The 200 most common words used in parliament on Friday May 17, 1940 were:
| Word | Frequency |
|---|---|
| votes | 83 |
| order | 70 |
| candidates | 58 |
| ballot paper | 52 |
| postal votes | 50 |
| returning officer | 48 |
| motion | 47 |
| presiding officer | 38 |
| proposal | 37 |
| work | 35 |
| place | 33 |
| letter | 33 |
| men | 32 |
| fact | 32 |
| divisional returning | 32 |
| censorship | 31 |
| divisional returning officer | 31 |
| names | 30 |
| sitting | 30 |
| proposed | 30 |
| country | 30 |
| election | 29 |
| regard | 29 |
| great | 29 |
| war | 28 |
| close | 28 |
| poll | 28 |
| case | 27 |
| point | 25 |
| number | 25 |
| received | 24 |
| reason | 24 |
| Labour party | 24 |
| system | 22 |
| long | 22 |
| electors | 22 |
| regulations | 22 |
| Senate | 21 |
| desire | 21 |
| vessels | 21 |
| sit | 21 |
| advantage | 21 |
| purpose | 20 |
| price | 20 |
| delivered | 20 |
| member for Batman | 20 |
| view | 19 |
| respect | 19 |
| policy | 19 |
| good | 19 |
| Labour | 18 |
| conditions | 18 |
| envelopes | 18 |
| ships | 18 |
| party | 17 |
| subject | 17 |
| decision | 17 |
| persons | 17 |
| intention | 17 |
| box | 17 |
| New South Wales | 17 |
| statement | 16 |
| deal | 16 |
| newspapers | 16 |
| group | 16 |
| Mr Menzies | 16 |
| shipbuilding | 15 |
| consideration | 15 |
| built | 15 |
| notice | 15 |
| meet | 15 |
| electoral | 15 |
| method | 15 |
| answer | 15 |
| top | 15 |
| Assistant Minister | 15 |
| wheat growers | 15 |
| man | 14 |
| yesterday | 14 |
| report | 14 |
| public | 14 |
| asked | 14 |
| action | 14 |
| cost | 14 |
| objection | 14 |
| chance | 14 |
| allowed | 14 |
| interest | 14 |
| Minister Mr Menzies | 14 |
| Senate election | 14 |
| possession | 13 |
| general | 13 |
| understand | 13 |
| mind | 13 |
| opinion | 13 |
| national | 13 |
| Canberra | 13 |
| concerned | 13 |
| required | 13 |
| alteration | 13 |
| early | 13 |
| support | 13 |
| parties | 13 |
| heard | 13 |
| seat | 13 |
| rates | 13 |
| industry | 13 |
| construction | 13 |
| wheat | 12 |
| polling | 12 |
| Chair | 12 |
| affairs | 12 |
| attitude | 12 |
| refer | 12 |
| existing | 12 |
| opportunity | 12 |
| proposes | 12 |
| Victoria | 12 |
| increase | 12 |
| British | 12 |
| legislation | 12 |
| political | 12 |
| protest | 12 |
| word | 12 |
| continue | 12 |
| ballotpaper | 12 |
| find | 12 |
| houses | 12 |
| whose names | 12 |
| paper | 11 |
| period | 11 |
| gold | 11 |
| ton | 11 |
| peace | 11 |
| considered | 11 |
| reasonable | 11 |
| Melbourne | 11 |
| circumstances | 11 |
| hold | 11 |
| business | 11 |
| satisfied | 11 |
| hope | 11 |
| remarks | 11 |
| facilities | 11 |
| application | 11 |
| firms | 11 |
| Order The honorable | 11 |
| States of America | 11 |
| postal ballot papers | 11 |
| Great Britain | 11 |
| United States | 11 |
| postal ballot | 11 |
| oil | 10 |
| informed | 10 |
| hour | 10 |
| form | 10 |
| Army | 10 |
| realize | 10 |
| Board | 10 |
| engaged | 10 |
| reply | 10 |
| sufficient | 10 |
| opposed | 10 |
| session | 10 |
| draw | 10 |
| moment | 10 |
| charge | 10 |
| financial | 10 |
| forward | 10 |
| object | 10 |
| approve | 10 |
| prepared | 10 |
| difficulty | 10 |
| published | 10 |
| centre | 10 |
| areas | 10 |
| materials | 10 |
| difficulties | 10 |
| posted | 10 |
| scrutineers | 10 |
| post | 10 |
| certificate | 10 |
| counting | 10 |
| counted | 10 |
| count | 10 |
| build | 10 |
| House of Representatives | 10 |
| member for West | 10 |
| West Sydney | 10 |
| recess | 9 |
| read | 9 |
| Allies | 9 |
| Dutch | 9 |
| advice | 9 |
| prior | 9 |
| situation | 9 |
| Netherlands | 9 |
| power | 9 |
| list | 9 |
| individual | 9 |
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