# Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election

New South Wales state election, 3 March 1956 Legislative Assembly
<< 1953–1959 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 2,011,258 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 1,722,628 | | Turnout | 93.27 | −0.59 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 28,805 | | Informal | 1.67 | −0.81 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 800,410 | 47.25 | −8.05 | 50 | −7 |
| | Liberal | 611,342 | 36.09 | +8.15 | 27 | +5 |
| | Country | 172,020 | 10.16 | −1.44 | 15 | +1 |
| | Independent | 53,019 | 3.13 | +0.62 | 1 | +1 |
| | Communist | 29,534 | 1.74 | +0.36 | 0 | − |
| | Independent Labor | 14,950 | 1.88 | −0.19 | 1 | − |
| | Lang Labor | 11,028 | 0.65 | +0.17 | 0 | − |
| | All others | 1,502 | 0.09 | +0.09 | 0 | − |
| Total | Total | 1,693,823 | | | 94 | |
This is a list of electoral district results for the 1956 New South Wales state election.

## Results by electoral district
### Albury

1956 New South Wales state election: Albury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Doug Padman | 11,205 | 58.4 | +6.6 |
| | Labor | Robert White | 7,988 | 41.6 | −6.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,193 | 99.1 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 173 | 0.9 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,366 | 92.9 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.6 | |

### Armidale

1956 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Davis Hughes | 9,107 | 52.3 | +2.3 |
| | Labor | Jim Cahill | 8,312 | 47.7 | −2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,419 | 98.8 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 218 | 1.2 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,637 | 93.7 | −1.4 |
| | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | +2.3 | |

### Ashfield

1956 New South Wales state election: Ashfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Murden | 12,134 | 60.3 | +10.0 |
| | Labor | James Brady | 7,985 | 39.7 | −10.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,119 | 98.8 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 253 | 1.2 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,372 | 94.1 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +10.0 | |

### Auburn

1956 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Ryan | 8,430 | 42.0 | −20.0 |
| | Liberal | John Steel | 5,904 | 29.4 | +29.4 |
| | Lang Labor | Chris Lang | 5,263 | 26.2 | −11.8 |
| | Independent | Edward Spensley | 461 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,058 | 98.2 | +2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 365 | 1.8 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,423 | 94.3 | −0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Thomas Ryan | 13,177 | 65.7 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal | John Steel | 6,881 | 34.3 | +34.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Balmain

1956 New South Wales state election: Balmain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John McMahon | 14,613 | 67.3 | −11.8 |
| | Liberal | Elton Lewis | 5,643 | 26.0 | +26.0 |
| | Communist | Stanley Moran | 1,461 | 6.7 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,717 | 98.3 | +2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 384 | 1.7 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,101 | 92.9 | 0.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John McMahon | 15,928 | 75.3 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal | Elton Lewis | 5,789 | 24.7 | +24.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Bankstown

1956 New South Wales state election: Bankstown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Spence Powell | 14,268 | 59.4 | −30.0 |
| | Liberal | Reginald Allsop | 8,767 | 36.5 | +36.5 |
| | Communist | Roy Boyd | 981 | 4.1 | −6.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,016 | 98.2 | +5.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 444 | 1.8 | −5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,460 | 94.5 | +0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Spence Powell | 18,181 | 63.1 | −26.3 |
| | Liberal | Reginald Allsop | 8,865 | 36.9 | +36.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Barwon

1956 New South Wales state election: Barwon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Geoff Crawford | 8,733 | 59.0 | +5.2 |
| | Labor | Gerard McInerney | 6,061 | 41.0 | −5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,794 | 99.1 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 140 | 0.9 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,934 | 85.7 | −7.3 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

### Bathurst

1956 New South Wales state election: Bathurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Gus Kelly | 10,340 | 63.2 | −36.8 |
| | Liberal | Jack Toole | 6,028 | 36.8 | +36.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,368 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 147 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,515 | 95.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Blacktown

1956 New South Wales state election: Blacktown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Freeman | 15,188 | 55.5 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal | Graham Cullis | 12,189 | 44.5 | +8.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,377 | 98.4 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 451 | 1.6 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,828 | 93.7 | −0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −8.5 | |

### Bondi

1956 New South Wales state election: Bondi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Abe Landa | 11,263 | 54.6 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal | Daniel Sutherland | 9,360 | 45.4 | +5.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,623 | 98.3 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 353 | 1.7 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,976 | 92.9 | −0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.0 | |

