| Popular Vote1: | 8,973 |
| Leaders Seat1: | Moriah/Parlatuvier |
| Party1: | National Alliance for Reconstruction |
| Last Election1: | 58.24%, 11 seats |
| Seats1: | |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Percentage1: | 60.10% |
| Swing1: | 1.86pp |
| Swing2: | 3.10pp |
| Chairman | |
| Posttitle: | Elected Chief Secretary |
| Before Election: | Lennox Denoon |
| Before Party: | NAR |
| After Election: | Hochoy Charles |
| After Party: | NAR |
| Image1: | NAR |
| Country: | Tobago |
| Turnout: | 43.90% (12.79pp) |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1992 Tobago House of Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 1992 |
| Next Election: | 2001 Tobago House of Assembly election |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
| Seats For Election: | All 12 seats in the Tobago House of Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 7 |
| Election Date: | 9 December 1996 |
| Popular Vote2: | 12,137 |
| Percentage2: | 33.64% |
| Leader Since2: | 19 December 1986 |
| Leaders Seat2: | None |
| Party2: | People's National Movement |
| Last Election2: | 36.74%, 1 seat |
House of Assembly elections were held in Tobago on 9 December 1996 to elect the twelve members of the Tobago House of Assembly. The governing National Alliance for Reconstruction won ten seats with 60.1% of the vote, while the People's National Movement won one seat with 33.64% of the vote. Independent candidate (and former NAR member) Deborah Moore-Miggins won a seat in Bethel/Patience Hill.[1]