The language of Hansard
comparisons
decades
people
words
Sitting days when the word
power
was used in the Senate during the 1970s
Date
Number of uses
9 June 1970
177
22 October 1975
163
26 September 1973
159
28 November 1973
158
24 February 1977
146
6 December 1976
146
18 August 1977
141
23 October 1974
125
19 March 1974
117
26 November 1974
115
20 September 1973
108
19 September 1973
105
27 November 1973
102
3 December 1974
99
14 August 1974
95
13 March 1974
95
21 May 1975
92
21 November 1974
92
10 May 1978
86
11 May 1978
85
19 September 1979
83
11 December 1974
81
18 October 1979
81
23 November 1978
80
23 May 1973
78
19 November 1979
78
20 April 1972
75
28 May 1975
71
8 November 1977
71
1 June 1977
69
19 February 1975
69
30 October 1975
68
9 November 1971
68
13 November 1979
66
24 October 1974
65
8 April 1975
65
8 November 1979
63
29 October 1975
60
3 November 1970
60
19 August 1977
60
16 October 1975
59
29 May 1975
59
10 December 1976
59
31 July 1974
57
20 August 1975
56
10 April 1974
56
8 October 1975
55
29 August 1979
54
23 September 1976
54
15 August 1974
53
6 June 1979
53
15 October 1975
52
12 September 1979
52
15 November 1979
51
26 February 1975
50
13 September 1978
50
24 February 1976
50
4 December 1974
50
4 June 1975
49
1 August 1974
49
24 July 1974
49
12 September 1973
48
23 July 1974
48
6 June 1973
47
27 February 1979
47
18 March 1970
47
9 April 1975
47
21 October 1977
47
5 November 1975
47
22 August 1979
46
24 May 1978
46
3 March 1976
46
10 December 1974
45
7 March 1974
45
7 September 1971
45
14 September 1978
45
26 August 1975
44
22 February 1979
43
15 May 1975
43
16 February 1977
42
6 December 1973
42
25 February 1975
42
30 October 1970
42
2 March 1972
42
12 June 1975
42
25 September 1973
42
3 June 1977
42
3 November 1971
41
8 March 1972
41
7 April 1978
41
4 June 1970
40
22 March 1977
40
5 March 1975
40
29 May 1978
40
16 October 1973
40
25 February 1977
40
18 June 1970
40
5 April 1979
40
24 September 1974
39
16 August 1974
39
18 August 1971
39
12 May 1971
38
9 December 1976
38
22 May 1975
38
17 June 1970
38
25 February 1976
38
1 October 1974
38
7 June 1973
37
30 May 1979
37
20 November 1979
37
7 August 1974
37
6 August 1974
37
28 August 1979
37
19 September 1974
36
14 November 1973
36
15 May 1973
36
5 December 1974
36
30 May 1973
36
22 March 1979
35
10 April 1973
35
7 March 1979
35
23 May 1979
35
6 April 1978
35
10 May 1979
35
24 May 1973
34
1 June 1976
34
31 March 1977
34
21 November 1979
34
21 April 1977
34
1 November 1977
34
3 November 1976
34
4 November 1976
34
18 September 1973
33
15 March 1978
33
14 November 1974
33
6 March 1975
33
5 June 1979
33
25 August 1977
33
12 June 1970
33
17 February 1977
32
3 April 1979
32
12 February 1975
32
3 June 1975
32
8 June 1978
32
20 February 1975
32
24 August 1976
32
12 March 1974
32
2 April 1974
32
14 October 1971
32
8 November 1978
32
28 September 1978
32
31 October 1972
32
2 June 1970
31
19 March 1970
31
3 December 1976
31
20 September 1972
31
10 April 1978
31
24 August 1978
31
4 March 1976
31
25 October 1972
31
7 December 1971
31
25 October 1979
31
2 November 1977
31
23 August 1979
30
13 September 1973
30
22 September 1970
