Complex sentence: He won the Selwyn electorate in 1911, and again in December 1914 the seat was abolished for the 1919 election, and was defeated in 1919 for Ashburton.
Split into simpler sentences: He won the Selwyn electorate in 1911, and again in December 1914. The electorate was abolished for the 1919 election, and he was defeated in 1919 standing for Ashburton.