1874 General Election - Pontefract
| Year | 1874 |
| General election | 1874 General Election |
| Constituency | Pontefract |
| Turnout | 61.4% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Childers, Hugh Culling Eardley | Liberal | 934 |
| Waterhouse, Samuel | Conservative | 861 |
| Savile, John Horace | Conservative | 709 |