### Bulli

1956 New South Wales state election: Bulli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Rex Jackson | 11,812 | 60.8 | −27.1 |
| | Liberal | Donald Heggie | 6,508 | 33.5 | +33.5 |
| | Communist | Bill McDougall | 1,101 | 5.7 | −6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,421 | 98.8 | +4.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 227 | 1.2 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,648 | 93.7 | −0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Rex Jackson | 12,803 | 65.9 | −22.0 |
| | Liberal | Donald Heggie | 6,618 | 34.1 | +34.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Burrinjuck

1956 New South Wales state election: Burrinjuck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Sheahan | 10,124 | 55.0 | −4.5 |
| | Country | Allan Johnson | 8,278 | 45.0 | +13.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,402 | 99.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 153 | 0.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,555 | 95.6 | 0.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.2 | |

### Burwood

1956 New South Wales state election: Burwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Leslie Parr | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

### Byron

1956 New South Wales state election: Byron :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Stanley Stephens | 11,394 | 70.3 | −29.7 |
| | Independent | Archibald Johnston | 4,805 | 29.7 | +29.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,199 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 198 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,397 | 92.1 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Canterbury

1956 New South Wales state election: Canterbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Arthur Tonge | 12,032 | 59.4 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal | Cecil Ford | 8,241 | 40.6 | +11.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,273 | 98.7 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 275 | 1.3 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,548 | 94.0 | 0.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −10.7 | |

### Casino

1956 New South Wales state election: Casino :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Ian Robinson | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | | | |

### Castlereagh

1956 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 9,388 | 58.7 | −4.1 |
| | Country | Norman Brown | 6,599 | 41.3 | +4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,987 | 99.2 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 134 | 0.8 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,121 | 84.8 | −6.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −4.1 | |

### Cessnock

1956 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Crook | 13,374 | 69.5 | −16.1 |
| | Liberal | Harold Hawkes | 3,760 | 19.5 | +19.5 |
| | Communist | David Stevenson | 2,121 | 11.0 | −3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,255 | 98.5 | +3.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 295 | 1.5 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,550 | 96.5 | +1.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Crook | 15,283 | 79.4 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal | Harold Hawkes | 3,972 | 20.6 | +20.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Clarence

1956 New South Wales state election: Clarence :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Bill Weiley | 11,202 | 64.7 | −1.7 |
| | Country | Garth Munro | 6,124 | 35.3 | +35.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,326 | 98.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 313 | 1.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,639 | 93.5 | −1.7 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Cobar

1956 New South Wales state election: Cobar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernest Wetherell | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Collaroy

1956 New South Wales state election: Collaroy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Askin | 18,038 | 70.1 | +6.8 |
| | Independent | Gordon Jones | 6,334 | 24.6 | +24.6 |
| | Communist | Elfrida Morcom | 1,345 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,717 | 97.9 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 557 | 2.1 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,274 | 93.5 | +1.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Robert Askin | 18,374 | 71.4 | +8.1 |
| | Independent | Gordon Jones | 7,343 | 28.6 | +28.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Concord

1956 New South Wales state election: Concord :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Lerryn Mutton | 10,231 | 49.2 | +3.9 |
| | Labor | Thomas Murphy | 9,833 | 47.2 | −7.5 |
| | Communist | Leslie Greenfield | 749 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,813 | 98.2 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 375 | 1.8 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,188 | 94.1 | −0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Thomas Murphy | 10,450 | 50.2 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal | Lerryn Mutton | 10,363 | 49.8 | +4.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −4.5 | |

### Coogee

1956 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 10,072 | 51.1 | +4.3 |
| | Labor | Lou Walsh | 9,250 | 47.0 | −6.2 |
| | Independent | Tasman Crocker | 375 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,697 | 98.3 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 334 | 1.7 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,031 | 92.6 | −0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 10,260 | 52.1 | +5.3 |
| | Labor | Lou Walsh | 9,437 | 47.9 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +5.3 | |

