Speakers who used the word families in the Senate during the 1970s
| Speaker name | Number of uses |
|---|---|
| GUILFOYLE, Margaret | 228 |
| PRESIDENT, The | 162 |
| GRIMES, Don | 149 |
| RYAN, Susan | 136 |
| CARRICK, John | 122 |
| CAVANAGH, James | 104 |
| MELZER, Jean | 101 |
| MCCLELLAND, Douglas | 82 |
| KEEFFE, James | 79 |
| LITTLE, John | 73 |
| BAUME, Peter | 70 |
| WEBSTER, James | 59 |
| RANKIN, Annabelle | 59 |
| MISSEN, Alan | 53 |
| GEORGES, George | 51 |
| WALTERS, Shirley | 50 |
| DEVITT, Donald | 50 |
| COLEMAN, Ruth | 46 |
| SULLIVAN, Kathryn | 45 |
| COTTON, Bob | 44 |
| BUTTON, John | 42 |
| HARRADINE, Brian | 42 |
| GREENWOOD, Ivor | 41 |
| MCLAREN, Geoffrey | 41 |
| GIETZELT, Arthur | 40 |
| BONNER, Neville | 40 |
| BYRNE, Condon | 40 |
| DAVIDSON, Gordon | 36 |
| KILGARIFF, Bernard | 32 |
| MURPHY, Lionel | 32 |
| COLSTON, Malcolm | 31 |
| ROBERTSON, Edward | 30 |
| WITHERS, Reg | 28 |
| KNIGHT, John | 27 |
| BISHOP, Reginald | 26 |
| WILLESEE, Don | 24 |
| SHEIL, Glen | 23 |
| TATE, Michael | 23 |
| MULVIHILL, James | 22 |
| WRIEDT, Ken | 22 |
| ARCHER, Brian | 21 |
| CAMERON, Donald Newton | 21 |
| PRIMMER, Cyril | 20 |
| O’BYRNE, Justin | 19 |
| MCAULIFFE, Ronald | 18 |
| WRIGHT, Reginald | 18 |
| GAIR, Vincent | 18 |
| FITZGERALD, Joseph | 18 |
| POYSER, Arthur | 18 |
| DRURY, Arnold | 18 |
| YOUNG, Harold | 17 |
| WHEELDON, John | 17 |
| MESSNER, Tony | 17 |
| TEHAN, Thomas | 17 |
| CHANEY, Fred | 16 |
| JESSOP, Donald | 16 |
| MCMANUS, Francis | 16 |
| SIBRAA, Kerry | 15 |
| TURNBULL, Reginald | 14 |
| TOWNLEY, Michael | 13 |
| WALSH, Peter | 12 |
| TEAGUE, Baden | 11 |
| CHIPP, Don | 11 |
| MILLINER, Bertie | 10 |
| MARRIOTT, John | 10 |
| SIM, John | 10 |
| ANDERSON, Kenneth | 10 |
| DRAKE-BROCKMAN, Thomas | 10 |
| ELSTOB, Ronald | 9 |
| LAUCKE, Condor | 8 |
| LEWIS, Austin | 8 |
| RAE, Peter | 8 |
| MCINTOSH, Gordon | 8 |
| CANT, Hartley | 8 |
| MCCLELLAND, Jim | 8 |
| LAWRIE, Alexander | 7 |
| MASON, Colin | 7 |
| HAMER, David | 6 |
| PUPLICK, Chris | 6 |
| COLLARD, Stanley | 6 |
| SCOTT, Douglas | 5 |
| MAUNSELL, Charles | 5 |
| WOOD, Ian | 5 |
| PROWSE, Edgar | 5 |
| DURACK, Peter | 4 |
| WILKINSON, Lawrence | 4 |
| NEGUS, Sydney | 4 |
| WATSON, John | 3 |
| BUTTFIELD, Nancy | 3 |
| LAJOVIC, Milivoj | 2 |
| ROCHER, Allan | 2 |
| POKE, Albert | 2 |
| HALL, Steele | 2 |
| KANE, John | 2 |
| MATHEWS, Charles | 2 |
| HAYDEN, Bill | 2 |
| HANNAN, George | 1 |
| THOMAS, Andrew | 1 |
| CAIRNS, Kevin | 1 |
| EVANS, Gareth | 1 |
| MACGIBBON, David | 1 |
| LILLICO, Alexander | 1 |
| CHILD, Joan | 1 |
| LLOYD, Bruce | 1 |
| EVERETT, Mervyn | 1 |
| REID, Donald | 1 |
| CORMACK, Magnus | 1 |
| BROWN, William | 1 |