 1973
1
23 May 1972
1
14 September 1977
1
27 April 1977
1
17 October 1974
1
6 June 1973
1
27 October 1970
1
20 October 1970
1
4 March 1975
1
22 May 1970
1
20 May 1970
1
23 September 1970
1
20 April 1971
1
5 October 1977
1
22 November 1978
1
1 April 1971
1
12 March 1970
1
17 March 1970
1
6 March 1975
1
3 December 1976
1
25 May 1978
1
16 August 1972
1
8 April 1970
1
7 October 1971
1
20 September 1972
1
4 June 1975
1
24 February 1971
1
27 May 1975
1
28 October 1971
1
14 September 1976
1
26 October 1971
1
17 November 1978
1
11 October 1973
1
21 September 1977
1
22 September 1977
1
16 October 1979
1
9 September 1971
1
25 August 1976
1
5 May 1971
1
6 May 1971
1
19 October 1977
1
1 October 1975
1
20 September 1979
1
27 May 1977
1
19 August 1971
1
17 August 1971
1
1 October 1970
1
27 February 1973
1
22 July 1975
1
29 March 1977
1
21 October 1976
1
9 May 1978
1
11 February 1975
1
24 August 1972
1
9 May 1973
1
21 February 1979
1
8 November 1978
1
6 March 1979
1
1 September 1970
1
12 June 1970
1
10 June 1970
1
9 October 1973
1
21 September 1978
1
22 April 1970
1
22 February 1972
1
12 October 1978
1
18 April 1972
1
24 November 1971
1
4 November 1977
1
2 October 1974
1
9 May 1972
1
14 October 1970
1
5 May 1978
1
4 November 1970
1
16 August 1977
1
12 September 1972
1
9 March 1978
1