Sitting days when the word election was used in the Senate during the 1970s

Date Number of uses
16 April 1975 176
24 February 1977 175
23 February 1977 130
13 March 1974 120
10 April 1974 117
26 October 1977 115
6 August 1974 95
7 March 1974 84
5 October 1977 76
14 May 1975 76
22 October 1975 75
5 December 1973 75
11 July 1974 73
11 November 1976 72
25 February 1977 71
21 April 1975 70
16 July 1974 68
2 March 1978 67
15 October 1975 60
9 April 1974 60
2 November 1977 57
13 September 1972 55
3 March 1976 54
8 October 1975 51
18 February 1976 50
27 October 1977 50
4 November 1977 48
10 December 1974 46
17 July 1974 46
29 May 1978 45
5 April 1978 45
31 May 1973 45
29 October 1975 44
28 April 1976 43
6 March 1974 42
16 May 1973 42
22 May 1975 42
24 February 1976 42
8 November 1977 42
16 October 1975 40
28 September 1972 40
11 October 1978 40
3 November 1976 40
25 February 1975 39
15 May 1973 39
8 April 1974 39
5 November 1975 39
29 August 1979 39
3 June 1976 38
21 March 1974 38
4 December 1973 37
20 February 1975 37
12 February 1975 37
30 August 1972 37
4 March 1976 36
28 November 1974 36
7 March 1978 36
22 September 1976 35
2 June 1976 35
22 February 1978 35
28 February 1978 35
1 November 1977 35
19 February 1976 34
21 October 1975 34
10 July 1974 34
6 March 1975 34
26 May 1977 34
9 November 1977 34
21 November 1973 33
26 May 1976 33
10 November 1976 33
9 November 1976 33
31 July 1974 32
20 November 1973 32
1 March 1973 32
9 June 1978 32
17 May 1973 32
25 May 1972 32
13 October 1971 32
26 November 1974 32
1 October 1974 32
17 February 1977 31
13 September 1973 31
22 February 1979 31
7 November 1973 31
18 October 1978 31
11 April 1972 30
8 March 1973 30
6 October 1977 30
23 March 1977 30
21 February 1979 30
2 May 1979 29
22 August 1979 29
7 June 1973 29
8 June 1978 29
4 May 1976 29
19 September 1973 28
25 September 1974 28
24 August 1977 28
25 May 1976 28
12 September 1972 28
13 February 1975 27
28 August 1973 27
24 September 1974 27
7 August 1974 27
25 February 1976 27
5 December 1974 27
13 October 1977 27
30 May 1973 27
12 May 1971 26
15 November 1973 26
14 November 1973 26
20 September 1972 26
12 September 1979 26
21 October 1977 26
30 October 1975 26
5 June 1979 25
23 August 1972 25
18 October 1979 25
8 November 1978 25
17 March 1976 25
18 September 1973 24
11 October 1977 24
1 October 1975 24
20 October 1977 24
3 April 1974 24
4 November 1975 24
23 August 1973 23
31 March 1976 23
7 March 1973 23
19 February 1975 23
4 April 1974 23
6 June 1979 23
6 October 1971 22
20 March 1979 22
13 September 1978 22
1 June 1976 22
5 June 1975 22
7 November 1977 22
12 October 1972 22
3 September 1975 22
1 March 1972 22
14 September 1976 22
23 September 1976 21
16 February 1971 21
1 June 1978 21
2 June 1978 21
31 May 1978 21
10 October 1979 21
18 October 1972 21
8 May 1978 21
9 March 1977 20
15 April 1970 20
17 October 1979 20
21 October 1970 20
27 April 1976 20
24 May 1977 20
8 April 1975 20
29 August 1972 20
19 October 1978 20
24 March 1976 19
26 August 1970 19
28 March 1979 19
16 October 1974 19
