Sitting days when the word union was used in the Senate during the 1970s

Date	Number of uses
11 November 1976	490
28 May 1975	451
24 September 1974	359
1 June 1977	269
25 May 1972	249
18 October 1979	237
21 October 1977	200
3 June 1976	188
2 June 1977	180
7 March 1973	175
6 June 1973	165
24 May 1972	161
18 June 1970	156
25 October 1979	154
6 November 1973	133
18 August 1971	132
1 March 1973	127
18 September 1974	122
6 March 1973	114
30 May 1972	112
25 October 1973	111
27 September 1973	106
10 November 1976	105
18 April 1972	104
24 October 1974	104
21 April 1977	101
16 October 1973	97
13 August 1974	92
28 March 1979	84
27 February 1979	81
17 October 1979	79
31 May 1972	77
13 May 1970	74
8 November 1979	71
4 March 1975	68
27 February 1975	68
14 May 1975	67
18 August 1976	64
22 February 1972	62
21 November 1979	60
24 November 1978	57
24 October 1973	56
23 May 1972	55
29 September 1970	55
30 September 1970	55
15 May 1973	55
4 May 1977	54
19 October 1977	53
28 February 1979	52
27 October 1972	52
7 September 1977	52
16 March 1977	51
9 June 1978	51
19 August 1977	51
11 April 1978	51
22 March 1977	50
6 March 1979	49
11 November 1971	49
21 April 1970	49
19 September 1972	48
18 February 1971	48
8 March 1972	48
6 March 1974	47
26 October 1977	47
31 March 1976	46
26 September 1979	46
2 April 1974	45
5 April 1978	43
27 September 1978	43
20 September 1978	43
18 May 1976	42
16 February 1977	41
26 May 1972	40
11 October 1977	40
19 February 1976	39
13 November 1974	39
17 October 1973	39
6 October 1977	39
17 October 1974	38
24 October 1979	38
13 April 1978	37
3 June 1975	37
10 October 1979	37
2 October 1974	37
1 June 1976	36
4 April 1979	36
8 September 1976	36
20 October 1977	36
20 September 1973	36
16 July 1975	35
28 September 1978	33
8 March 1979	32
24 May 1977	31
1 September 1970	31
26 November 1974	31
19 May 1971	30
23 November 1978	30
12 September 1973	29
1 June 1978	29
31 August 1972	29
4 October 1977	29
3 September 1975	29
26 October 1972	29
6 October 1976	28
23 November 1971	28
13 September 1973	27
28 October 1970	27
13 April 1972	27
20 October 1976	27
26 August 1970	26
27 May 1975	26
15 August 1974	26
13 September 1978	26
20 April 1972	26
25 October 1977	26
20 November 1974	26
2 November 1977	26
1 November 1977	26
12 October 1977	26
20 February 1975	25
14 August 1974	25
15 November 1979	25
8 June 1979	25
24 February 1976	25
19 September 1973	24
9 July 1975	24
29 August 1972	24
3 November 1971	24
20 May 1975	24
4 December 1974	24
21 October 1975	23
26 May 1977	23
24 August 1972	23
23 August 1972	23
26 August 1971	23
1 March 1978	23
13 March 1973	22
5 October 1971	22
3 April 1974	22
2 March 1976	22
16 March 1978	22
24 March 1977	22
29 May 1979	22
12 September 1979	22
10 June 1970	22
17 March 1977	22
21 November 1974	22
6 September 1977	22
6 June 1979	22
29 March 1979	21
12 September 1978	21
15 September 1970	21
3 November 1977	21
18 November 1976	21
17 August 1977	21
26 September 1973	21
16 August 1977	21
9 October 1979	20
4 March 1970	20
25 September 1974	20
