Complex sentence: He was re-elected in the 1975,1977 and 1981 provincial elections and ran for the leadership of the NDP in 1982 coming in third and last place behind Bob Rae and Richard Johnston.
Split into simpler sentences: He was re-elected in the 1975,1977 and 1981 provincial elections. He ran for the leadership of the NDP in 1982, and came in third and last place behind Bob Rae and Richard Johnston.