1956 New South Wales state election

1956 New South Wales state election

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All 94 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 48 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Joseph Cahill Pat Morton Party Labor Liberal/Country coalition Leader since 2 April 1952 20 September 1955 Leader's seat Cook's River Mosman Last election 57 seats 36 seats Seats won 50 42 Seat change 7 6 Percentage 47.25% 46.25% Swing 7.78 6.71
Two-candidate-preferred margin by electorate
Premier before election Joseph Cahill Labor Elected Premier Joseph Cahill Labor

The 1956 New South Wales state election was held on 3 March 1956. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1952 redistribution. The election was for all of the 94 seats in the Legislative Assembly.