Complex sentence: Ramsay was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1985 Ontario election as an MPP for the Ontario New Democratic Party, representing the riding of Timiskaming.
Split into simpler sentences: Ramsay was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1985 provincial election. He served as Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) as part of the Ontario New Democratic Party caucus, representing the riding of Timiskaming.