Complex sentence: Ipatas was re-elected to the 7th National Parliament for the same seat in the 2002 National General Elections as a People's Democratic Movement Candidate, then joined then joined Papua New Guinea Party when party name changed from PDM in November 2003.
Split into simpler sentences: Ipatas was re-elected to the 7th National Parliament for the same seat in the 2002 National General Elections as a People's Democratic Movement Candidate. He then joined then joined Papua New Guinea Party when party name changed from PDM to PNG Party in November 2003.