Complex sentence: Perry was elected in a by-election on the 8th of September 2001 following the resignation of Labor Member Peter Nagle and re-elected in March 2003 and was Chair of the Committee on Children and Young People.
Split into simpler sentences: Perry was elected in a by-election on the 8th of September 2001 following the resignation of Labor Member Peter Nagle and re-elected in March 2003. She is Chair of the Committee on Children and Young People.