Searching for the word vote in House of Representatives within the 1970s…
The word vote
- appears in 3.2% of speeches
- appears 8193 times in 3486 speeches
- was spoken on 676 sitting days by 220 different people
- appears in speeches on 1592 different topics
Top speakers:
- DALY, Fred (653 uses)
- PRESIDENT, The (402 uses)
- WHITLAM, Gough (373 uses)
- GARLAND, Ransley (203 uses)
- YOUNG, Mick (198 uses)
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Top days:
- 10 April 1975 (219 uses)
- 6 August 1974 (214 uses)
- 25 November 1974 (173 uses)
- 11 May 1972 (160 uses)
- 15 October 1975 (145 uses)
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Top topics:
- ELECTORAL LAWS AMENDMENT BILL 1974: Second Reading (175 uses)
- ELECTORAL LAWS AMENDMENT BILL 1974 [No. 2] (175 uses)
- QUESTION: COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT (No. 2) 1973 (133 uses)
- COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL BILL (No. 2) 1973: Second Reading (122 uses)
- COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL BILL 1972: Second Reading (122 uses)
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Associated words:
- one vote (526 appearances)
- vote one (493 appearances)
- postal vote (176 appearances)
- defence vote (168 appearances)
- free vote (153 appearances)
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Sample sentences:
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One of them must get the vote, but which one?
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They would vote for the amendment only because of its actual validity and I recommend to both honourable gentlemen, including my learned colleague the honourable member for Bradfield for whom I have a great respect, that they consider the amendment and ask themselves whether voting for it would be justifiable in terms of intellectual integrity or whether it would be simply a case of supporting tactics that will bt an irritation here in the House.
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The American delegation walked out, calling the vote a tragic decision because the PLO was a political, not a labour, entity under the ILO chaner.
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The House of Commons knows well in advance when a vote will be taken.
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Honourable members should not have to vote without the opportunity to explain their views, whether they are in favour of the Bill, whether they are against the Bill or whether they are in favour of one or other of at least 2 amendments that I know of.