Complex sentence: Royer contested the Salisbury constituency on the Labour Party ticket in the 2009 general election, losing to the opposition United Workers Party candidate Hector John on 18 December 2009, with 512 to 817 votes (38.1% to 60.7%).
Split into simpler sentences: Royer contested the Salisbury constituency on the Labour Party ticket in the 2009 general election. He lost to the opposition United Workers Party candidate Hector John on 18 December 2009, with 512 to John's 817 votes (38.1% to 60.7%).