### Cook's River

1956 New South Wales state election: Cook's River :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joseph Cahill | 13,591 | 65.2 | −34.8 |
| | Independent | William Kendrick | 4,135 | 19.8 | +19.8 |
| | Liberal | James Skehan | 2,302 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| | Communist | Edward Rowe | 830 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,858 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 516 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,374 | 94.6 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joseph Cahill | 14,751 | 70.7 | −29.3 |
| | Independent | William Kendrick | 6,107 | 29.3 | +29.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Croydon

1956 New South Wales state election: Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Hunter | 11,545 | 61.6 | +6.7 |
| | Labor | Frank Zions | 7,185 | 38.4 | −6.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,730 | 98.8 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 234 | 1.2 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,964 | 93.0 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.7 | |

### Drummoyne

1956 New South Wales state election: Drummoyne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Walter Lawrence | 10,881 | 51.3 | +3.4 |
| | Labor | Roy Jackson | 10,316 | 48.7 | −3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,197 | 98.3 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 360 | 1.7 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,557 | 95.0 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +3.4 | |

### Dubbo

1956 New South Wales state election: Dubbo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Clarrie Robertson | 8,241 | 46.8 | −5.2 |
| | Country | Keith Sullivan | 4,887 | 27.8 | −20.2 |
| | Liberal | Neville Magin | 4,472 | 25.4 | +25.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,600 | 98.9 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 200 | 1.1 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,800 | 93.2 | −1.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Clarrie Robertson | 9,018 | 51.2 | −0.8 |
| | Country | Keith Sullivan | 8,582 | 48.8 | +0.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.8 | |

### Dulwich Hill

1956 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Cliff Mallam | 10,507 | 52.7 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal | Lionel Corner | 9,436 | 47.3 | +9.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,943 | 98.4 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 326 | 1.6 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,269 | 92.3 | −1.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −9.7 | |

### Earlwood

1956 New South Wales state election: Earlwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Eric Willis | 14,561 | 58.0 | +7.7 |
| | Labor | David Connors | 10,525 | 42.0 | −7.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,086 | 98.8 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 310 | 1.2 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,396 | 95.4 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +7.7 | |

### East Hills

1956 New South Wales state election: East Hills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Joe Kelly | 16,897 | 56.0 | −13.9 |
| | Liberal | Harold Stalker | 10,515 | 34.9 | +4.8 |
| | Independent | Douglas Marshall | 2,740 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,152 | 97.9 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 656 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,808 | 93.8 | −0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Joe Kelly | 18,267 | 60.6 | −9.3 |
| | Liberal | Harold Stalker | 11,885 | 39.4 | +9.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −9.3 | |

### Eastwood

1956 New South Wales state election: Eastwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

### Fairfield

1956 New South Wales state election: Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Clarrie Earl | 16,258 | 62.9 | −28.4 |
| | Liberal | Guy Holmes | 8,541 | 33.0 | +33.0 |
| | Communist | Edwin Lipscombe | 1,057 | 4.1 | −4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,856 | 98.3 | +8.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 456 | 1.7 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,312 | 93.3 | +0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Clarrie Earl | 17,209 | 66.6 | −24.7 |
| | Liberal | Guy Holmes | 8,647 | 33.4 | +33.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Georges River

1956 New South Wales state election: Georges River :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Douglas Cross | 12,852 | 52.4 | +11.0 |
| | Labor | Frank O'Neill | 10,765 | 43.9 | −14.7 |
| | Communist | Paul Mortier | 907 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,524 | 98.5 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 365 | 1.5 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,889 | 94.7 | +0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Douglas Cross | 12,943 | 52.8 | +11.4 |
| | Labor | Frank O'Neill | 11,581 | 47.2 | −11.4 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +11.4 | |

### Gloucester

1956 New South Wales state election: Gloucester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Ray Fitzgerald | 10,307 | 65.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | Thomas Breen | 5,440 | 34.6 | −2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,747 | 98.7 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 206 | 1.3 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,953 | 92.0 | −2.8 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +2.4 | |

### Gordon

1956 New South Wales state election: Gordon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stewart Fraser | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

### Gosford

1956 New South Wales state election: Gosford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harold Jackson | 11,096 | 56.8 | +2.8 |
| | Labor | Rupert Wallace | 7,164 | 36.7 | −9.3 |
| | Communist | Alan Brackenreg | 626 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Independent | Roy Jackson | 463 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Leslie Moffat | 174 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,523 | 98.2 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 356 | 1.8 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,879 | 93.4 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Harold Jackson | 11,478 | 58.7 | +4.7 |
| | Labor | Rupert Wallace | 8,045 | 41.3 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.7 | |

