| Election Name: | 1956 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
| Country: | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1950 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
| Previous Year: | 1950 |
| Next Election: | 1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
| Next Year: | 1961 |
| Turnout: | 80.09% (9.96pp) |
| Image1: | Eric Williams (cropped).jpg |
| Leader1: | Eric Williams |
| Leader Since1: | 1955 |
| Party1: | People's National Movement |
| Seats1: | 13 |
| Percentage1: | 39.75% |
| Leader2: | Bhadase Sagan Maraj |
| Leader Since2: | 1953 |
| Party2: | PDP |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Percentage2: | 20.85% |
| Leader4: | Tubal Uriah Butler |
| Party4: | Butler Party |
| Last Election4: | 6 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Leader Since4: | 1936 |
| Percentage4: | 11.75% |
| Leader5: | A. P. T. James |
| Party5: | TLP–NDP |
| Last Election5: | 2 |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Percentage5: | 5.18% |
| Chief Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Chief Minister |
| Before Election: | Albert Gomes |
| Before Party: | (Party of Political Progress Groups) |
| After Election: | Eric Williams |
| After Party: | (People's National Movement) |
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 24 September 1956.[1] 129 candidates from nine political parties contested for 24 seats in the legislative council.[2] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 13 of the 24 seats. Voter turnout was 80.1%.[3]
In one of the biggest races in the 1956 general election, West Indies cricketer Learie Constantine of the PNM defeated Radio Trinidad announcer Surujpat Mathura of the PDP in Tunapuna.[4]