Collocations for the word votes when used in the Senate during the 1970s

Collocation	Frequency
postal votes	91
informal votes	63
votes cast	47
buy votes	28
preference votes	27
000 votes	24
many votes	23
votes would	20
win votes	20
primary votes	17
formal votes	16
million votes	15
votes recorded	15
votes senator	11
get votes	10
separate votes	10
total votes	10
buying votes	9
exhausted votes	9
party votes	9
votes polled	9
votes shall	9
votes yet	9
enough votes	8
senate votes	8
states votes	8
votes received	8
valid votes	7
votes may	7
votes one	7
1,000 votes	6
100 votes	6
950 votes	6
absentee votes	6
affirmative votes	6
fewer votes	6
labor votes	6
sufficient votes	6
attracting votes	5
city votes	5
country votes	5
gain votes	5
getting votes	5
government votes	5
individual votes	5
two votes	5
votes also	5
votes changed	5
20,000 votes	4
200,000 votes	4
additional votes	4
free votes	4
gaining votes	4
lose votes	4
opposition votes	4
parliament votes	4
political votes	4
rural votes	4
secure votes	4
seeking votes	4
votes 400m	4
votes except	4
votes labor	4
votes set	4
votes taken	4
votes throughout	4
10,000 votes	3
1000 votes	3
attract votes	3
canvassing votes	3
conscience votes	3
departmental votes	3
different votes	3
lost votes	3
obtain votes	3
one votes	3
salary votes	3
several votes	3
six votes	3
votes according	3
votes australia	3
votes counted	3
votes credited	3
votes gained	3
votes got	3
votes let	3
votes ought	3
votes passed	3
votes whilst	3
votes wins	3
yes votes	3