Complex sentence: Skinner joined the Liberal Party of Australia and became Vice-President of the Cremorne Branch and gained preselection for the seat of North Shore at the 1988 election and the 1984 election, she was however defeated by the sitting independent member, Ted Mack.
Split into simpler sentences: Skinner joined the Liberal Party of Australia and became Vice-President of the Cremorne Branch and gained preselection for the seat of North Shore at the 1988 election and the 1984 election. However, she was defeated by the sitting independent member, Ted Mack.