Complex sentence: He represented the electorate of Gisborne in Parliament from 1984 to 1990, when he was defeated by Wayne Kimber, one of a number of losses contributing to the fall of the Fourth Labour Government.
Split into simpler sentences: He represented the electorate of Gisborne in Parliament from 1984 to 1990. He was defeated by Wayne Kimber; one of a number of losses contributing to the fall of the Fourth Labour Government.