1956 Barbadian general election
# 1956 Barbadian general election

General elections were held in Barbados on 7 December 1956. The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 15 of the 24 seats. MPs were elected across twelve two-member constituencies, using the block vote method. Voter turnout was 60.3%.

Despite winning more votes than the newly formed Democratic Labour Party, the Progressive Conservative Party won fewer seats, a consequence of the plurality voting system used.

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Barbados Labour Party | 48,667 | 49.35 | 15 | 0 |
| | Progressive Conservative Party | 21,060 | 21.35 | 3 | –1 |
| | Democratic Labour Party | 19,650 | 19.92 | 4 | New |
| | People's Progressive Movement | 1,695 | 1.72 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | 7,552 | 7.66 | 2 | –1 |
| Total | Total | 98,624 | 100.00 | 24 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 61,553 | 98.84 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 721 | 1.16 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 62,274 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 103,290 | 60.29 | | |
| Source: Caribbean Elections ||||||
