The 1956 Tasmanian state election was held on 13 October 1956.
Retiring Members No sitting MHAs retired at this election.
House of Assembly Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MHA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).
Bass Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesLabor (A-C) candidates Alexander Atkins* Claude Barnard* Ronald Cocker Wallace Fraser John Madden Reg Turnbull*Bill Beattie* Ralph Fleming William Fry Fred Marriott* John Steer*Virgil Morgan Clement Pollington
Braddon Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party and the Liberal Party were each defending three seats, although Labor MHA Carrol Bramich had defected to the Liberals. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesLabor (A-C) candidatesUngrouped candidates Charley Aylett* Cyril Cameron John Keating Eric Reece* Frank Taylor Sydney Ward*Carrol Bramich* Jack Breheny* John Fidler Trevor Frampton Edward Gaby Kevin Lyons*Terence Doody Albin Galpin Timothy HealyRoger Miller
Denison Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesLabor (A-C) candidatesIndependent candidatesUngrouped candidates Robert Cosgrove* Frank Gaha* Eric Howroyd Bert Lacey Brian Miller Alfred White*Gordon Cashmore Bill Hodgman* Alfred Robertson William Stanton Horace Strutt* Rex Townley*Jack Bartholomew Cyril Marshall Anthony OrpwoodTerry Bower Bill WeddMax Bound (CPA) William Lloyd
Franklin Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesLabor (A-C) candidatesUngrouped candidates Brian Crawford* John Dwyer* Charles Hand Clyde McNally Bill Neilson* James PerceyDoug Clark Tim Jackson* Mabel Miller* Thomas Pearsall* Tasman Pitman Walter RaynerAlfred Harrold Francis Hursey Henry RobertsRobert McDougall
Wilmot Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesLabor (A-C) candidates Douglas Cashion* Roy Fagan* Reg Fisher* William McNeil Lancelot Spurr Ralph TaylorBert Bessell* Amelia Best Charles Best* Angus Bethune* Ian Gibson John StricklandOwen Doherty Cyril Maloney John Reidy
See also Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1955–1956 Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1956–1959
References Tasmanian Parliamentary Library