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Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 19 May 1956 to elect the 75 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its ninth continuous term in office since the 1932 election; it would be Vince Gair's second election as Premier.
Labor would not win another election in the state until 1989.
| Date | Event |
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| 17 April 1956 | The Parliament was dissolved. [1] |
| 17 April 1956 | Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. [2] |
| 27 April 1956 | Close of nominations. |
| 19 May 1956 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
| 26 May 1956 | Polling day in the seat of Warrego, delayed due to absence of the presiding officer. [3] |
| 28 May 1956 | The Gair Ministry was re-sworn in. [4] |
| 2 June 1956 | Polling day in the seat of Tablelands, delayed due to floods. [3] |
| 30 June 1956 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
| 31 July 1956 | Parliament resumed for business. [5] |
Queensland state election, 19 May 1956 [6] | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 712,508 [1] | |||||
| Votes cast | 662,680 | Turnout | 93.01 | –0.79 | ||
| Informal votes | 8,006 | Informal | 1.21 | –0.07 | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Labor | 335,311 | 51.22 | –1.99 | 49 | – 1 | |
| Liberal | 164,116 | 25.07 | +3.77 | 8 | ± 0 | |
| Country | 126,183 | 19.27 | +0.53 | 16 | + 1 | |
| NQ Labor | 8,625 | 1.32 | +0.22 | 1 | ± 0 | |
| Communist | 1,332 | 0.20 | –0.45 | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Independent Labor | 414 | 0.06 | –0.08 | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Independent | 18,693 | 2.86 | –0.26 | 1 | ± 0 | |
| Total | 654,674 | 75 | ||||
This table lists changes in party representation at the 1956 election.
| Seat | Incumbent member | Party | New member | Party | ||
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| Mackenzie | Paddy Whyte | Labor | Nev Hewitt | Country | ||
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