1956 Tasmanian state election

1956 Tasmanian state election

← 1955 13 October 1956 1959 →
All 30 seats to the House of Assembly
First party Second party   Leader Robert Cosgrove Tim Jackson Party Labor Liberal Leader since 25 February 1948 26 June 1956 Leader's seat Denison Franklin Last election 15 seats 15 seats Seats won 15 seats 15 seats Seat change 0 0 Percentage 50.27% 43.61% Swing 2.36 1.74
Results of the election
Premier before election Robert Cosgrove Labor Resulting Premier Robert Cosgrove Labor

The 1956 Tasmanian state election was held on 13 October 1956 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 30 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system^[1] — six members were elected from each of five electorates.