Speakers who used the word powers in the Senate during the 1970s
| Speaker name | Number of uses |
|---|---|
| DURACK, Peter | 490 |
| CARRICK, John | 415 |
| PRESIDENT, The | 409 |
| GREENWOOD, Ivor | 390 |
| MISSEN, Alan | 286 |
| WRIEDT, Ken | 281 |
| EVANS, Gareth | 270 |
| MURPHY, Lionel | 270 |
| WRIGHT, Reginald | 209 |
| CAVANAGH, James | 188 |
| GUILFOYLE, Margaret | 182 |
| KEEFFE, James | 157 |
| MCCLELLAND, Douglas | 157 |
| MULVIHILL, James | 145 |
| COTTON, Bob | 138 |
| BISHOP, Reginald | 132 |
| BUTTON, John | 131 |
| GIETZELT, Arthur | 127 |
| WITHERS, Reg | 117 |
| SIM, John | 114 |
| WEBSTER, James | 106 |
| GEORGES, George | 95 |
| MCCLELLAND, Jim | 91 |
| CHANEY, Fred | 88 |
| WHEELDON, John | 88 |
| EVERETT, Mervyn | 77 |
| DAVIDSON, Gordon | 72 |
| HALL, Steele | 68 |
| RYAN, Susan | 61 |
| WILLESEE, Don | 60 |
| BYRNE, Condon | 59 |
| YOUNG, Harold | 57 |
| KILGARIFF, Bernard | 56 |
| SCOTT, Douglas | 52 |
| RAE, Peter | 51 |
| DRAKE-BROCKMAN, Thomas | 50 |
| GRIMES, Don | 46 |
| LITTLE, John | 46 |
| MCLAREN, Geoffrey | 44 |
| WOOD, Ian | 43 |
| WALSH, Peter | 42 |
| O’BYRNE, Justin | 39 |
| SHEIL, Glen | 38 |
| ROBERTSON, Edward | 37 |
| KNIGHT, John | 36 |
| CANT, Hartley | 36 |
| MAUNSELL, Charles | 35 |
| ANDERSON, Kenneth | 34 |
| SIBRAA, Kerry | 34 |
| GAIR, Vincent | 31 |
| JESSOP, Donald | 31 |
| PUPLICK, Chris | 29 |
| MARRIOTT, John | 26 |
| BROWN, William | 26 |
| MCAULIFFE, Ronald | 25 |
| BAUME, Peter | 25 |
| HARRADINE, Brian | 24 |
| MELZER, Jean | 24 |
| MCMANUS, Francis | 24 |
| LILLICO, Alexander | 24 |
| BONNER, Neville | 24 |
| HAMER, David | 23 |
| LAUCKE, Condor | 22 |
| CHIPP, Don | 22 |
| TATE, Michael | 21 |
| WILKINSON, Lawrence | 19 |
| MILLINER, Bertie | 18 |
| LAWRIE, Alexander | 17 |
| TOWNLEY, Michael | 17 |
| MCINTOSH, Gordon | 16 |
| WALTERS, Shirley | 15 |
| COLEMAN, Ruth | 15 |
| MASON, Colin | 15 |
| SULLIVAN, Kathryn | 15 |
| PRIMMER, Cyril | 15 |
| COLSTON, Malcolm | 15 |
| BUNTON, Cleaver | 15 |
| HANNAN, George | 14 |
| MESSNER, Tony | 14 |
| POYSER, Arthur | 14 |
| RANKIN, Annabelle | 14 |
| DEVITT, Donald | 13 |
| TEHAN, Thomas | 12 |
| ROCHER, Allan | 10 |
| THOMAS, Andrew | 9 |
| KERIN, John | 8 |
| DRURY, Arnold | 8 |
| CAMERON, Donald Newton | 8 |
| LEWIS, Austin | 7 |
| COLLARD, Stanley | 7 |
| LAJOVIC, Milivoj | 6 |
| MACGIBBON, David | 6 |
| REID, Donald | 6 |
| CORMACK, Magnus | 6 |
| BULL, Thomas | 6 |
| STREET, Anthony | 4 |
| TEAGUE, Baden | 4 |
| KANE, John | 4 |
| ANTHONY, Doug | 4 |
| FITZGERALD, Joseph | 4 |
| BESSELL, Eric | 4 |
| CONNOR, Rex | 4 |
| GARLAND, Ransley | 3 |
| FAIRBAIRN, David | 3 |
| TURNBULL, Reginald | 3 |
| HUNT, Ralph | 2 |
| HURFORD, Chris | 2 |
| DITTMER, Felix | 2 |
| CAIRNS, Kevin | 2 |
| KENNELLY, Patrick | 2 |
| POKE, Albert | 2 |
| WATSON, John | 2 |
| ELSTOB, Ronald | 2 |
| KILLEN, James | 2 |
| NEGUS, Sydney | 2 |
| HAINES, Janine | 1 |
| LYNCH, Phillip | 1 |
| EDWARDS, Harold | 1 |
| LACEY, Robert | 1 |
| SINCLAIR, Ian | 1 |
| ARCHER, Brian | 1 |
| FRY, Ken | 1 |
| BUTTFIELD, Nancy | 1 |