| Country: | Gibraltar |
| Flag Year: | ensign1939 |
| Previous Election: | 1953 |
| Next Election: | 1959 |
| Election Date: | 21 September 1956 |
| Seats For Election: | 7 seats in the Legislative Council |
| Majority Seats: | 4 |
| Party1: | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights |
| Leader1: | Joshua Hassan |
| Percentage1: | 48.11 |
| Seats1: | 4 |
| Last Election1: | 3 |
| Party2: | Commonwealth Party (Gibraltar) |
| Leader2: | Juan Jose Triay |
| Percentage2: | 18.58 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Last Election2: | new |
| Party3: | Independents |
| Leader3: | – |
| Percentage3: | 33.31 |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Last Election3: | 2 |
| President of the Legislative Council | |
| Before Election: | Harold Redman |
| Before Party: | Independent |
| After Election: | Harold Redman |
| After Party: | Independent |
General elections were held in Gibraltar on 21 September 1956. The Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights remained the largest party in the legislature, winning four of the seven elected seats.[1]
The legislature was elected by single transferable vote, with the number of elected seats expanded from five to seven.
The AACR nominated four candidates, while the new Commonwealth Party nominated three.[2] Three candidates ran as independents.[2]
| Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| John Alcantara | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | |
| Joshua Hassan | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | |
| Peter Isola | Independent | |
| Albert Risso | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | |
| Abraham Serfaty | Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights | |
| Solomon Seruya | Independent | |
| Juan Jose Triay | Commonwealth Party | |
| Source: Garcia, Parliament | ||