List of elections in 1956

The following elections occurred in the year 1956.

Africa

 * 1956 Gold Coast legislative election
 * 1956 Italian Somaliland parliamentary election
 * 1956–1957 Kenyan legislative 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

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

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

Falkland Islands

 * 1956 Falkland Islands general election