List of elections in 1956

The following elections occurred in the year 1956.

Africa[]

• 1956 Gold Coast legislative election
• 1956 Italian Somaliland parliamentary election
• 1956 Nyasaland general election

Asia[]

• 1956 Burmese general election
• 1956 Ceylonese parliamentary election
• 1956 Iranian legislative election
• 1956 Japanese House of Councillors election

Australia[]

• 1956 New South Wales state election
• 1956 Queensland state election
• 1956 South Australian state election
• 1956 Tasmanian state election
• 1956 Wentworth by-election
• 1956 Western Australian state election

Europe[]

• 1956 Dutch general election
• 1956 Gibraltar general election
• 1956 Greek legislative election
• 1956 Icelandic parliamentary election
• 1956 Maltese integration into the United Kingdom referendum
• 1956 Swedish general election

Austria[]

• 1956 Austrian legislative election

France[]

• 1956 French legislative election

United Kingdom[]

• 1956 Blaydon by-election
• 1956 Chester-le-Street by-election
• 1956 Leeds North East by-election
• 1956 Mid Ulster by-election
• 1956 Newport by-election

United Kingdom local[]

English local[]

• 1956 Bermondsey Borough election
• 1956 Southwark Borough election

North America[]

• 1956 Honduran Constituent Assembly election
• 1956 Panamanian general election
• 1956 Salvadoran legislative election
• 1956 Salvadoran presidential election

Canada[]

• 1956 British Columbia general election
• 1956 Edmonton municipal election
• 1956 New Brunswick general election
• 1956 Newfoundland general election
• 1956 Nova Scotia general election
• 1956 Ottawa municipal election
• 1956 Quebec general election
• 1956 Saskatchewan general election
• 1956 Toronto municipal election

Caribbean[]

• 1956 Antigua and Barbuda general election
• 1956 Trinidad and Tobago general election

United States[]

• 1956 United States elections
• 1958 Alabama gubernatorial election
• United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956
• 1956 Louisiana gubernatorial election
• 1956 Maine gubernatorial election
• 1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
• 1956 Minnesota gubernatorial election
• 1956 New York state election
• United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1956
• 1956 United States House of Representatives elections
• 1956 United States Senate elections

United States Senate[]

• 1956 United States Senate elections
• United States Senate election in Oregon, 1956
• United States Senate special election in South Carolina, 1956
• United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1956
• United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1956

Oceania[]

Australia[]

• 1956 New South Wales state election
• 1956 Queensland state election
• 1956 South Australian state election
• 1956 Tasmanian state election
• 1956 Wentworth by-election
• 1956 Western Australian state election

South America[]

Falkland Islands[]

• 1956 Falkland Islands general election

See also[]