1837 General Election - Shaftesbury
| Year | 1837 | 
| General election | 1837 General Election | 
| Constituency | Shaftesbury | 
| Turnout | 89.3% | 
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Poulter, John Sayer | Whig | 224 | 
| Mathew, George Benvenuto | Conservative | 219 | 
| Year | 1837 | 
| General election | 1837 General Election | 
| Constituency | Shaftesbury | 
| Turnout | 89.3% | 
| Candidate | Party | Votes | 
| Poulter, John Sayer | Whig | 224 | 
| Mathew, George Benvenuto | Conservative | 219 |