Complex sentence: In the first federal election in 1901, Edwards was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for Oxley; although there was no protectionist organisation in Queensland, he described himself as such and sat with the Protectionist Party in Parliament.
Split into simpler sentences: In the first federal election in 1901, Edwards was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for Oxley. Although there was no protectionist organisation in Queensland, he described himself as such and sat with the Protectionist Party in Parliament.