Complex sentence: The electorate was created in the 1983 redistribution as a marginal Liberal seat with a notional one percent two-party margin, however it was won by Labor's Derek Robertson at the 1985 election, before being won by Liberal Wayne Matthew at the 1989 election.
Split into simpler sentences: The electorate was created in the 1983 redistribution as a marginal Liberal seat with a notional one percent two-party margin. However, it was won by the Labor's Derek Robertson at the 1985 election, before being won by Liberal Wayne Matthew at the 1989 election.