Complex sentence: With the election question having been resolved in 1896, Greenway was forced to defend his government's mediocre record on most other issues against a most better organized opposition--the result was a narrow victory for Macdonald's Conservatives, who won 22 of 40 seats.
Split into simpler sentences: With the election question having been resolved in 1896, Greenway was forced to defend a fairly mediocre record on other issues against an organized opposition. The result was a narrow victory for Macdonald's Conservatives, who won 22 of 40 seats.