The following elections occurred in the year 1956.

Contents

• Africa
• Asia
• Australia
• Europe
• Austria
• France
• United Kingdom
• North America
• Canada
• Caribbean
• United States
• Oceania
• Australia 2
• South America
• Falkland Islands
• See also

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

North America

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

Oceania

South America

See also