### Goulburn

1956 New South Wales state election: Goulburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Laurie Tully | 8,666 | 52.9 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal | Ray Bladwell | 7,724 | 47.1 | +9.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,390 | 99.4 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 97 | 0.6 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,487 | 95.2 | −0.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −9.7 | |

### Granville

1956 New South Wales state election: Granville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Lamb | 14,613 | 67.1 | −25.8 |
| | Liberal | Robert Mutton | 6,314 | 29.0 | +29.0 |
| | Communist | Rupert Lockwood | 865 | 4.0 | −3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,792 | 98.0 | +6.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 440 | 2.0 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,232 | 94.3 | −0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Lamb | 15,391 | 70.6 | −22.3 |
| | Liberal | Robert Mutton | 6,401 | 29.4 | +29.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Hamilton

1956 New South Wales state election: Hamilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Campbell | 9,157 | 55.7 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal | Horace Smith | 7,281 | 44.3 | +8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,438 | 99.0 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 157 | 1.0 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,595 | 94.8 | 0.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −8.5 | |

### Hartley

1956 New South Wales state election: Hartley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Robson | 7,595 | 44.7 | +13.0 |
| | Independent Labor | William Black | 7,539 | 44.3 | −12.9 |
| | Communist | John King | 825 | 4.9 | −6.2 |
| | Independent | Neville Weekes | 545 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Independent | Leslie Cant | 498 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,002 | 96.0 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 709 | 4.0 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,711 | 95.4 | +0.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Robson | 8,567 | 50.4 | +14.0 |
| | Independent Labor | William Black | 8,435 | 49.6 | −14.0 |
| | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Swing | +14.0 | |
The sitting member for Hartley, Jim Chalmers (Independent Labor), unsuccessfully contested Nepean.

### Hawkesbury

1956 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bernie Deane | 11,013 | 64.3 | +7.1 |
| | Labor | John Grinham | 6,113 | 35.7 | −7.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,126 | 98.3 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 298 | 1.7 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,424 | 91.4 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +7.1 | |

### Hornsby

1956 New South Wales state election: Hornsby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sydney Storey | 16,665 | 69.1 | +8.6 |
| | Labor | Francis O'Connell | 7,447 | 30.9 | +30.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,112 | 98.4 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 402 | 1.6 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,514 | 93.1 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Hurstville

1956 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Clive Evatt | 11,459 | 51.4 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal | Hedley Mallard | 9,982 | 44.8 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | Edward Merryfull | 835 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,276 | 98.7 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 300 | 1.3 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,576 | 94.8 | −0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Clive Evatt | 11,876 | 53.3 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal | Hedley Mallard | 10,400 | 46.7 | +5.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.3 | |

### Illawarra

1956 New South Wales state election: Illawarra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Howard Fowles | 10,809 | 59.9 | −40.1 |
| | Liberal | Adrian O'Donnell | 6,180 | 34.2 | +34.2 |
| | Communist | David Bowen | 1,070 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,059 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 299 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,358 | 94.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Howard Fowles | 11,772 | 65.2 | −34.8 |
| | Liberal | Adrian O'Donnell | 6,287 | 34.8 | +34.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Kahibah

1956 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert McCartney | 7,238 | 39.0 | −25.7 |
| | Independent Labor | Tom Armstrong | 6,195 | 33.4 | +33.4 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Richley | 5,129 | 27.6 | −7.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,562 | 98.9 | +3.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 213 | 1.1 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,775 | 95.9 | −0.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent Labor | Tom Armstrong | 10,618 | 57.2 | +57.2 |
| | Labor | Robert McCartney | 7,944 | 42.8 | −21.9 |
| | Independent Labor gain from Labor | Independent Labor gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
Joshua Arthur (Labor) resigned as a result of the Royal Commission concerning his relationship with Reginald Doyle. Tom Armstrong (Independent Labor) won the resulting by-election.