23 October 1979	20
11 July 1974	20
3 March 1976	20
8 September 1971	20
9 September 1976	20
3 April 1979	20
18 August 1977	20
3 June 1977	20
8 March 1978	20
7 April 1976	19
9 September 1975	19
10 May 1979	19
5 October 1977	19
6 October 1971	18
29 August 1979	18
30 March 1977	18
12 April 1978	18
13 September 1979	18
24 August 1978	18
2 December 1971	18
2 November 1970	18
17 June 1970	18
17 September 1974	17
19 November 1974	17
25 August 1970	17
11 December 1974	17
2 May 1979	17
26 February 1975	17
10 April 1973	17
30 May 1977	17
6 April 1978	17
21 March 1972	17
3 November 1970	17
5 May 1970	17
17 August 1978	17
25 May 1976	16
2 December 1976	16
10 October 1973	16
7 June 1979	16
30 October 1974	16
4 April 1973	16
3 May 1978	16
5 March 1974	16
8 April 1976	15
22 November 1979	15
21 August 1975	15
1 April 1971	15
2 November 1971	15
9 March 1971	15
29 March 1977	15
26 April 1972	15
25 October 1978	15
23 November 1979	14
12 February 1975	14
9 March 1977	14
27 April 1977	14
16 October 1974	14
7 November 1979	14
7 April 1971	14
14 September 1971	14
26 May 1976	14
6 December 1976	14
24 May 1978	14
25 May 1978	14
5 June 1975	14
14 September 1976	14
13 November 1979	14
7 September 1971	14
25 August 1976	14
25 October 1972	14
7 November 1973	14
22 August 1972	14
5 May 1976	14
9 May 1979	14
23 February 1972	14
15 September 1976	14
29 October 1974	14
9 May 1978	14
24 March 1976	13
16 September 1970	13
11 May 1971	13
11 March 1970	13
31 May 1977	13
15 November 1973	13
9 April 1975	13
26 September 1972	13
20 September 1972	13
30 August 1972	13
18 October 1972	13
11 October 1973	13
23 August 1978	13
25 May 1977	13
23 May 1979	13
29 April 1971	13
11 April 1972	13
23 August 1979	13
31 October 1972	13
25 August 1971	13
2 March 1978	13
1 May 1979	12
14 October 1975	12
21 September 1972	12
26 October 1971	12
16 August 1974	12
4 June 1979	12
2 March 1972	12
9 December 1971	12
7 May 1970	12
21 September 1978	12
24 February 1972	12
15 August 1972	12
5 April 1973	12
6 April 1976	11
12 November 1974	11
28 October 1975	11
20 November 1973	11
12 April 1973	11
18 May 1972	11
22 May 1970	11
22 November 1978	11
8 March 1973	11
27 September 1972	11
17 November 1978	11
10 July 1974	11
7 October 1975	11
27 May 1977	11
5 May 1971	11
11 October 1979	11
12 December 1973	11
25 July 1974	11
20 April 1977	11
17 October 1978	11
1 October 1974	11
27 November 1973	10
5 March 1970	10
30 November 1976	10
28 November 1973	10
5 October 1976	10
20 May 1971	10
5 June 1973	10
30 May 1979	10
6 November 1979	10
22 February 1979	10
24 February 1977	10
27 August 1975	10
29 May 1978	10
18 May 1971	10
31 March 1977	10
9 April 1974	10
19 September 1979	10
15 November 1978	10
6 May 1971	10
5 June 1979	10
1 October 1975	10
7 April 1978	10
3 May 1973	10
22 February 1978	10
8 May 1979	10
29 February 1972	10
24 November 1971	10
8 November 1977	10
9 November 1976	10
14 November 1974	9
30 November 1971	9
22 October 1975	9
29 October 1975	9
22 March 1979	9
19 September 1974	9
22 September 1976	9
11 April 1973	9
