# Candidates of the 1956 South Australian state election

The 1956 South Australian state election was held on 3 March 1956.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Hughie McAlees, MHA (Wallaroo)
* Bert Hoare, MLC (Central No.1)

### Liberal and Country

* Herbert Michael, MHA (Light)
* George Jenkins, MHA (Newcastle)
* John Travers, MHA (Torrens)
* Robert Nicholls, MHA (Young)
* James Sandford, MLC (Central No.2)

## House of Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | LCL candidate | Labor (A-C) candidate | Other candidates |
| Adelaide | Labor | Sam Lawn | | James O'Sullivan | Edward Robertson (Comm) |
| Albert | LCL | | Malcolm McIntosh | | |
| Alexandra | LCL | | David Brookman | | |
| Angas | LCL | | Berthold Teusner | | William Viney (Ind.) |
| Barossa | LCL | | Condor Laucke | | |
| Burnside | LCL | | Geoffrey Clarke | | |
| Burra | LCL | | George Hawker | | Percy Quirke |
| Chaffey | Independent | Robert Curren | Harold King | | William MacGillivray (Ind.) William Napier (Ind.) |
| Edwardstown | Labor | Frank Walsh | | Patrick Tippins | |
| Enfield | Labor | Jack Jennings | Betty Preston | Charles Matthews | |
| Eyre | LCL | | George Bockelberg | | Herbert Hogan (Ind.) George Simpson (Ind.) |
| Flinders | LCL | | Glen Pearson | | |
| Frome | Labor | Mick O'Halloran | Raymond McAuley | Michael Hoare | |
| Gawler | Labor | John Clark | | | |
| Glenelg | LCL | Loftus Fenwick | Baden Pattinson | Peter Lasarewitch | |
| Gouger | LCL | | Rufus Goldney | | Hector Henstridge (Ind.) |
| Gumeracha | LCL | | Thomas Playford | | Fred Slater (Comm) |
| Hindmarsh | Labor | Cyril Hutchens | | | |
| Light | LCL | | George Hambour | | |
| Millicent | Labor | Jim Corcoran | William Gordon | | |
| Mitcham | LCL | | Robin Millhouse | | |
| Mount Gambier | Independent | Ron Ralston | | | John Fletcher (Ind.) |
| Murray | LCL | Gabe Bywaters | Hector White | | |
| Norwood | Labor | Don Dunstan | Roy Moir | John Parkinson | |
| Onkaparinga | LCL | Cyril Hasse | Howard Shannon | | Frank Rieck (Ind.) |
| Port Adelaide | Labor | James Stephens | | Brian Crowe | Alan Finger (Comm) |
| Port Pirie | Labor | Charles Davis | | | |
| Ridley | Independent | Arnold Busbridge | Cyril Tunbridge | | Tom Stott (Ind.) |
| Rocky River | LCL | | James Heaslip | | |
| Semaphore | Labor | Harold Tapping | | | |
| Stirling | LCL | | William Jenkins | | |
| Stuart | Labor | Lindsay Riches | | | |
| Torrens | LCL | George Seager | John Coumbe | Olaf Alland | |
| Unley | LCL | Cyril Hasse | Colin Dunnage | Francis Ryan | |
| Victoria | LCL | Victor Sparrow | Leslie Harding | | |
| Wallaroo | Labor | Robert Butler | Leslie Heath | | Arthur Clarke (Ind.) |
| West Torrens | Labor | Fred Walsh | Frank Potter | Patrick McEwen | |
| Whyalla | Labor | Ron Loveday | | | |
| Yorke Peninsula | LCL | | Cecil Hincks | | |

## Legislative Council

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour and identified by an asterisk (*).
| District | Held by | Labor candidates | LCL candidates | Other candidates |
| Central No. 1 | 2 Labor | Frank Condon* Bert Shard* | | |
| Central No. 2 | 2 LCL | | Frank Perry* Arthur Rymill* | |
| Midland | 2 LCL | | Walter Duncan* Ross Story* | |
| Northern | 2 LCL | Percy Baillie A Hearne | Lyell McEwin* Harry Edmonds* | D Smith (Labor (A-C)) L J Redden (Labor (A-C)) |
| Southern | 2 LCL | | Leslie Densley* Norman Jude* | |