A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Wentworth on 8 December 1956. This was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party MP Eric Harrison.
The by-election was won by Liberal Party candidate Les Bury.
| Wentworth by-election, 1956[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Les Bury | 13,956 | 41.3 | -30.7 | |
| Labor | Thomas Starr | 6,455 | 19.1 | +19.1 | |
| Independent Liberal | Reginald Robson | 6,414 | 19.0 | +19.0 | |
| Independent Liberal | Reginald Bartley | 4,109 | 12.2 | +12.2 | |
| Independent | Cecil Sindel | 1,470 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
| Independent Liberal | Alan Laing | 1,414 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,818 | 97.7 | -0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,167 | 3.3 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 34,985 | 81.5 | -10.8 | ||
| Two-candidate preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Les Bury | 17,460 | 51.6 | -20.4 | |
| Independent Liberal | Reginald Robson | 16,358 | 48.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||