Speakers who used the word welfare in the House of Representatives during the 1970s
| Speaker name | Number of uses |
|---|---|
| HAYDEN, Bill | 629 |
| PRESIDENT, The | 343 |
| HUNT, Ralph | 314 |
| WHITLAM, Gough | 204 |
| JOHNSON, Leslie | 190 |
| UREN, Tom | 142 |
| CHIPP, Don | 134 |
| MCLEAN, Ross | 131 |
| LLOYD, Bruce | 123 |
| CAIRNS, Kevin | 112 |
| WENTWORTH, William Charles | 110 |
| FRASER, Malcolm | 103 |
| INNES, Urquhart | 99 |
| DALY, Fred | 94 |
| SNEDDEN, Billy | 90 |
| LYNCH, Phillip | 89 |
| REYNOLDS, Leonard | 86 |
| HODGES, John | 85 |
| KLUGMAN, Dick | 75 |
| RUDDOCK, Philip | 75 |
| CORBETT, James | 74 |
| MACKELLAR, Michael | 74 |
| BRYANT, Gordon | 73 |
| MCVEIGH, Tom | 72 |
| COHEN, Barry | 72 |
| ANTHONY, Doug | 72 |
| HOWE, Brian | 71 |
| CASS, Moss | 71 |
| JENKINS, Harry | 70 |
| VINER, Ian | 68 |
| WILLIS, Ralph | 68 |
| BOWEN, Lionel | 66 |
| HURFORD, Chris | 65 |
| HOLTEN, Rendle | 65 |
| MCMAHON, William | 62 |
| CONNOLLY, David | 62 |
| EVERINGHAM, Douglas | 62 |
| BERINSON, Joe | 62 |
| BARNARD, Lance | 55 |
| MCLEAY, John Elden | 53 |
| OLDMEADOW, Maxwell | 53 |
| BENNETT, Adrian | 52 |
| NEWMAN, Kevin | 52 |
| CHILD, Joan | 52 |
| ENDERBY, Kep | 52 |
| BAUME, Michael | 52 |
| GUN, Richard | 51 |
| CREAN, Frank | 50 |
| FORBES, Alexander | 50 |
| YOUNG, Mick | 49 |
| WHITLAM, Tony | 46 |
| WILSON, Ian | 45 |
| SCHOLES, Gordon | 45 |
| LUCOCK, Philip | 43 |
| CAIRNS, Jim | 43 |
| FOSTER, Norman | 42 |
| ELLICOTT, Bob | 41 |
| LAMB, Tony | 40 |
| BUNGEY, Melville | 40 |
| GROOM, Ray | 39 |
| KERIN, John | 38 |
| JOHNSON, Leonard | 38 |
| STEWART, Francis | 38 |
| CADMAN, Alan | 38 |
| MACKENZIE, Alexander | 37 |
| FISHER, Peter | 37 |
| SHERRY, Raymond | 36 |
| CROSS, Manfred | 36 |
| HYDE, John | 35 |
| GRAHAM, Bruce | 35 |
| MCMAHON, James | 34 |
| LUSHER, Stephen | 34 |
| JARMAN, Alan | 34 |
| GRASSBY, Al | 34 |
| KEATING, Paul | 34 |
| MILLAR, Clarrie | 34 |
| BEAZLEY, Kim | 32 |
| CALDER, Stephen | 32 |
| KENNEDY, Andrew | 32 |
| BAILLIEU, Marshall | 31 |
| HOWARD, John | 30 |
| GARRICK, Horace | 30 |
| HALLETT, John | 30 |
| CAMERON, Donald Milner | 29 |
| FALCONER, Peter | 29 |
| DOBIE, Don | 29 |
| BONNETT, Robert | 29 |
| SIMON, Barry | 29 |
| PEACOCK, Andrew | 28 |
| STREET, Anthony | 27 |
| SINCLAIR, Ian | 27 |
| BLEWETT, Neal | 27 |
| KIRWAN, Frank | 27 |
| HODGMAN, Michael | 26 |
| KILLEN, James | 26 |
| GILES, Geoffrey | 26 |
| O’KEEFE, Frank | 26 |
| RIORDAN, Joseph | 26 |
| MORRIS, Peter | 26 |
| CAMERON, Clyde | 25 |
| MACPHEE, Ian | 25 |
| KEOGH, Leonard | 25 |
| BRAITHWAITE, Ray | 25 |
| FRY, Ken | 24 |
| CHAPMAN, Grant | 24 |
