Speakers who used the word defence in the Senate during the 1970s
| Speaker name | Number of uses |
|---|---|
| BISHOP, Reginald | 1224 |
| WITHERS, Reg | 809 |
| PRESIDENT, The | 678 |
| CARRICK, John | 596 |
| WRIEDT, Ken | 444 |
| CAVANAGH, James | 390 |
| ANDERSON, Kenneth | 373 |
| DRAKE-BROCKMAN, Thomas | 337 |
| HAMER, David | 266 |
| DEVITT, Donald | 251 |
| COTTON, Bob | 244 |
| DURACK, Peter | 235 |
| KEEFFE, James | 230 |
| MURPHY, Lionel | 229 |
| GREENWOOD, Ivor | 221 |
| SIM, John | 216 |
| MULVIHILL, James | 202 |
| CHANEY, Fred | 186 |
| MAUNSELL, Charles | 174 |
| WRIGHT, Reginald | 173 |
| PRIMMER, Cyril | 165 |
| MCCLELLAND, Douglas | 162 |
| SIBRAA, Kerry | 160 |
| BUTTON, John | 156 |
| COLSTON, Malcolm | 156 |
| GEORGES, George | 154 |
| WEBSTER, James | 148 |
| GIETZELT, Arthur | 143 |
| DRURY, Arnold | 132 |
| GUILFOYLE, Margaret | 126 |
| KILGARIFF, Bernard | 124 |
| MCLAREN, Geoffrey | 116 |
| MARRIOTT, John | 115 |
| WILLESEE, Don | 114 |
| MISSEN, Alan | 111 |
| MCMANUS, Francis | 109 |
| HARRADINE, Brian | 98 |
| O’BYRNE, Justin | 97 |
| WHEELDON, John | 96 |
| HALL, Steele | 87 |
| GAIR, Vincent | 80 |
| WALSH, Peter | 79 |
| MCCLELLAND, Jim | 79 |
| JESSOP, Donald | 76 |
| BROWN, William | 70 |
| BYRNE, Condon | 69 |
| BAUME, Peter | 67 |
| RAE, Peter | 67 |
| SCOTT, Douglas | 66 |
| LITTLE, John | 65 |
| TOWNLEY, Michael | 65 |
| GRIMES, Don | 57 |
| MCAULIFFE, Ronald | 55 |
| KNIGHT, John | 50 |
| RYAN, Susan | 49 |
| HANNAN, George | 47 |
| LEWIS, Austin | 43 |
| MELZER, Jean | 43 |
| TURNBULL, Reginald | 43 |
| WOOD, Ian | 42 |
| BONNER, Neville | 42 |
| MACGIBBON, David | 39 |
| MASON, Colin | 38 |
| DAVIDSON, Gordon | 37 |
| MILLINER, Bertie | 37 |
| EVANS, Gareth | 36 |
| CORMACK, Magnus | 35 |
| SHEIL, Glen | 32 |
| ROBERTSON, Edward | 30 |
| POYSER, Arthur | 29 |
| BUNTON, Cleaver | 29 |
| TATE, Michael | 28 |
| LAUCKE, Condor | 23 |
| COLEMAN, Ruth | 23 |
| YOUNG, Harold | 23 |
| WATSON, John | 23 |
| COLLARD, Stanley | 22 |
| MESSNER, Tony | 22 |
| ARCHER, Brian | 22 |
| EVERETT, Mervyn | 22 |
| CANT, Hartley | 22 |
| PUPLICK, Chris | 21 |
| KANE, John | 19 |
| WILKINSON, Lawrence | 19 |
| LILLICO, Alexander | 17 |
| LAJOVIC, Milivoj | 16 |
| SULLIVAN, Kathryn | 15 |
| FITZGERALD, Joseph | 15 |
| POKE, Albert | 14 |
| CAMERON, Donald Newton | 14 |
| LAWRIE, Alexander | 13 |
| THOMAS, Andrew | 13 |
| CHIPP, Don | 12 |
| ELSTOB, Ronald | 10 |
| MCINTOSH, Gordon | 10 |
| PROWSE, Edgar | 9 |
| TEHAN, Thomas | 8 |
| WALTERS, Shirley | 7 |
| NEGUS, Sydney | 7 |
| SCOTT, Malcolm | 6 |
| TEAGUE, Baden | 6 |
| SNEDDEN, Billy | 5 |
| KENNELLY, Patrick | 4 |
| HAINES, Janine | 3 |
| JOHNSON, Leonard | 2 |
| PRESIDENT, The | 2 |
| REID, Donald | 2 |
| TOOHEY, James | 2 |
| BUTTFIELD, Nancy | 2 |
| LYNCH, Phillip | 1 |
| KERIN, John | 1 |
| PATTERSON, Rex | 1 |
| CHILD, Joan | 1 |
| CONNOR, Rex | 1 |
| BERINSON, Joe | 1 |
| RANKIN, Annabelle | 1 |