Complex sentence: The Member of Parliament since the 2001 general election is Sylvia Hermon, initially of the Ulster Unionist Party; she defeated Robert McCartney of the UK Unionist Party who had represented the seat since a by-election in 1995.
Split into simpler sentences: The Member of Parliament since the 2001 general election is Sylvia Hermon of the Ulster Unionist Party. She defeated Robert McCartney of the UK Unionist Party who had represented the seat since a by-election in 1995.