Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 7 April 1956 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The Labor Party, led by Premier Albert Hawke, won a second term in office against the Liberal-Country coalition, led by Sir Ross McLarty.
Key dates Date Event 21 February 1956 Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. 29 February 1956 Close of nominations. 7 April 1956 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. 20 April 1956 The Hawke Ministry was reconstituted. 23 April 1956 The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
Results
342,018 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 16 seats (32% of the total) were uncontested—5 Labor seats (seven less than 1953) representing 24,951 enrolled voters, 5 Liberal seats (two more than 1953) representing 24,834 enrolled voters, and 6 Country seats (one less than 1953) representing 29,839 enrolled voters.
See also Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1953–1956 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1956–1959 Candidates of the 1956 Western Australian state election
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