30
6 March 1974
30
16 May 1973
30
3 April 1974
30
1 March 1979
30
24 May 1977
30
8 May 1979
30
3 April 1973
30
2 March 1978
30
29 March 1979
29
19 February 1976
29
23 February 1977
29
20 August 1970
29
10 December 1971
29
28 April 1976
29
2 June 1977
29
27 October 1970
28
25 May 1978
28
24 October 1973
28
23 October 1975
28
17 October 1979
28
6 November 1973
28
24 February 1972
28
18 April 1972
28
11 April 1978
28
13 May 1970
27
26 May 1978
27
11 May 1971
27
25 October 1973
27
4 April 1979
27
7 June 1979
27
23 November 1979
27
8 June 1979
27
21 March 1974
27
28 March 1979
26
16 April 1970
26
21 May 1970
26
19 August 1970
26
20 March 1979
26
24 November 1978
26
27 September 1972
26
24 October 1979
26
10 October 1973
26
2 October 1974
26
9 May 1979
26
1 October 1975
26
11 June 1975
26
6 November 1975
26
13 October 1977
26
4 November 1970
26
11 November 1976
25
9 March 1977
25
2 May 1979
25
3 June 1976
25
16 November 1976
25
4 November 1975
25
11 April 1972
25
25 October 1978
25
1 March 1978
25
17 September 1974
24
30 July 1974
24
12 April 1973
24
18 February 1971
24
1 December 1976
24
25 September 1974
24
15 November 1978
24
22 August 1978
24
26 October 1972
24
5 April 1978
24
3 September 1970
24
17 March 1977
24
19 October 1978
24
18 October 1977
24
26 August 1971
24
21 November 1973
24
31 May 1973
23
10 April 1975
23
10 May 1972
23
18 September 1974
23
30 November 1976
23
16 March 1977
23
22 May 1973
23
23 September 1970
23
8 March 1973
23
25 May 1977
23
17 October 1973
23
10 July 1974
23
16 October 1979
23
9 December 1971
23
31 May 1972
23
30 May 1972
23
19 May 1976
22
8 December 1976
22
6 March 1979
22
23 April 1975
22
15 September 1971
22
26 September 1979
22
9 April 1970
22
12 April 1978
22
21 March 1979
22
17 July 1974
22
6 May 1971
22
27 April 1976
22
8 April 1974
22
2 December 1971
22
20 September 1978
22
22 April 1970
22
12 December 1973
22
23 February 1972
22
12 November 1974
21
17 September 1970
21
16 September 1970
21
20 November 1973
21
7 November 1979
21
22 November 1978
21
27 August 1975
21
16 May 1972
21
9 June 1978
21
17 May 1973
21
25 February 1971
21
6 March 1973
21
20 February 1979
21
18 February 1975
21
4 April 1978
21
17 August 1978
21
25 August 1971
21
16 July 1975
21
25 August 1970
20
14 September 1977
20
22 November 1979
20
22 February 1977
20
29 October 1970
20
31 May 1977
20
23 October 1973
20
5 June 1975
20
19 October 1976
20
3 November 1977
20
24 May 1972
20
22 September 1977
20
25 August 1976
20
5 May 1971
20
26 October 1977
20
26 May 1977
20
18 August 1976
20
22 February 1972
20
20 November 1974
20
27 September 1973
20
4 September 1975
19
4 March 1970
19
3 June 1970
19
1 May 1979
19
29 November 1973
19
24 May 1979
19
6 October 1977
19
22 April 1975
19
17 February 1971
19
17 March 1970
19
10 May 1973
19
31 August 1972
19
24 February 1971
19
18 February 1976
19
18 November 1976
19
20 October 1976
19
10 November 1971
19
7 September 1976
19
13 December 1973
19
18 October 1978
19
12 April 1972
19
28 November 1974
19
15 September 1976
19
14 September 1976
19
3 May 1979
18
29 May 1973
18
5 June 1973
18
21 August 1975
18
26 May 1976
18
25 May 1972
18
