| Election Name: | 1956 Western Australian state election |
| Country: | Western Australia |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1953 Western Australian state election |
| Previous Year: | 1953 |
| Next Election: | 1959 Western Australian state election |
| Next Year: | 1959 |
| Seats For Election: | All 50 seats in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly 26 Assembly seats were needed for a majority |
| Election Date: | 7 April 1956 |
| Leader1: | Albert Hawke |
| Leader Since1: | 3 July 1951 |
| Party1: | Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) |
| Leaders Seat1: | Northam |
| Percentage1: | 49.70% |
| Swing1: | 0.07 |
| Last Election1: | 26 seats |
| Seats1: | 29 seats |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Leader2: | Ross McLarty |
| Leader Since2: | 14 December 1946 |
| Party2: | Liberal/Country coalition |
| Leaders Seat2: | Murray-Wellington |
| Percentage2: | 38.37% |
| Swing2: | 4.49 |
| Last Election2: | 24 seats |
| Seats2: | 19 seats |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Premier | |
| Before Election: | Albert Hawke |
| Before Party: | Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) |
| After Election: | Albert Hawke |
| After Party: | Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) |
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.
| 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. |
See also: Results of the Western Australian state election, 1956 (Legislative Assembly).
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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.