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| 1953 ← | 2 July 1956 | → 1957 | |
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| 67 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly 34 needed for a majority | |||
| First party | Second party | Third party | |
| Leader | Allen Wilson | John Anderson | William McArthur |
| Party | Labour | Protection | National |
| Leader since | 24 October 1947 | 18 December 1951 | 1 January 1951 |
| Leader's seat | Wentworth | Central Hills | Hamilton |
| Last election | 50 seats, 55.02% | 8 seats, 13.61% | 9 seats, 28.35% |
| Seats won | 44 | 13 | 10 |
| Seat change |  6
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 5
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1
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| Popular vote | 40,880 | 17,483 | 21,373 |
| Percentage | 49.50% | 21.17% | 25.88% |
| Swing | 5.52%
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7.56%
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2.47%
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| Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly after the election | |||
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| Premier before election | Elected Premier | ||
| Allen Wilson Labour |
Allen Wilson Labour | ||
A general election was held on Monday, 2 July 1956 to determine the members of the 6th Provincial Parliament of the Province of Craftia. The incumbent centre-left National Labour Party government, led by Premier Allen Wilson, was re-elected with a reduced but still substantial majority. The opposition centre-right National Party of Craftia, led by William McArthur, finished second in terms of the popular vote but fell behind the right-wing Protection of Craftia Party, led by John Anderson, in terms of total seats won.
This was the last election in Craftian history before women's suffrage was introduced.
Results[]
Legislative Assembly[]
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| 44 | 10 | 13 |
| Labour | National | Protection |
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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| National Labour Party | 40,880 | 49.50 | 5.52
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44 | 6
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| National Party of Craftia | 21,373 | 25.88 | 2.47
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10 | 1
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| Protection of Craftia Party | 17,483 | 21.17 | 7.56
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13 | 5
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| Other | 2,849 | 3.45 | 1.49
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0 |  0
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| Total | 82,585 | 67 | |||||