Complex sentence: He was Labour's candidate in the 2011 Te Tai Tokerau by-election (again defeated by Harawira) and unsuccessfully contested the seat at the General election later in the year.
Split into simpler sentences: He was Labour's candidate in the 2011 Te Tai Tokerau by-election and was again defeated by Harawira. He unsuccessfully contested the seat at the general election later in the year.