15 September 1971	9
27 October 1970	9
12 May 1971	9
3 December 1976	9
2 June 1976	9
30 August 1979	9
17 May 1973	9
21 May 1975	9
8 June 1978	9
18 October 1973	9
16 October 1979	9
12 March 1974	9
30 May 1978	9
20 November 1979	9
11 February 1975	9
9 May 1973	9
8 April 1974	9
10 September 1975	9
25 February 1976	9
22 April 1970	9
11 December 1973	9
19 April 1972	9
13 October 1977	9
29 March 1973	9
11 May 1978	8
19 August 1975	8
20 August 1970	8
2 September 1975	8
16 April 1975	8
10 December 1974	8
15 March 1977	8
23 September 1976	8
11 May 1972	8
21 May 1970	8
24 September 1970	8
20 May 1976	8
12 March 1970	8
9 December 1976	8
9 April 1970	8
23 October 1975	8
4 September 1975	8
24 February 1971	8
22 May 1975	8
16 November 1978	8
28 February 1973	8
14 September 1978	8
8 April 1975	8
25 February 1977	8
12 October 1971	8
6 May 1970	8
7 September 1976	8
3 September 1970	8
17 March 1976	8
13 November 1973	8
25 September 1973	8
16 September 1976	8
18 October 1977	8
2 May 1978	8
4 November 1976	8
13 May 1975	8
7 March 1978	8
23 March 1976	7
15 March 1973	7
7 October 1971	7
23 March 1972	7
3 June 1970	7
15 April 1970	7
3 May 1979	7
26 October 1978	7
17 May 1972	7
10 May 1972	7
20 May 1970	7
20 August 1975	7
13 May 1971	7
4 June 1976	7
23 October 1973	7
7 April 1970	7
16 May 1973	7
10 April 1974	7
7 November 1977	7
21 September 1977	7
17 July 1974	7
6 March 1975	7
26 August 1976	7
19 March 1974	7
17 August 1971	7
19 February 1975	7
11 June 1975	7
24 August 1977	7
8 December 1971	7
30 March 1971	7
10 October 1978	7
12 April 1972	7
28 August 1979	7
21 April 1971	7
22 April 1971	7
31 May 1973	7
16 August 1972	7
16 September 1971	7
3 October 1974	7
12 October 1976	7
16 February 1971	7
10 April 1975	6
15 February 1977	6
17 February 1977	6
14 March 1973	6
27 March 1979	6
17 November 1976	6
9 June 1970	6
29 August 1973	6
11 November 1975	6
18 September 1973	6
7 June 1973	6
25 February 1975	6
22 February 1977	6
30 March 1976	6
17 February 1971	6
19 August 1970	6
7 December 1976	6
23 May 1978	6
25 November 1971	6
30 August 1973	6
21 March 1979	6
17 October 1972	6
27 October 1971	6
26 September 1978	6
22 August 1978	6
7 March 1979	6
19 August 1971	6
31 May 1978	6
16 November 1976	6
28 May 1979	6
25 August 1977	6
19 October 1976	6
17 August 1976	6
4 May 1976	6
1 August 1974	6
16 June 1970	6
3 December 1974	6
20 March 1974	6
21 March 1974	6
9 November 1977	6
27 May 1976	6
27 March 1973	6
8 December 1976	5
4 December 1973	5
30 April 1971	5
29 November 1973	5
23 May 1973	5
5 May 1977	5
5 March 1975	5
22 September 1970	5
14 March 1978	5
23 April 1975	5
6 April 1971	5
17 March 1970	5
21 October 1970	5
1 December 1976	5
26 September 1974	5
4 June 1975	5
10 October 1972	5
25 February 1971	5
29 May 1975	5
14 November 1978	5
29 April 1976	5
28 April 1976	5
24 October 1972	5
15 May 1975	5
18 February 1976	5
4 April 1978	5
2 May 1973	5
8 May 1973	5
4 November 1971	5
19 August 1976	5
14 October 1971	5
8 November 1978	5
9 October 1973	5
5 December 1974	5
10 March 1977	5
23 July 1974	5