### King

1956 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Albert Sloss | 10,700 | 56.6 | −21.2 |
| | Liberal | Roberta Galagher | 4,456 | 23.6 | +1.4 |
| | Lang Labor | Michael Callinan | 2,568 | 13.6 | +13.6 |
| | Communist | Ron Maxwell | 1,179 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,903 | 96.5 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 690 | 3.5 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,593 | 90.0 | +0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Albert Sloss | 13,610 | 72.0 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal | Roberta Galagher | 5,293 | 28.0 | +5.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.8 | |

### Kogarah

1956 New South Wales state election: Kogarah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Crabtree | 12,467 | 55.0 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal | Horace Harper | 10,195 | 45.0 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,662 | 98.8 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 276 | 1.2 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,938 | 94.1 | −0.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.7 | |

### Kurri Kurri

1956 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | George Booth | 15,610 | 84.4 |
| | Liberal | Stanley Mettam | 2,897 | 15.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,507 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 285 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,792 | 95.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A |

### Lake Macquarie

1956 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Simpson | 14,321 | 69.2 | −30.8 |
| | Liberal | Edward Farrell | 4,756 | 23.0 | +23.0 |
| | Communist | William Quinn | 1,619 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,696 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 311 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,007 | 95.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jim Simpson | 15,382 | 74.8 | −25.2 |
| | Liberal | Edward Farrell | 5,314 | 25.2 | +25.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Lakemba

1956 New South Wales state election: Lakemba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Stan Wyatt | 13,874 | 60.2 | −8.6 |
| | Liberal | John Whelan | 7,818 | 33.9 | +2.7 |
| | Communist | James Staples | 1,365 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,057 | 98.2 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 416 | 1.8 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,473 | 94.8 | +0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Stan Wyatt | 15,102 | 65.5 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal | John Whelan | 7,955 | 34.5 | +3.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.3 | |

### Lane Cove

1956 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | 16,066 | 74.1 | +8.7 |
| | Labor | Geoffrey O'Donnell | 5,605 | 25.9 | −8.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,671 | 98.6 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 316 | 1.4 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,987 | 93.1 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +8.7 | |

### Leichhardt

1956 New South Wales state election: Leichhardt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Reg Coady | 14,145 | 68.9 | −5.6 |
| | Liberal | Barney Morton | 6,386 | 31.1 | +5.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,531 | 97.8 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 462 | 2.2 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,993 | 91.7 | −0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.6 | |

### Lismore

1956 New South Wales state election: Lismore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Jack Easter | 9,914 | 61.4 | +25.5 |
| | Labor | Archibald McEwan | 4,039 | 25.0 | −9.3 |
| | Independent | Constance Wilson | 2,190 | 13.6 | +13.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,143 | 99.3 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 109 | 0.7 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,252 | 92.4 | −2.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Jack Easter | 11,009 | 68.2 | +5.2 |
| | Labor | Archibald McEwan | 5,134 | 31.8 | −5.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

### Liverpool

1956 New South Wales state election: Liverpool :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Mannix | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Liverpool Plains

1956 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Roger Nott | 9,109 | 54.7 | −4.3 |
| | Country | Geoffrey Thomas | 4,868 | 29.2 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Henry Gregson | 2,609 | 15.7 | +2.9 |
| | Independent | John Pender | 72 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,658 | 99.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 139 | 0.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,797 | 94.0 | −1.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Roger Nott | 9,406 | 56.5 | −3.5 |
| | Country | Geoffrey Thomas | 7,252 | 43.5 | +3.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.5 | |

### Maitland

1956 New South Wales state election: Maitland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Milton Morris | 7,195 | 45.9 | −7.9 |
| | Labor | Cecil Robinson | 6,580 | 42.0 | −4.2 |
| | Independent | Leonard Neville | 918 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| | Independent | Edward Fletcher | 715 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| | Independent | Henry Ivins | 267 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,675 | 98.2 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 289 | 1.8 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,964 | 95.8 | −0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Milton Morris | 8,778 | 56.0 | +2.1 |
| | Labor | Cecil Robinson | 6,897 | 44.0 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.1 | |

### Manly

1956 New South Wales state election: Manly :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Douglas Darby | 13,646 | 67.9 | +5.3 |
| | Labor | John Wilson | 6,462 | 32.1 | −5.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,108 | 97.1 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 589 | 2.9 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,697 | 94.4 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.3 | |

### Maroubra

1956 New South Wales state election: Maroubra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Heffron | 14,820 | 64.9 | −35.1 |
| | Liberal | Wallace Peacock | 8,018 | 35.1 | +35.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,838 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 376 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,214 | 93.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Marrickville

