Complex sentence: In the 2008 federal election, Ms. Roy was the federal Liberal candidate in Edmonton-Strathcona, due to a close fight between NDP candidate Linda Duncan and Conservative candidate Rahim Jaffer, Ms. Roy's electoral results were very disappointing.
Split into simpler sentences: In the 2008 federal election, Ms. Roy was the federal Liberal Party candidate in Edmonton-Strathcona. In a close fight between New Democratic Party candidate Linda Duncan and Conservative Party candidate Rahim Jaffer, Roy's electoral results were very disappointing.