List of elections in 1956
The following elections occurred in the year 1956.
Africa
- Gold Coast legislative election, 1956
- Italian Somaliland parliamentary election, 1956
- Kenyan legislative election, 1956–1957
- Nyasaland general election, 1956
Asia
- Burmese general election, 1956
- Ceylonese parliamentary election, 1956
- Iranian legislative election, 1956
- Japanese House of Councillors election, 1956
Australia
- 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, 1956
Europe
- Dutch general election, 1956
- Greek legislative election, 1956
- Icelandic parliamentary election, 1956
- Maltese integration into the United Kingdom referendum, 1956
- Swedish general election, 1956
Austria
France
United Kingdom
- Blaydon by-election, 1956
- Chester-le-Street by-election, 1956
- Leeds North East by-election, 1956
- Mid Ulster by-election, 1956
- Newport by-election, 1956
United Kingdom local
English local
North America
- Honduran Constituent Assembly election, 1956
- Panamanian general election, 1956
- Salvadoran legislative election, 1956
- Salvadoran presidential election, 1956
Canada
- 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, 1956
Caribbean
United States
- United States elections, 1956
- Alabama gubernatorial election, 1958
- United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1956
- Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1956
- Maine gubernatorial election, 1956
- Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1956
- Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1956
- New York state election, 1956
- United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1956
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1956
- United States Senate elections, 1956
United States Senate
- United States Senate elections, 1956
- 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
- 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, 1956