Complex sentence: He was elected at the 1906 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Barrow-in-Furness, and held the seat until his narrow defeat at the 1918 general election by the Coalition Conservative candidate.
Split into simpler sentences: He was elected at the 1906 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Barrow-in-Furness. He held the seat until his narrow defeat at the 1918 general election by the Coalition Conservative candidate.