1956 New South Wales state election: Marrickville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Norm Ryan | 12,093 | 61.4 | −19.4 |
| | Liberal | Ian Chisholm | 6,352 | 32.2 | +32.2 |
| | Communist | Adam Ogston | 652 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Republican | William McCristal | 602 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,699 | 97.7 | +3.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 472 | 2.3 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,171 | 93.6 | −0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Norm Ryan | 12,981 | 65.9 | −14.9 |
| | Liberal | Ian Chisholm | 6,718 | 34.1 | +34.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Monaro

1956 New South Wales state election: Monaro :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Seiffert | 8,709 | 58.4 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Smith | 5,604 | 37.5 | +2.2 |
| | Country | Frederick Von Nida | 613 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,926 | 98.9 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 161 | 1.1 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,087 | 93.0 | −1.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Seiffert | 8,770 | 58.7 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal | Ernest Smith | 8,156 | 41.3 | +6.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −6.0 | |

### Mosman

1956 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pat Morton | 18,396 | 78.7 | +3.1 |
| | Labor | Malcolm Stuart−Robertson | 4,968 | 21.3 | −3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,364 | 98.3 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 391 | 1.7 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,755 | 93.3 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.1 | |

### Mudgee

1956 New South Wales state election: Mudgee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Leo Nott | 8,220 | 50.7 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal | Eric Hennessy | 4,650 | 28.7 | +28.7 |
| | Country | Kenneth Masters | 3,343 | 20.6 | −26.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,213 | 99.0 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 160 | 1.0 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,373 | 94.2 | −0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Leo Nott | 8,554 | 52.8 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal | Eric Hennessy | 7,659 | 47.2 | +0.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −0.2 | |

### Murray

1956 New South Wales state election: Murray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Joe Lawson | 12,106 | 70.1 | +11.9 |
| | Labor | Willie Peters | 5,164 | 29.9 | −11.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,270 | 99.3 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 122 | 0.7 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,392 | 86.8 | −2.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +11.9 | |

### Murrumbidgee

1956 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Enticknap | 9,644 | 55.5 | −6.8 |
| | Country | Michael Cudmore | 7,721 | 44.5 | +6.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,365 | 98.7 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 223 | 1.3 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,588 | 89.1 | −3.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −6.8 | |

### Nepean

1956 New South Wales state election: Nepean :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bill Chapman | 10,335 | 54.0 | +1.5 |
| | Labor | Alfred Bennett | 6,946 | 36.3 | −11.2 |
| | Independent Labor | Jim Chalmers | 1,216 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Communist | Mel McCalman | 635 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,132 | 98.1 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 379 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,511 | 93.9 | +0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bill Chapman | 10,641 | 55.6 | +3.0 |
| | Labor | Alfred Bennett | 8,491 | 44.4 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.0 | |

### Neutral Bay

1956 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ivan Black | 15,585 | 74.9 | −25.1 |
| | Labor | Donald Gray | 5,228 | 25.1 | +25.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,813 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 330 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,143 | 91.6 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Newcastle

1956 New South Wales state election: Newcastle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Hawkins | 10,358 | 66.5 | −26.1 |
| | Liberal | Iris Hyde | 4,410 | 28.3 | +28.3 |
| | Communist | Mervyn Copley | 819 | 5.2 | −2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,587 | 98.5 | +3.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 239 | 1.5 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,826 | 93.8 | −0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Hawkins | 11,095 | 71.2 | −21.4 |
| | Liberal | Iris Hyde | 4,492 | 28.8 | +28.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### North Sydney

1956 New South Wales state election: North Sydney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ray Maher | 9,827 | 48.6 | +16.2 |
| | Liberal | Peter Murphy | 9,771 | 48.3 | +13.4 |
| | Communist | Bill Wood | 637 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,235 | 98.5 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 302 | 1.5 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,537 | 93.2 | −0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ray Maher | 10,281 | 50.8 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal | Peter Murphy | 9,954 | 49.2 | +5.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.2 | |

### Orange

1956 New South Wales state election: Orange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Charles Cutler | 10,863 | 59.7 | +5.4 |
| | Labor | Louie Cassey | 7,137 | 39.2 | −6.5 |
| | Communist | Cecil Connors | 194 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,194 | 99.1 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 166 | 0.9 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,360 | 95.4 | −0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Charles Cutler | 10,882 | 59.8 | +5.5 |
| | Labor | Louie Cassey | 7,312 | 40.2 | −5.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +5.5 | |