| DAWKINS, John | 24 |
| MATHEWS, Charles | 24 |
| MARTIN, Vincent | 23 |
| REID, Leonard | 23 |
| SHIPTON, Roger | 23 |
| WHAN, Bob | 23 |
| PATTERSON, Rex | 23 |
| ROBINSON, Eric | 23 |
| GARLAND, Ransley | 22 |
| HOWSON, Peter | 22 |
| HAMER, David | 21 |
| COPE, James | 21 |
| JAMES, Albert | 21 |
| HASLEM, John | 21 |
| STALEY, Tony | 21 |
| COLLARD, Frederick | 20 |
| COATES, John | 20 |
| JONES, Barry | 19 |
| DRUMMOND, Peter | 19 |
| JACOBI, Ralph | 19 |
| HOLDING, Clyde | 18 |
| EDWARDS, Harold | 18 |
| ARMITAGE, John | 18 |
| WALLIS, Laurie | 18 |
| McKENZIE, David Charles | 18 |
| GOODLUCK, Bruce | 17 |
| ROBINSON, Ian | 17 |
| BRADFIELD, James | 17 |
| CRAMER, John | 16 |
| BURY, Leslie | 16 |
| BROWN, Neil | 16 |
| IRWIN, Leslie | 16 |
| DRURY, Edward | 16 |
| NIXON, Peter | 16 |
| NEIL, Maurice | 16 |
| SAINSBURY, Murray | 15 |
| HUMPHREYS, Ben | 14 |
| NICHOLLS, Martin | 14 |
| LUCHETTI, Anthony | 14 |
| SHORT, Jim | 14 |
| HEWSON, Henry | 13 |
| MARTYR, John | 13 |
| FAIRBAIRN, David | 13 |
| BROWN, John | 13 |
| BARNES, Charles | 12 |
| MULDER, Allan | 12 |
| THORBURN, Ray | 12 |
| FOX, Edmund | 11 |
| GRIFFITHS, Charles | 11 |
| KATTER, Bob | 11 |
| WEBB, Charles | 11 |
| SOLOMON, Robert | 11 |
| BOWEN, Nigel | 11 |
| BURR, Max | 11 |
| MORRISON, Bill | 10 |
| JULL, David | 10 |
| YATES, William | 10 |
| BOURCHIER, John | 10 |
| KING, Robert | 10 |
| GORTON, John | 9 |
| WEST, Stewart | 9 |
| SWARTZ, Reginald | 9 |
| ASHLEY-BROWN, Alfred | 9 |
| WHITTORN, Raymond | 9 |
| JONES, Charles | 9 |
| ADERMANN, Evan | 9 |
| CONNOR, Rex | 8 |
| TURNER, Henry | 8 |
| KELLY, Bert | 7 |
| BURNS, William | 7 |
| JOHNSON, Peter | 7 |
| DOYLE, Francis | 7 |
| BIRRELL, Frederick | 7 |
| PORTER, James | 6 |
| ABEL, John | 5 |
| JESS, John | 5 |
| ERWIN, Dudley | 5 |
| MCIVOR, Hector | 5 |
| HUGHES, Tom | 5 |
| MOORE, John | 5 |
| HANSEN, Brendan | 5 |
| HULME, Alan | 4 |
| MCLEAY, Leo | 4 |
| DEAN, Gordon | 4 |
| COTTER, John | 4 |
| BUCHANAN, Alexander | 4 |
| SHACK, Peter | 4 |
| TURNBULL, Winton | 4 |
| BIRNEY, Reginald | 4 |
| BATE, Henry | 3 |
| CALWELL, Arthur | 3 |
| MACKAY, Malcolm | 3 |
| JOHNSTON, James | 3 |
| FIFE, Wal | 3 |
| DAVIES, Ronald | 3 |
| FITZPATRICK, John | 3 |
| RICHARDSON, Peter | 2 |
| CARIGE, Colin | 2 |
| PETTITT, John | 2 |
| ADERMANN, Charles | 2 |
| ENGLAND, John | 2 |
| DUTHIE, Gilbert | 2 |
| CLAYTON, Gareth | 2 |
| OLLEY, Frank | 2 |
| COOKE, Nelson | 1 |
| MCEWEN, John | 1 |
| SULLIVAN, John | 1 |
| HALL, Steele | 1 |
| WRIGHT, Reginald | 1 |
| THOMSON, David Scott | 1 |
| MELZER, Jean | 1 |
| CARLTON, Jim | 1 |
| COTTON, Bob | 1 |
| MAISEY, Donald | 1 |