Searching for the word representative in House of Representatives within the 1970s…
The word representative
- appears in 1.9% of speeches
- appears 2775 times in 2022 speeches
- was spoken on 644 sitting days by 211 different people
- appears in speeches on 1340 different topics
Top speakers:
- WHITLAM, Gough (132 uses)
- PRESIDENT, The (106 uses)
- BRYANT, Gordon (104 uses)
- SINCLAIR, Ian (100 uses)
- CAMERON, Clyde (87 uses)
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Top days:
- 7 December 1976 (47 uses)
- 7 October 1976 (35 uses)
- 31 May 1978 (31 uses)
- 6 August 1974 (31 uses)
- 16 February 1971 (25 uses)
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Top topics:
- ADJOURNMENT (64 uses)
- QUESTION: GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S SPEECH (52 uses)
- BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION AMENDMENT BILL (No. 2) 1976 [No. 2] (43 uses)
- GRIEVANCE DEBATE (40 uses)
- ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR INTER-GOVERNMENT RELATIONS BILL 1976: Second Reading (30 uses)
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Associated words:
- one representative (71 appearances)
- government representative (54 appearances)
- elected representative (49 appearances)
- representative government (48 appearances)
- australian representative (44 appearances)
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Sample sentences:
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It has been my pleasure to speak to this motion for the adoption of the AddressinReply as a forerunner of my contributions to this House as a representative of the Australian Country Party and the electors of McMillan, who have given me the honour of speaking on their behalf.
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To be fair, my concern as a representative of a great primary producing area is to keep the present Government in office because most Opposition members represent city interests.
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Is it not strange that there is not one elected representative of either Territory in the Senate to expound the case for the local inhabitants?
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There is no greater shame to man than inhumanity and we as representatives of our community must ensure that those misfortunes which fall upon others are rectified with a sense of compassion, urgency and understanding.
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I also wish to make it clear that on no occasion has this Union or any representative of this Union attempted to receive ‘indemnity payments’ either on its behalf or any other organisation’s behalf, nor has it admitted doing so except in the context that wages or other payments in respect of conditions of employment are ‘indemnities’ or ‘compensation’ in return for services given.