1868 General Election - Pontefract
| Year | 1868 |
| General election | 1868 General Election |
| Constituency | Pontefract |
| Turnout | 65.3% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Childers, Hugh Culling Eardley | Liberal | 913 |
| Waterhouse, Samuel | Conservative | 900 |
| Gaskell, Charles George Milnes | Liberal | 680 |