1865 General Election - Pontefract
| Year | 1865 |
| General election | 1865 General Election |
| Constituency | Pontefract |
| Turnout | 69.9% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Childers, Hugh Culling Eardley | Liberal | 359 |
| Waterhouse, Samuel | Conservative | 330 |
| McArthur, William | Liberal | 288 |