Complex sentence: As a result, the hybrid urban-rural seat has become ultra-marginal, with the seat notional Labor by around a percent, however at the 2004 federal election, Liberal David Fawcett retained the seat on a two party preferred margin of 0.7 percent.
Split into simpler sentences: As a result, the hybrid urban-rural seat had become very marginal, with the seat notional Labor by around 1 percent. However, at the 2004 federal election, Liberal David Fawcett retained the seat on a two party preferred margin of 0.7 percent.