1956 Jordanian general election

Member State of the Arab League General elections were held in Jordan on 21 October 1956.

[1] The National Socialist Party emerged as the largest party, with 12 seats.

[2] The elections were considered to be one of the most free in Jordan's history, and was the first and only election to produce an elected government.

[3] Hizb ut-Tahrir, which won a single seat, was later banned.