The 1956 Tasmanian state election was held on 13 October 1956.
Retiring Members
editNo sitting MHAs retired at this election.
House of Assembly
editSitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MHA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Labor (A-C) candidates |
---|---|---|
Alexander Atkins* |
Bill Beattie* |
Virgil Morgan |
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party and the Liberal Party were each defending three seats, although Labor MHA Carrol Bramich had defected to the Liberals.
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Labor (A-C) candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
---|---|---|---|
Charley Aylett* |
Carrol Bramich* |
Terence Doody |
Roger Miller |
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Labor (A-C) candidates | Independent candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Cosgrove* |
Gordon Cashmore |
Jack Bartholomew |
Terry Bower |
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Labor (A-C) candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
---|---|---|---|
Brian Crawford* |
Doug Clark |
Alfred Harrold |
Robert McDougall |
Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats.
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Labor (A-C) candidates |
---|---|---|
Douglas Cashion* |
Bert Bessell* |
Owen Doherty |