Complex sentence: It was located in the Liberals' traditional heartland of northern Sydney, and as such was a comfortably safe Liberal seat, tending to have long-serving members throughout its history, only having seen four members in more than forty years.
Split into simpler sentences: It was located Liberals' traditional heartland of northern Sydney, and as such was a comfortably safe Liberal seat for its entire existence. It has tended to have long-serving members throughout its history, only having seen four members in more than forty years.