11 April 1973 19
17 May 1972 19
21 August 1975 19
31 August 1972 19
15 November 1978 19
18 July 1974 19
29 April 1976 19
21 October 1976 19
3 May 1973 19
6 May 1976 19
22 August 1973 18
11 December 1974 18
12 April 1973 18
13 November 1973 18
3 November 1977 18
27 May 1975 18
20 October 1976 18
19 October 1977 18
1 June 1977 18
11 September 1975 18
18 June 1970 18
5 April 1979 18
25 March 1976 17
26 February 1975 17
6 March 1973 17
19 September 1979 17
14 March 1974 17
8 September 1976 17
25 May 1977 17
1 October 1970 17
23 May 1979 17
2 April 1974 17
17 June 1970 17
9 October 1973 17
20 November 1974 17
20 September 1973 17
2 October 1974 17
14 March 1973 16
23 October 1975 16
23 November 1979 16
28 November 1973 16
12 September 1973 16
27 October 1970 16
22 February 1977 16
30 March 1976 16
30 August 1973 16
30 October 1970 16
13 August 1974 16
14 November 1979 16
14 November 1978 16
21 September 1977 16
24 August 1972 16
21 September 1978 16
29 February 1972 16
11 December 1973 16
16 March 1976 16
29 April 1971 16
31 October 1972 16
30 October 1972 16
10 April 1978 16
18 August 1977 16
13 March 1973 15
4 March 1970 15
29 August 1973 15
6 December 1973 15
23 August 1979 15
22 November 1979 15
14 March 1978 15
12 March 1970 15
31 May 1979 15
20 May 1970 15
16 May 1972 15
6 June 1973 14
2 December 1976 14
24 November 1978 14
26 September 1972 14
12 March 1974 14
7 March 1979 14
17 August 1971 14
16 November 1976 14
9 May 1973 14
2 September 1970 14
27 September 1978 14
17 March 1977 14
18 April 1972 14
3 April 1979 14
26 September 1973 14
26 October 1970 13
11 March 1970 13
4 June 1976 13
9 April 1975 13
1 June 1972 13
19 March 1974 13
26 October 1972 13
25 October 1972 13
4 May 1971 13
18 February 1975 13
6 April 1978 13
25 October 1977 13
3 November 1970 13
4 December 1974 13
21 April 1970 13
9 May 1972 13
4 November 1976 13
4 November 1970 13
6 April 1976 12
9 October 1979 12
5 March 1970 12
20 May 1971 12
16 April 1970 12
29 November 1973 12
28 October 1970 12
29 October 1970 12
8 November 1979 12
22 September 1970 12
27 February 1975 12
6 April 1971 12
2 September 1975 12
6 December 1976 12
30 May 1977 12
24 May 1978 12
21 November 1978 12
25 August 1976 12
5 May 1971 12
24 March 1977 12
6 November 1973 12
9 November 1978 12
7 September 1976 12
28 September 1978 12
25 September 1973 12
16 September 1971 12
15 September 1976 12
7 April 1976 11
8 April 1976 11
16 February 1977 11
12 May 1970 11
16 September 1970 11
30 November 1976 11
30 July 1974 11
6 October 1976 11
21 November 1979 11
22 October 1970 11
28 February 1979 11
27 August 1975 11
18 February 1971 11
10 March 1970 11
20 November 1979 11
29 May 1979 11
2 May 1973 11
8 May 1973 11
23 February 1978 11
18 August 1976 11
6 May 1970 11
12 December 1973 11
28 April 1971 11
23 November 1971 11
4 April 1979 11
25 August 1971 11
2 November 1976 11
17 August 1977 11
3 June 1977 11
25 August 1970 10
15 March 1973 10
15 September 1970 10
18 September 1974 10
17 February 1976 10
19 September 1972 10
29 May 1973 10
27 April 1977 10
