Speakers who used the word independence in the Senate during the 1970s
| Speaker name | Number of uses |
|---|---|
| CARRICK, John | 139 |
| GREENWOOD, Ivor | 136 |
| PRESIDENT, The | 123 |
| WRIGHT, Reginald | 86 |
| MCCLELLAND, Douglas | 80 |
| KEEFFE, James | 71 |
| DURACK, Peter | 68 |
| GIETZELT, Arthur | 68 |
| RYAN, Susan | 68 |
| MURPHY, Lionel | 60 |
| MCMANUS, Francis | 55 |
| WHEELDON, John | 54 |
| WITHERS, Reg | 52 |
| BUTTON, John | 48 |
| COTTON, Bob | 46 |
| DAVIDSON, Gordon | 45 |
| WILLESEE, Don | 44 |
| O’BYRNE, Justin | 44 |
| BYRNE, Condon | 43 |
| WRIEDT, Ken | 42 |
| GUILFOYLE, Margaret | 38 |
| SIM, John | 37 |
| YOUNG, Harold | 29 |
| WEBSTER, James | 28 |
| WOOD, Ian | 28 |
| MISSEN, Alan | 28 |
| CHANEY, Fred | 26 |
| GRIMES, Don | 26 |
| GEORGES, George | 26 |
| PRIMMER, Cyril | 25 |
| MULVIHILL, James | 24 |
| BAUME, Peter | 23 |
| KNIGHT, John | 22 |
| RAE, Peter | 22 |
| EVANS, Gareth | 20 |
| JESSOP, Donald | 20 |
| SHEIL, Glen | 18 |
| MCCLELLAND, Jim | 18 |
| SULLIVAN, Kathryn | 17 |
| WALSH, Peter | 16 |
| DRAKE-BROCKMAN, Thomas | 16 |
| TURNBULL, Reginald | 16 |
| ANDERSON, Kenneth | 14 |
| WALTERS, Shirley | 13 |
| MELZER, Jean | 13 |
| BONNER, Neville | 13 |
| BROWN, William | 13 |
| HALL, Steele | 12 |
| LAUCKE, Condor | 11 |
| COLEMAN, Ruth | 11 |
| BISHOP, Reginald | 11 |
| COLSTON, Malcolm | 11 |
| ROBERTSON, Edward | 11 |
| HANNAN, George | 10 |
| MCAULIFFE, Ronald | 10 |
| MCINTOSH, Gordon | 10 |
| TATE, Michael | 9 |
| CANT, Hartley | 9 |
| DEVITT, Donald | 8 |
| SIBRAA, Kerry | 8 |
| MAUNSELL, Charles | 7 |
| HARRADINE, Brian | 7 |
| LEWIS, Austin | 7 |
| COLLARD, Stanley | 7 |
| PUPLICK, Chris | 6 |
| CAVANAGH, James | 6 |
| EVERETT, Mervyn | 6 |
| MCLAREN, Geoffrey | 6 |
| SCOTT, Douglas | 5 |
| MASON, Colin | 5 |
| TEAGUE, Baden | 4 |
| ARCHER, Brian | 4 |
| LITTLE, John | 4 |
| POYSER, Arthur | 4 |
| TOWNLEY, Michael | 4 |
| BUNTON, Cleaver | 4 |
| LAJOVIC, Milivoj | 3 |
| MESSNER, Tony | 3 |
| LILLICO, Alexander | 3 |
| THOMAS, Andrew | 3 |
| TEHAN, Thomas | 3 |
| LAWRIE, Alexander | 2 |
| PEACOCK, Andrew | 2 |
| GAIR, Vincent | 2 |
| CHIPP, Don | 2 |
| WATSON, John | 2 |
| HAMER, David | 1 |
| SCOTT, Malcolm | 1 |
| LYNCH, Phillip | 1 |
| MARRIOTT, John | 1 |
| KANE, John | 1 |
| WILKINSON, Lawrence | 1 |
| KENNELLY, Patrick | 1 |
| KILGARIFF, Bernard | 1 |
| PROWSE, Edgar | 1 |
| CONNOR, Rex | 1 |
| RANKIN, Annabelle | 1 |
| DRURY, Arnold | 1 |
| CAMERON, Donald Newton | 1 |