Complex sentence: In the upper house, the Senate, CCE contested in three states, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia and gained 9,988 votes or 0.08 percent of the national total (between 0.10 percent and 0.13 percent in the three states contested).
Split into simpler sentences: In the upper house, the Senate, CCE contested in three states, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. CCE gained 9,988 votes or 0.08 percent of the national total in the Senate (between 0.10 percent and 0.13 percent in the three states contested).