4 March 1975 10
9 July 1975 10
7 November 1979 10
22 April 1975 10
26 August 1975 10
9 December 1976 10
7 December 1976 10
23 May 1978 10
3 June 1975 10
10 May 1973 10
7 September 1977 10
23 February 1971 10
26 September 1978 10
15 November 1979 10
16 October 1979 10
7 September 1971 10
24 October 1972 10
19 September 1978 10
26 April 1972 10
5 May 1976 10
3 September 1970 10
26 February 1976 10
21 April 1977 10
18 March 1976 10
21 April 1971 10
3 October 1974 10
10 December 1976 9
19 May 1976 9
27 March 1979 9
9 May 1979 9
22 May 1973 9
31 May 1977 9
9 April 1970 9
7 June 1978 9
12 April 1978 9
19 October 1972 9
13 September 1979 9
19 November 1979 9
24 October 1974 9
4 June 1979 9
27 February 1979 9
28 February 1973 9
18 November 1976 9
4 April 1978 9
10 November 1971 9
11 October 1979 9
2 December 1971 9
8 May 1979 9
1 September 1970 9
10 June 1970 9
15 August 1978 9
16 August 1978 9
25 July 1974 9
11 October 1972 9
27 May 1976 9
16 August 1977 9
2 June 1977 9
22 March 1979 8
23 March 1976 8
4 September 1975 8
19 September 1974 8
25 October 1978 8
22 November 1973 8
14 November 1974 8
30 September 1975 8
5 March 1975 8
23 March 1972 8
30 September 1970 8
10 October 1973 8
7 May 1971 8
8 November 1973 8
7 June 1979 8
1 March 1979 8
22 May 1979 8
12 June 1975 8
4 November 1971 8
11 September 1979 8
7 May 1970 8
23 July 1974 8
23 November 1978 8
26 August 1971 8
9 May 1978 8
11 May 1972 8
16 July 1975 8
19 August 1970 8
1 March 1978 8
5 March 1974 7
28 October 1975 7
12 September 1978 7
4 June 1970 7
16 March 1977 7
6 March 1979 7
5 May 1977 7
1 June 1973 7
10 May 1972 7
21 May 1970 7
6 November 1979 7
3 May 1977 7
24 September 1970 7
9 July 1974 7
22 November 1978 7
15 September 1971 7
17 March 1970 7
24 October 1973 7
24 October 1979 7
21 September 1972 7
4 June 1975 7
3 November 1971 7
16 August 1974 7
17 October 1973 7
23 August 1978 7
22 August 1978 7
7 November 1978 7
27 October 1972 7
4 May 1977 7
22 March 1977 7
28 May 1979 7
11 June 1975 7
30 October 1974 7
31 May 1972 7
14 October 1971 7
20 September 1978 7
3 December 1974 7
13 December 1973 7
18 October 1977 7
15 October 1970 7
29 March 1973 7
19 August 1977 7
27 November 1973 6
9 September 1975 6
12 November 1974 6
1 May 1979 6
3 May 1979 6
21 August 1979 6
14 September 1972 6
23 May 1973 6
10 April 1973 6
23 September 1970 6
17 September 1974 6
27 September 1972 6
14 October 1976 6
28 May 1975 6
24 August 1978 6
22 September 1977 6
26 August 1976 6
8 March 1972 6
11 February 1975 6
11 November 1971 6
19 October 1976 6
17 August 1976 6
8 December 1971 6
16 June 1970 6
10 May 1979 6
23 February 1972 6
24 February 1972 6
20 March 1974 6
21 November 1974 6
25 October 1979 6
24 August 1971 6
10 May 1978 5
19 November 1974 5
8 December 1976 5
26 October 1978 5
28 September 1971 5
13 November 1974 5
19 March 1970 5
3 December 1976 5
26 September 1979 5
26 September 1974 5
7 April 1970 5
1 May 1973 5
13 October 1976 5
29 March 1979 5
4 October 1977 5
22 October 1974 5
9 September 1971 5
24 August 1976 5
31 October 1974 5
8 March 1979 5
