Speakers who used the word powerful in the Senate during the 1970s
| Speaker name | Number of uses |
|---|---|
| MURPHY, Lionel | 43 |
| PRESIDENT, The | 32 |
| WHEELDON, John | 27 |
| HALL, Steele | 23 |
| MCMANUS, Francis | 22 |
| GEORGES, George | 22 |
| GIETZELT, Arthur | 21 |
| WRIEDT, Ken | 20 |
| GREENWOOD, Ivor | 19 |
| MCCLELLAND, Jim | 18 |
| CAVANAGH, James | 17 |
| COTTON, Bob | 17 |
| KEEFFE, James | 16 |
| MULVIHILL, James | 15 |
| LITTLE, John | 15 |
| MISSEN, Alan | 14 |
| BUTTON, John | 13 |
| BAUME, Peter | 12 |
| WITHERS, Reg | 12 |
| WRIGHT, Reginald | 11 |
| O’BYRNE, Justin | 11 |
| MCCLELLAND, Douglas | 11 |
| HANNAN, George | 10 |
| GRIMES, Don | 10 |
| BISHOP, Reginald | 10 |
| CARRICK, John | 10 |
| DURACK, Peter | 9 |
| DAVIDSON, Gordon | 9 |
| SHEIL, Glen | 8 |
| RAE, Peter | 8 |
| DRAKE-BROCKMAN, Thomas | 8 |
| HAMER, David | 7 |
| WALSH, Peter | 7 |
| JESSOP, Donald | 7 |
| RYAN, Susan | 7 |
| SIM, John | 7 |
| SIBRAA, Kerry | 6 |
| CAMERON, Donald Newton | 6 |
| PUPLICK, Chris | 5 |
| WEBSTER, James | 5 |
| CHANEY, Fred | 5 |
| KNIGHT, John | 5 |
| KILGARIFF, Bernard | 5 |
| HARRADINE, Brian | 5 |
| LAWRIE, Alexander | 4 |
| MARRIOTT, John | 4 |
| WOOD, Ian | 4 |
| DEVITT, Donald | 4 |
| YOUNG, Harold | 4 |
| KANE, John | 4 |
| MELZER, Jean | 4 |
| CHIPP, Don | 4 |
| PRIMMER, Cyril | 4 |
| BYRNE, Condon | 4 |
| WILLESEE, Don | 4 |
| LAJOVIC, Milivoj | 3 |
| MCAULIFFE, Ronald | 3 |
| MASON, Colin | 3 |
| SULLIVAN, Kathryn | 3 |
| GAIR, Vincent | 3 |
| LILLICO, Alexander | 3 |
| COLSTON, Malcolm | 3 |
| MCLAREN, Geoffrey | 3 |
| MCINTOSH, Gordon | 3 |
| TOWNLEY, Michael | 3 |
| BONNER, Neville | 3 |
| POKE, Albert | 2 |
| MILLINER, Bertie | 2 |
| COLEMAN, Ruth | 2 |
| KENNELLY, Patrick | 2 |
| FITZGERALD, Joseph | 2 |
| ANDERSON, Kenneth | 2 |
| WATSON, John | 2 |
| POYSER, Arthur | 2 |
| GUILFOYLE, Margaret | 2 |
| EVERETT, Mervyn | 2 |
| ROBERTSON, Edward | 2 |
| TEHAN, Thomas | 2 |
| LAUCKE, Condor | 1 |
| WALTERS, Shirley | 1 |
| SCOTT, Douglas | 1 |
| MAUNSELL, Charles | 1 |
| COLLARD, Stanley | 1 |
| TEAGUE, Baden | 1 |
| ANTHONY, Doug | 1 |
| EVANS, Gareth | 1 |
| ARCHER, Brian | 1 |
| CORMACK, Magnus | 1 |
| THOMAS, Andrew | 1 |
| TURNBULL, Reginald | 1 |
| BROWN, William | 1 |
| BUTTFIELD, Nancy | 1 |