Complex sentence: The Labor Party was eager to get Duggan back into parliament and despite having no connection with the area, he contested the 1957 by-election for the seat of Gregory but was defeated by Wally Rae.
Split into simpler sentences: The Labor Party was eager to get Duggan back into the legislature. Despite having no connection with the area, he contested the 1957 by-election for the seat of Gregory but was defeated by Wally Rae.