18 August 1971 5
1 December 1971 5
7 December 1971 5
30 May 1972 5
8 June 1979 5
1 August 1974 5
10 March 1977 5
22 April 1970 5
24 July 1974 5
12 October 1978 5
20 April 1977 5
19 April 1972 5
12 October 1977 5
29 October 1974 5
23 May 1972 4
15 March 1977 4
14 September 1978 4
5 June 1970 4
23 August 1977 4
14 September 1977 4
30 May 1979 4
15 March 1978 4
20 August 1975 4
1 April 1971 4
18 May 1971 4
19 May 1971 4
18 March 1970 4
14 October 1975 4
26 May 1978 4
23 October 1973 4
16 March 1978 4
21 March 1972 4
24 May 1972 4
27 October 1971 4
11 October 1973 4
20 February 1979 4
2 March 1976 4
24 May 1979 4
9 December 1971 4
5 May 1970 4
9 September 1976 4
30 March 1971 4
10 October 1978 4
27 April 1971 4
27 September 1973 4
6 September 1977 4
13 October 1970 4
5 May 1978 4
2 November 1970 4
8 March 1978 4
9 March 1978 4
15 February 1977 3
11 May 1978 3
27 August 1970 3
3 March 1970 3
14 May 1970 3
17 September 1970 3
3 June 1970 3
9 June 1970 3
21 August 1973 3
24 October 1978 3
17 October 1974 3
18 May 1972 3
20 May 1976 3
13 May 1971 3
25 May 1978 3
31 March 1977 3
13 April 1978 3
2 November 1971 3
10 October 1972 3
17 October 1972 3
25 February 1971 3
21 May 1975 3
14 August 1974 3
13 November 1979 3
16 November 1978 3
17 November 1978 3
16 October 1973 3
8 September 1971 3
27 May 1977 3
19 August 1971 3
30 May 1978 3
15 May 1975 3
27 February 1973 3
17 November 1976 3
29 March 1977 3
20 April 1972 3
12 October 1971 3
10 September 1975 3
28 March 1973 3
17 August 1978 3
12 April 1972 3
22 April 1971 3
16 August 1972 3
23 October 1974 3
16 September 1976 3
4 April 1973 3
5 April 1973 3
3 April 1973 3
16 October 1970 3
27 March 1973 3
15 April 1975 2
10 April 1975 2
19 August 1975 2
7 October 1971 2
22 March 1972 2
5 October 1976 2
24 May 1973 2
21 September 1976 2
15 October 1974 2
8 June 1973 2
5 June 1973 2
23 April 1975 2
14 September 1971 2
11 May 1971 2
1 December 1976 2
15 March 1971 2
25 October 1973 2
30 March 1977 2
8 April 1970 2
30 August 1979 2
9 November 1971 2
21 March 1979 2
30 September 1971 2
24 February 1971 2
20 May 1975 2
15 August 1974 2
18 October 1973 2
7 October 1975 2
20 September 1979 2
27 September 1979 2
3 May 1978 2
25 September 1979 2
27 April 1972 2
7 April 1978 2
18 September 1979 2
21 February 1978 2
11 June 1970 2
6 November 1975 2
13 April 1972 2
28 August 1979 2
17 July 1975 2
11 April 1978 2
1 April 1976 1
17 April 1975 1
18 May 1976 1
13 May 1970 1
19 May 1970 1
2 June 1970 1
11 November 1975 1
30 April 1971 1
7 October 1976 1
11 September 1973 1
26 April 1977 1
13 September 1977 1
15 September 1977 1
20 October 1970 1
22 May 1970 1
29 September 1970 1
7 April 1971 1
18 August 1970 1
6 June 1978 1
22 August 1972 1
10 December 1971 1
29 May 1975 1
26 October 1971 1
20 September 1977 1
9 October 1975 1
2 October 1975 1
9 March 1972 1
2 March 1972 1
28 August 1975 1
25 August 1977 1
31 March 1971 1
22 February 1972 1
20 April 1971 1
27 November 1974 1
24 November 1971 1
17 October 1978 1
14 October 1970 1
2 May 1978 1
8 September 1977 1
13 May 1975 1