1837 General Election - Pontefract
| Year | 1837 |
| General election | 1837 General Election |
| Constituency | Pontefract |
| Turnout | 85.4% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Monckton-Milnes, Richard | Conservative | 507 |
| Stanley-Massey-Stanley, William | Whig | 403 |
| Smith, Culling Eardley | Whig | 123 |
| Gompertz, Henry | Conservative | 0 |