20 May 1975
18
27 October 1971
18
13 August 1974
18
14 March 1974
18
8 September 1976
18
31 May 1978
18
13 February 1975
18
11 November 1971
18
23 August 1972
18
5 May 1976
18
17 March 1976
18
29 October 1974
18
23 March 1976
17
25 May 1976
17
7 December 1976
17
3 September 1975
17
11 July 1974
17
12 September 1978
17
9 April 1974
17
9 November 1978
17
19 August 1975
16
9 September 1975
16
10 November 1976
16
23 August 1973
16
29 August 1973
16
22 September 1976
16
19 May 1971
16
7 March 1973
16
11 March 1970
16
4 June 1976
16
15 November 1973
16
16 March 1978
16
23 October 1979
16
19 October 1972
16
16 July 1974
16
21 February 1979
16
11 October 1979
16
8 March 1979
16
21 September 1978
16
21 April 1970
16
16 August 1972
16
8 March 1978
16
15 April 1970
15
26 October 1978
15
14 September 1972
15
28 August 1975
15
30 August 1973
15
21 October 1975
15
27 May 1975
15
24 October 1972
15
4 May 1977
15
7 November 1973
15
4 April 1974
15
4 May 1976
15
25 October 1977
15
11 June 1970
15
16 August 1978
15
29 February 1972
15
13 November 1973
15
1 March 1972
15
5 April 1973
15
13 November 1974
15
13 May 1975
15
6 October 1971
14
28 September 1971
14
26 August 1970
14
30 May 1977
14
31 May 1979
14
7 June 1978
14
11 October 1973
14
18 July 1974
14
19 October 1977
14
27 October 1972
14
29 May 1979
14
17 August 1977
14
28 March 1973
14
6 April 1971
14
27 September 1978
14
24 November 1971
14
11 October 1972
14
24 August 1971
14
21 November 1978
14
15 February 1977
13
19 November 1974
13
15 September 1970
13
28 August 1973
13
5 December 1973
13
24 October 1978
13
19 September 1972
13
6 October 1976
13
22 November 1973
13
5 October 1977
13
10 March 1970
13
28 September 1972
13
7 November 1977
13
8 September 1971
13
28 February 1973
13
23 March 1977
13
2 May 1973
13
24 August 1977
13
23 February 1978
13
29 March 1973
13
22 February 1978
13
2 September 1970
13
10 June 1970
13
10 March 1977
13
11 December 1973
13
21 April 1971
13
22 April 1971
13
12 October 1977
13
2 November 1976
13
16 August 1977
13
24 March 1976
12
2 September 1975
12
7 October 1971
12
15 March 1977
12
27 March 1979
12
23 May 1972
12
18 May 1972
12
6 November 1979
12
11 April 1973
12
18 May 1971
12
1 March 1973
12
23 February 1971
12
28 October 1971
12
26 September 1978
12
23 August 1978
12
2 March 1976
12
26 August 1976
12
20 October 1977
12
11 September 1979
12
25 July 1974
12
20 April 1977
12
13 April 1972
12
21 September 1977
12
2 May 1978
12
9 March 1978
12
23 March 1972
11
23 August 1977
11
27 April 1977
11
4 March 1975
11
22 May 1970
11
14 March 1978
11
12 March 1970
11
30 August 1979
11
13 September 1979
11
4 October 1977
11
4 May 1971
11
29 April 1976
11
8 November 1973
11
14 May 1975
11
24 March 1977
11
21 March 1972
11
22 August 1972
11
7 May 1970
11
27 November 1974
11
9 November 1977
11
16 September 1976
11
2 November 1970
11
30 November 1971
10
1 June 1978
10
20 May 1971
10
14 May 1970
10
31 October 1974
10
7 November 1978
10
19 August 1971
10
4 June 1979
10
9 May 1973
10
8 May 1973
10
10 October 1979
10
1 December 1971
10
8 December 1971
10
11 October 1978
10
16 June 1970
10
17 October 1978
10
3 October 1974
10