18 March 1976	5
30 September 1971	5
4 November 1977	5
1 March 1972	5
9 May 1972	5
21 November 1973	5
3 November 1976	5
4 November 1970	5
10 April 1978	5
15 April 1975	4
12 May 1970	4
16 April 1970	4
30 July 1974	4
22 August 1979	4
14 September 1972	4
24 May 1979	4
8 June 1973	4
20 April 1971	4
7 March 1974	4
26 October 1970	4
31 May 1979	4
2 June 1978	4
6 June 1978	4
10 May 1973	4
10 December 1971	4
9 September 1971	4
8 October 1975	4
7 November 1978	4
9 March 1972	4
18 February 1975	4
21 February 1979	4
13 October 1971	4
28 February 1978	4
2 September 1970	4
12 October 1978	4
28 April 1971	4
27 November 1974	4
28 November 1974	4
5 April 1979	4
23 October 1974	4
14 May 1970	4
3 April 1973	4
14 October 1970	4
10 December 1976	3
19 May 1976	3
10 May 1978	3
3 March 1970	3
22 May 1973	3
28 August 1973	3
31 July 1974	3
12 September 1972	3
29 May 1973	3
24 May 1973	3
15 March 1971	3
13 September 1977	3
15 October 1974	3
1 June 1973	3
14 November 1973	3
7 June 1978	3
13 October 1976	3
9 November 1971	3
20 March 1979	3
19 October 1972	3
28 October 1971	3
19 November 1979	3
21 November 1978	3
22 October 1974	3
16 July 1974	3
4 March 1976	3
8 November 1973	3
2 October 1975	3
11 September 1975	3
1 March 1979	3
27 February 1973	3
27 September 1979	3
23 March 1977	3
21 October 1976	3
21 April 1975	3
12 June 1975	3
23 February 1978	3
4 April 1974	3
11 June 1970	3
4 November 1975	3
13 December 1973	3
26 April 1977	3
18 October 1978	3
30 October 1972	3
8 September 1977	3
29 September 1971	3
28 September 1971	3
22 May 1979	3
1 April 1976	2
22 March 1972	2
17 September 1970	2
2 June 1970	2
22 August 1973	2
23 August 1973	2
30 October 1975	2
5 December 1973	2
22 November 1973	2
21 September 1976	2
14 September 1977	2
22 April 1975	2
26 August 1975	2
29 October 1970	2
14 May 1971	2
19 March 1970	2
16 October 1975	2
28 September 1972	2
23 February 1971	2
1 June 1972	2
18 July 1974	2
4 May 1971	2
7 May 1971	2
9 October 1975	2
20 September 1979	2
28 August 1975	2
1 May 1973	2
11 September 1979	2
18 September 1979	2
1 December 1971	2
7 December 1971	2
7 August 1974	2
6 August 1974	2
9 November 1978	2
26 February 1976	2
5 November 1975	2
6 November 1975	2
23 April 1970	2
19 October 1978	2
28 April 1977	2
24 August 1971	2
15 October 1970	2
28 March 1973	2
17 April 1975	1
25 March 1976	1
19 May 1970	1
26 May 1978	1
5 June 1970	1
23 August 1977	1
6 December 1973	1
24 October 1978	1
21 August 1979	1
13 September 1972	1
7 October 1976	1
11 September 1973	1
27 April 1971	1
15 September 1977	1
16 May 1972	1
23 September 1970	1
15 March 1978	1
23 February 1977	1
9 July 1974	1
27 August 1970	1
30 September 1975	1
18 March 1970	1
10 March 1970	1
30 May 1973	1
14 October 1976	1
12 October 1972	1
20 September 1977	1
22 September 1977	1
3 May 1977	1
24 August 1976	1
31 October 1974	1
13 March 1974	1
19 September 1978	1
25 September 1979	1
27 April 1972	1
10 November 1971	1
27 October 1977	1
31 March 1971	1
16 August 1978	1
16 March 1976	1
11 October 1972	1
15 July 1975	1
9 March 1978	1