Complex sentence: She ran as the ALP candidate for the seat of Penrith at the 2015 New South Wales election but was unsuccessful but she did reduce sitting Liberal member Stuart Ayres' 16.3% hold on the seat to near marginal territory of 6.2%.
Split into simpler sentences: She ran as the ALP candidate for the seat of Penrith at the 2015 New South Wales election but was unsuccessful. She however did reduce sitting Liberal member Stuart Ayres' 16.3% hold on the seat to near marginal territory of 6.2%.