Speakers who used the word welfare in the Senate during the 1970s
| Speaker name | Number of uses |
|---|---|
| GUILFOYLE, Margaret | 592 |
| GRIMES, Don | 385 |
| PRESIDENT, The | 317 |
| BAUME, Peter | 305 |
| DAVIDSON, Gordon | 220 |
| CAVANAGH, James | 181 |
| WHEELDON, John | 162 |
| MURPHY, Lionel | 158 |
| MCCLELLAND, Douglas | 150 |
| KEEFFE, James | 145 |
| CARRICK, John | 134 |
| GIETZELT, Arthur | 123 |
| GREENWOOD, Ivor | 115 |
| COTTON, Bob | 108 |
| BISHOP, Reginald | 99 |
| RYAN, Susan | 94 |
| MCLAREN, Geoffrey | 92 |
| CHANEY, Fred | 91 |
| COLEMAN, Ruth | 89 |
| WEBSTER, James | 81 |
| RAE, Peter | 77 |
| WITHERS, Reg | 76 |
| MCAULIFFE, Ronald | 66 |
| WRIGHT, Reginald | 65 |
| MELZER, Jean | 64 |
| MISSEN, Alan | 58 |
| WALTERS, Shirley | 55 |
| DEVITT, Donald | 55 |
| WRIEDT, Ken | 53 |
| BUTTON, John | 52 |
| WALSH, Peter | 51 |
| ROBERTSON, Edward | 50 |
| GEORGES, George | 49 |
| MULVIHILL, James | 47 |
| BYRNE, Condon | 47 |
| BROWN, William | 43 |
| COLSTON, Malcolm | 41 |
| BONNER, Neville | 39 |
| ANDERSON, Kenneth | 38 |
| JESSOP, Donald | 32 |
| WILLESEE, Don | 31 |
| SULLIVAN, Kathryn | 30 |
| GAIR, Vincent | 30 |
| YOUNG, Harold | 29 |
| CAMERON, Donald Newton | 28 |
| KILGARIFF, Bernard | 27 |
| SIBRAA, Kerry | 27 |
| CHIPP, Don | 26 |
| DURACK, Peter | 24 |
| MILLINER, Bertie | 23 |
| ARCHER, Brian | 22 |
| LAUCKE, Condor | 21 |
| KNIGHT, John | 21 |
| RANKIN, Annabelle | 21 |
| MARRIOTT, John | 20 |
| SHEIL, Glen | 20 |
| PRIMMER, Cyril | 20 |
| DRAKE-BROCKMAN, Thomas | 20 |
| TEHAN, Thomas | 20 |
| EVANS, Gareth | 19 |
| FITZGERALD, Joseph | 18 |
| SIM, John | 17 |
| MCMANUS, Francis | 16 |
| TURNBULL, Reginald | 16 |
| SCOTT, Douglas | 15 |
| WOOD, Ian | 15 |
| MESSNER, Tony | 14 |
| POYSER, Arthur | 14 |
| O’BYRNE, Justin | 14 |
| MCCLELLAND, Jim | 12 |
| LAJOVIC, Milivoj | 11 |
| HANNAN, George | 11 |
| PUPLICK, Chris | 11 |
| TEAGUE, Baden | 11 |
| HALL, Steele | 11 |
| BUNTON, Cleaver | 11 |
| WILKINSON, Lawrence | 10 |
| HARRADINE, Brian | 10 |
| MACGIBBON, David | 9 |
| LITTLE, John | 9 |
| THOMAS, Andrew | 9 |
| TOWNLEY, Michael | 9 |
| CAIRNS, Jim | 8 |
| MCINTOSH, Gordon | 8 |
| BUTTFIELD, Nancy | 8 |
| MAUNSELL, Charles | 7 |
| TATE, Michael | 7 |
| LILLICO, Alexander | 7 |
| COLLARD, Stanley | 6 |
| LEWIS, Austin | 5 |
| CANT, Hartley | 5 |
| HAMER, David | 4 |
| SCOTT, Malcolm | 4 |
| HURFORD, Chris | 4 |
| MASON, Colin | 4 |
| PROWSE, Edgar | 4 |
| EVERETT, Mervyn | 4 |
| LAWRIE, Alexander | 3 |
| BESSELL, Eric | 3 |
| DITTMER, Felix | 3 |
| POKE, Albert | 3 |
| ELSTOB, Ronald | 3 |
| REID, Donald | 3 |
| ROCHER, Allan | 2 |
| HAINES, Janine | 2 |
| SNEDDEN, Billy | 2 |
| LYNCH, Phillip | 2 |
| KANE, John | 2 |
| KENNELLY, Patrick | 2 |
| CORMACK, Magnus | 2 |
| DRURY, Arnold | 2 |
| KERIN, John | 1 |
| TOOHEY, James | 1 |
| EDWARDS, Harold | 1 |
| CAIRNS, Kevin | 1 |
| CAMERON, Donald | 1 |
| FAIRBAIRN, David | 1 |
| KEOGH, Leonard | 1 |
| DALY, Fred | 1 |
| WATSON, John | 1 |
| BULL, Thomas | 1 |