### Oxley

1956 New South Wales state election: Oxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Les Jordan | 10,695 | 58.6 | +3.4 |
| | Labor | William Kennewell | 6,769 | 37.1 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | Joe Cordner | 780 | 4.3 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,244 | 99.1 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 174 | 0.9 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,418 | 93.1 | −3.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Les Jordan | 11,085 | 60.8 | +0.1 |
| | Labor | William Kennewell | 7,159 | 39.2 | −0.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +0.1 | |

### Paddington

1956 New South Wales state election: Paddington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Maurice O'Sullivan | 12,570 | 66.4 | −20.6 |
| | Liberal | Rodney Craigie | 4,339 | 22.9 | +22.9 |
| | Communist | Bill Brown | 2,035 | 10.7 | −2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,944 | 97.1 | +4.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 573 | 2.9 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,517 | 91.4 | +1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Maurice O'Sullivan | 14,401 | 76.0 | −11.0 |
| | Liberal | Rodney Craigie | 4,543 | 24.0 | +24.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Parramatta

1956 New South Wales state election: Parramatta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jim Clough | 13,423 | 52.1 | +4.3 |
| | Labor | Kevin Morgan | 12,344 | 47.9 | −2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,767 | 98.5 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 381 | 1.5 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,148 | 94.1 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +3.6 | |

### Phillip

1956 New South Wales state election: Phillip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 14,287 | 75.6 | −24.4 |
| | Lang Labor | Francis Mohan | 3,197 | 16.9 | +16.9 |
| | Communist | Robert Webster | 1,407 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,791 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 832 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,723 | 92.0 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pat Hills | 15,342 | 81.2 | −18.8 |
| | Lang Labor | Francis Mohan | 3,549 | 18.8 | +18.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Raleigh

1956 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Radford Gamack | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | | | |

### Randwick

1956 New South Wales state election: Randwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Gollan | 10,281 | 52.6 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal | Charles De Monchaux | 8,777 | 44.9 | +8.6 |
| | Communist | Kenneth O'Hara | 498 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,556 | 98.3 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 411 | 2.0 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,903 | 93.2 | −0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William Gollan | 10,729 | 54.9 | −8.8 |
| | Liberal | Charles De Monchaux | 8,827 | 45.1 | +8.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −8.8 | |

### Redfern

1956 New South Wales state election: Redfern :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Fred Green | 16,584 | 90.4 | −2.3 |
| | Communist | Arthur Shipton | 1,754 | 9.6 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,338 | 93.5 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,265 | 6.5 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,603 | 93.6 | +1.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.3 | |

### Rockdale

1956 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John McGrath | 11,469 | 51.3 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal | Harold Heslehurst | 10,890 | 48.7 | +9.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,359 | 98.3 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 387 | 1.7 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,746 | 94.1 | −0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −9.2 | |

### Ryde

1956 New South Wales state election: Ryde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Downing | 12,001 | 50.1 | −4.4 |
| | Liberal | Francis Collings | 11,959 | 49.9 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,960 | 98.2 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 436 | 1.8 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,396 | 94.6 | −0.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −4.4 | |

### South Coast

1956 New South Wales state election: South Coast :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jack Beale | 11,795 | 68.5 | +7.7 |
| | Labor | Allan Beaton | 5,416 | 31.5 | −7.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,211 | 99.2 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 132 | 0.8 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,343 | 94.1 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +7.7 | |

### Sturt

1956 New South Wales state election: Sturt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Wattison | 10,107 | 70.0 | −30.0 |
| | Independent | John Fox | 2,858 | 19.8 | +19.8 |
| | Communist | William Flynn | 1,468 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,433 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 287 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,720 | 87.2 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William Wattison | 10,841 | 75.1 | −24.9 |
| | Independent | John Fox | 3,592 | 24.9 | +24.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Sutherland

1956 New South Wales state election: Sutherland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ian Griffith | 14,812 | 52.5 | +5.8 |
| | Labor | Tom Dalton | 13,388 | 47.5 | −5.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,200 | 98.7 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 377 | 1.3 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,577 | 94.6 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +5.8 | |

