Speakers who used the word federation in the Senate during the 1970s
| Speaker name | Number of uses |
|---|---|
| MULVIHILL, James | 184 |
| WRIGHT, Reginald | 148 |
| PRESIDENT, The | 137 |
| CARRICK, John | 129 |
| COTTON, Bob | 100 |
| MCCLELLAND, Douglas | 96 |
| WRIEDT, Ken | 88 |
| DRAKE-BROCKMAN, Thomas | 86 |
| BISHOP, Reginald | 84 |
| WHEELDON, John | 76 |
| GREENWOOD, Ivor | 67 |
| WEBSTER, James | 64 |
| DURACK, Peter | 58 |
| CHANEY, Fred | 53 |
| GIETZELT, Arthur | 51 |
| CAVANAGH, James | 49 |
| HARRADINE, Brian | 48 |
| POYSER, Arthur | 39 |
| WITHERS, Reg | 39 |
| BYRNE, Condon | 39 |
| BUTTON, John | 38 |
| JESSOP, Donald | 37 |
| RAE, Peter | 34 |
| RYAN, Susan | 33 |
| LILLICO, Alexander | 33 |
| MURPHY, Lionel | 32 |
| MCCLELLAND, Jim | 27 |
| COLSTON, Malcolm | 26 |
| GUILFOYLE, Margaret | 24 |
| GEORGES, George | 24 |
| DEVITT, Donald | 23 |
| YOUNG, Harold | 23 |
| ROBERTSON, Edward | 23 |
| MCAULIFFE, Ronald | 22 |
| MILLINER, Bertie | 21 |
| KNIGHT, John | 21 |
| O’BYRNE, Justin | 21 |
| MCLAREN, Geoffrey | 21 |
| TEHAN, Thomas | 21 |
| WILLESEE, Don | 20 |
| WALSH, Peter | 19 |
| MCMANUS, Francis | 19 |
| LITTLE, John | 19 |
| HALL, Steele | 18 |
| KILGARIFF, Bernard | 18 |
| ANDERSON, Kenneth | 18 |
| LAUCKE, Condor | 15 |
| SULLIVAN, Kathryn | 15 |
| TATE, Michael | 15 |
| WOOD, Ian | 14 |
| DAVIDSON, Gordon | 14 |
| LAWRIE, Alexander | 13 |
| PRIMMER, Cyril | 13 |
| SIM, John | 13 |
| CAMERON, Donald Newton | 13 |
| MISSEN, Alan | 12 |
| BAUME, Peter | 12 |
| MCINTOSH, Gordon | 12 |
| BUNTON, Cleaver | 12 |
| WALTERS, Shirley | 11 |
| COLEMAN, Ruth | 11 |
| GRIMES, Don | 11 |
| GAIR, Vincent | 11 |
| CHIPP, Don | 11 |
| ELSTOB, Ronald | 11 |
| SIBRAA, Kerry | 11 |
| SCOTT, Douglas | 10 |
| MAUNSELL, Charles | 10 |
| KEEFFE, James | 10 |
| THOMAS, Andrew | 10 |
| MESSNER, Tony | 10 |
| REID, Donald | 9 |
| PUPLICK, Chris | 8 |
| LEWIS, Austin | 7 |
| HANNAN, George | 6 |
| EVERETT, Mervyn | 6 |
| DRURY, Arnold | 6 |
| BONNER, Neville | 6 |
| BROWN, William | 6 |
| LAJOVIC, Milivoj | 5 |
| HAMER, David | 5 |
| EVANS, Gareth | 5 |
| MELZER, Jean | 5 |
| ARCHER, Brian | 5 |
| MACGIBBON, David | 4 |
| COLLARD, Stanley | 4 |
| TOWNLEY, Michael | 4 |
| CANT, Hartley | 4 |
| WILKINSON, Lawrence | 3 |
| PROWSE, Edgar | 3 |
| WATSON, John | 3 |
| WHITLAM, Gough | 2 |
| ROCHER, Allan | 2 |
| MARRIOTT, John | 2 |
| ANTHONY, Doug | 2 |
| SHEIL, Glen | 2 |
| FITZGERALD, Joseph | 2 |
| KEOGH, Leonard | 2 |
| BESSELL, Eric | 2 |
| RIDLEY, Clement | 2 |
| SNEDDEN, Billy | 1 |
| HUNT, Ralph | 1 |
| BEAZLEY, Kim | 1 |
| LACEY, Robert | 1 |
| KANE, John | 1 |
| ROBINSON, Eric | 1 |
| RANKIN, Annabelle | 1 |
| NIXON, Peter | 1 |
| McKENZIE, David Charles | 1 |
| NEGUS, Sydney | 1 |
| BULL, Thomas | 1 |