Speakers who used the word unions in the Senate during the 1970s
| Speaker name | Number of uses |
|---|---|
| BISHOP, Reginald | 834 |
| MULVIHILL, James | 454 |
| GREENWOOD, Ivor | 396 |
| PRESIDENT, The | 362 |
| CAVANAGH, James | 304 |
| WRIGHT, Reginald | 256 |
| HARRADINE, Brian | 237 |
| BUTTON, John | 236 |
| CARRICK, John | 203 |
| MCCLELLAND, Jim | 195 |
| DURACK, Peter | 191 |
| LITTLE, John | 182 |
| MURPHY, Lionel | 174 |
| CAMERON, Donald Newton | 158 |
| MCMANUS, Francis | 125 |
| GEORGES, George | 124 |
| KANE, John | 109 |
| WEBSTER, James | 101 |
| GIETZELT, Arthur | 99 |
| WRIEDT, Ken | 98 |
| JESSOP, Donald | 93 |
| WOOD, Ian | 90 |
| WALTERS, Shirley | 89 |
| MILLINER, Bertie | 89 |
| MCAULIFFE, Ronald | 87 |
| MCCLELLAND, Douglas | 86 |
| RYAN, Susan | 85 |
| HALL, Steele | 84 |
| SIBRAA, Kerry | 84 |
| WHEELDON, John | 82 |
| GUILFOYLE, Margaret | 82 |
| MCLAREN, Geoffrey | 82 |
| YOUNG, Harold | 79 |
| WITHERS, Reg | 75 |
| MISSEN, Alan | 70 |
| SCOTT, Douglas | 68 |
| BROWN, William | 64 |
| COTTON, Bob | 63 |
| POKE, Albert | 62 |
| MESSNER, Tony | 58 |
| RAE, Peter | 55 |
| EVANS, Gareth | 52 |
| SIM, John | 51 |
| GRIMES, Don | 47 |
| MELZER, Jean | 46 |
| KEEFFE, James | 45 |
| LILLICO, Alexander | 43 |
| POYSER, Arthur | 41 |
| MCINTOSH, Gordon | 41 |
| HANNAN, George | 39 |
| O’BYRNE, Justin | 39 |
| LAWRIE, Alexander | 36 |
| WILLESEE, Don | 35 |
| TOWNLEY, Michael | 33 |
| CHANEY, Fred | 32 |
| TEHAN, Thomas | 32 |
| DRAKE-BROCKMAN, Thomas | 31 |
| CHIPP, Don | 29 |
| RANKIN, Annabelle | 27 |
| SHEIL, Glen | 25 |
| MAUNSELL, Charles | 24 |
| WALSH, Peter | 24 |
| MARRIOTT, John | 24 |
| KILGARIFF, Bernard | 24 |
| ELSTOB, Ronald | 24 |
| SULLIVAN, Kathryn | 22 |
| LAJOVIC, Milivoj | 21 |
| MASON, Colin | 21 |
| LEWIS, Austin | 20 |
| ANDERSON, Kenneth | 20 |
| DAVIDSON, Gordon | 19 |
| COLSTON, Malcolm | 18 |
| COLEMAN, Ruth | 15 |
| BAUME, Peter | 15 |
| ROBERTSON, Edward | 15 |
| THOMAS, Andrew | 15 |
| PROWSE, Edgar | 14 |
| EVERETT, Mervyn | 13 |
| GAIR, Vincent | 12 |
| TATE, Michael | 12 |
| WATSON, John | 10 |
| PRIMMER, Cyril | 10 |
| LAUCKE, Condor | 9 |
| HAMER, David | 9 |
| DRURY, Arnold | 9 |
| BULL, Thomas | 9 |
| BYRNE, Condon | 8 |
| BUTTFIELD, Nancy | 8 |
| KENNELLY, Patrick | 7 |
| MACGIBBON, David | 7 |
| ARCHER, Brian | 7 |
| BONNER, Neville | 7 |
| FITZGERALD, Joseph | 5 |
| CORMACK, Magnus | 5 |
| CANT, Hartley | 5 |
| ROCHER, Allan | 4 |
| KNIGHT, John | 4 |
| NEGUS, Sydney | 4 |
| SNEDDEN, Billy | 3 |
| DEVITT, Donald | 3 |
| COLLARD, Stanley | 3 |
| LACEY, Robert | 2 |
| WILKINSON, Lawrence | 2 |
| BESSELL, Eric | 2 |
| PUPLICK, Chris | 1 |
| TOOHEY, James | 1 |
| DITTMER, Felix | 1 |
| SINCLAIR, Ian | 1 |
| BUNTON, Cleaver | 1 |