| Country: | Colombia |
| Previous Year: | 1852–53 |
| Next Year: | 1860 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Election Date: | 1856 |
| Candidate1: | Mariano Ospina Rodríguez |
| Image1: | Mariano Ospina Rodríguez.jpg |
| Party1: | Colombian Conservative Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 96,651 |
| Percentage1: | 46.26% |
| Candidate2: | Manuel Murillo Toro |
| Party2: | Colombian Liberal Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 79,411 |
| Percentage2: | 38.01% |
| Candidate3: | Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera |
| Image3: | Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera 2.JPG |
| Party3: | National |
| Popular Vote3: | 32,713 |
| Percentage3: | 15.65% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | José Hilario López |
| Before Party: | Colombian Liberal Party |
| After Election: | José María Obando |
| After Party: | Colombian Liberal Party |
Presidential elections were held in the Republic of New Granada in 1856.[1] Following constitutional reforms in 1853, they were the first direct presidential elections in the country.
Following the elections, Congress convened on 4 February 1857 to verify the results.[1] The result was a victory for Mariano Ospina Rodríguez of the Conservative Party.[2]