Complex sentence: At the 1999 Scottish Parliamentary Election he was an unsuccessful candidate for Tayside North, although he became an MSP in 2001 after the resignation of Nick Johnston, as next name on the Conservative Party's Mid Scotland and Fife list.
Split into simpler sentences: At the 1999 Scottish Parliamentary Election, he was an unsuccessful candidate for Tayside North. He became an MSP in 2001, after the resignation of Nick Johnston, as next name on the Conservative Party's Mid Scotland and Fife list.