### Tamworth

1956 New South Wales state election: Tamworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Bill Chaffey | 11,203 | 61.8 | +7.2 |
| | Labor | Arthur Foran | 6,921 | 38.2 | −7.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,124 | 99.1 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 163 | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,287 | 92.8 | −3.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +7.2 | |

### Temora

1956 New South Wales state election: Temora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Doug Dickson | 10,039 | 64.4 | +3.2 |
| | Labor | Hector Skidmore | 5,549 | 35.6 | −3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,588 | 99.0 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 152 | 1.0 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,740 | 91.9 | −2.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +3.2 | |

### Tenterfield

1956 New South Wales state election: Tenterfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Michael Bruxner | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | | | |

### Upper Hunter

1956 New South Wales state election: Upper Hunter :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | D'Arcy Rose | 9,166 | 57.0 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | Albert Khan | 6,907 | 43.0 | −1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,073 | 99.4 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 99 | 0.6 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,172 | 94.6 | −1.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

### Vaucluse

1956 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Murray Robson | 14,865 | 71.4 | −28.6 |
| | Independent | Alfred Elboz | 5,950 | 28.6 | +28.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,815 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 575 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,390 | 90.3 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Wagga Wagga

1956 New South Wales state election: Wagga Wagga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Eddie Graham | 10,250 | 60.3 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal | Wal Fife | 6,743 | 39.7 | +3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,993 | 99.2 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 144 | 0.8 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,137 | 93.9 | −0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.7 | |

### Waratah

1956 New South Wales state election: Waratah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Frank Purdue | 8,829 | 48.8 | +48.8 |
| | Labor | Harry Sheedy | 6,608 | 36.6 | −31.3 |
| | Independent | Harry Edwards | 2,201 | 12.2 | +12.2 |
| | Communist | Thomas Graham | 434 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,072 | 98.7 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 235 | 1.3 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,307 | 95.7 | −0.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Frank Purdue | 10,129 | 56.0 | +56.0 |
| | Labor | Harry Sheedy | 7,943 | 44.0 | −23.9 |
| | Independent gain from Labor | Independent gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Waverley

1956 New South Wales state election: Waverley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Ferguson | 11,373 | 58.6 | −9.9 |
| | Liberal | John Steinwede | 7,145 | 36.8 | +5.3 |
| | Communist | Eddie Maher | 900 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,418 | 97.9 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 425 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,843 | 90.8 | −0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William Ferguson | 12,183 | 62.7 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal | John Steinwede | 7,235 | 37.3 | +5.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.8 | |

### Willoughby

1956 New South Wales state election: Willoughby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Brain | 15,682 | 72.0 | +7.4 |
| | Labor | Anthony Coates | 6,086 | 28.0 | −7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,768 | 98.8 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 271 | 1.2 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,039 | 92.9 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +7.4 | |

### Wollondilly

1956 New South Wales state election: Wollondilly :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Blake Pelly | 11,675 | 65.2 | +8.3 |
| | Labor | Ernest Seager | 6,220 | 34.8 | −8.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,895 | 98.9 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 204 | 1.1 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,099 | 94.6 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +8.3 | |

### Wollongong−Kembla

1956 New South Wales state election: Wollongong−Kembla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Rex Connor | 9,636 | 55.2 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal | Robert Albert | 6,027 | 34.5 | +34.5 |
| | Independent | George Parker | 1,785 | 10.2 | −30.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,448 | 98.3 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 293 | 1.7 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,741 | 93.7 | −0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Rex Connor | 10,528 | 60.3 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal | Robert Albert | 6,920 | 39.7 | +39.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Woollahra

1956 New South Wales state election: Woollahra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Vernon Treatt | 14,592 | 70.8 | +3.2 |
| | Independent | George Mason | 6,007 | 29.2 | +29.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,599 | 95.3 | −2.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,010 | 4.7 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,609 | 87.7 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Young

1956 New South Wales state election: Young :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Fred Cahill | 9,371 | 49.0 | −8.2 |
| | Liberal | Raymond Oliver | 4,904 | 25.6 | +25.6 |
| | Country | George Freudenstein | 4,858 | 25.4 | −17.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,133 | 99.2 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 151 | 0.8 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,284 | 95.1 | −0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Fred Cahill | 9,746 | 50.9 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal | Raymond Oliver | 9,387 | 49.1 | +6.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −6.3 | |