| Election Name: | 1956 New Brunswick general election |
| Country: | New Brunswick |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Party Colour: | no |
| Party Name: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1952 New Brunswick general election |
| Previous Year: | 1952 |
| Previous Mps: | 42nd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly |
| Election Date: | June 18, 1956 |
| Elected Mps: | members |
| Next Election: | 1960 New Brunswick general election |
| Next Year: | 1960 |
| Next Mps: | 44th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly |
| Seats For Election: | 52 seats of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick |
| Majority Seats: | 27 |
| Leader1: | Hugh John Flemming |
| Leader Since1: | 1951 |
| Leaders Seat1: | Carleton |
| Last Election1: | 36 |
| Seats1: | 37 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Percentage1: | 52.2% |
| Swing1: | 3.3% |
| Leader2: | Austin Claude Taylor |
| Leader Since2: | 1952 |
| Leaders Seat2: | Westmorland |
| Last Election2: | 16 |
| Seats2: | 15 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Percentage2: | 46.1% |
| Swing2: | 3.1% |
| Premier | |
| Before Election: | Hugh John Flemming |
| Posttitle: | Premier after election |
| After Election: | Hugh John Flemming |
The 1956 New Brunswick general election was held on June 18, 1956, to elect 52 members to the 43rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The incumbent Progressive Conservative government of Hugh John Flemming was re-elected.
| New Brunswick general election, 1956 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Leader | Seats | Pop Vote | |
| Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick | Hugh John Flemming | 37 | 52.2% | |
| New Brunswick Liberal Association | Austin Claude Taylor | 15 | 46.1% | |
| Social Credit Party | 0 | 1.6% | ||
| Other / Non-Partisan | 0 | 0.1% | ||