9 May 1972
10
14 October 1970
10
7 March 1978
10
18 May 1976
9
13 March 1973
9
28 October 1975
9
12 May 1970
9
22 August 1973
9
4 December 1973
9
11 September 1973
9
30 September 1971
9
13 May 1971
9
17 November 1978
9
9 September 1976
9
30 May 1978
9
28 May 1979
9
28 February 1978
9
6 May 1970
9
19 April 1972
9
29 April 1971
9
16 September 1971
9
4 November 1977
9
11 October 1977
9
18 October 1972
9
27 March 1973
9
12 September 1972
9
9 October 1979
8
16 April 1975
8
5 March 1970
8
27 February 1975
8
7 April 1971
8
14 September 1971
8
30 September 1975
8
30 March 1977
8
8 April 1970
8
21 September 1972
8
7 September 1977
8
16 November 1978
8
14 November 1978
8
9 September 1971
8
1 October 1970
8
25 September 1979
8
21 April 1975
8
27 April 1972
8
3 May 1973
8
19 August 1976
8
11 September 1975
8
13 October 1971
8
27 October 1977
8
5 May 1970
8
1 September 1970
8
30 March 1971
8
12 October 1972
8
30 October 1972
8
8 May 1978
8
17 July 1975
8
8 April 1976
7
13 September 1972
7
15 October 1974
7
1 June 1973
7
20 May 1970
7
2 December 1976
7
2 June 1976
7
26 September 1974
7
6 June 1978
7
26 September 1972
7
13 April 1978
7
13 October 1976
7
20 September 1977
7
11 May 1972
7
9 March 1972
7
26 April 1972
7
29 August 1972
7
24 August 1972
7
10 September 1975
7
9 November 1976
7
5 October 1971
6
19 May 1970
6
16 October 1974
6
16 March 1971
6
8 June 1973
6
24 September 1970
6
14 October 1975
6
30 August 1972
6
14 November 1979
6
29 March 1977
6
6 May 1976
6
30 October 1974
6
17 May 1972
6
15 August 1972
6
27 May 1976
6
7 April 1976
5
15 April 1975
5
27 August 1970
5
14 March 1973
5
15 March 1973
5
22 March 1972
5
17 November 1976
5
23 April 1970
5
21 August 1979
5
21 September 1976
5
26 April 1977
5
17 October 1974
5
28 October 1970
5
20 October 1970
5
21 October 1970
5
31 March 1976
5
15 March 1971
5
1 May 1973
5
22 October 1974
5
3 May 1978
5
21 October 1976
5
10 October 1978
5
16 March 1976
5
28 April 1971
5
17 August 1972
5
15 October 1970
5
16 October 1970
5
4 May 1978
5
22 May 1979
5
1 April 1976
4
15 September 1977
4
5 May 1977
4
29 September 1970
4
28 February 1979
4
2 June 1978
4
17 October 1972
4
26 May 1972
4
1 June 1972
4
30 September 1970
4
27 February 1973
4
19 September 1978
4
11 February 1975
4
17 August 1976
4
26 February 1976
4
18 March 1976
4
20 March 1974
4
23 November 1971
4
8 September 1977
4
5 March 1974
3
25 March 1976
3
11 November 1975
3
13 September 1977
3
22 October 1970
3
30 March 1976
3
14 May 1971
3
6 September 1977
3
7 May 1971
3
7 October 1975
3
27 May 1977
3
9 October 1973
3
20 April 1971
3
25 November 1971
3
10 October 1972
3
4 April 1973
3
13 October 1970
3
15 July 1975
3
16 February 1971
3
17 April 1975
2
9 July 1975
2
20 May 1976
2
7 April 1970
2
26 October 1971
2
18 September 1979
2
3 May 1977
2
2 October 1975
2
2 November 1971
2
12 October 1978
2
28 April 1977
2
17 February 1976
1
21 August 1973
1
30 April 1971
1
5 October 1976
1
9 July 1974
1
26 October 1970
1
20 September 1979
1
27 September 1979
1
17 August 1971
1
9 March 1971
1
22 July 1975
1
12 October 1971
1
31 March 1971
1
15 August 1978
1
9 May 1978
1
12 October 1976
1
29 September 1971
1