Complex sentence: In early 1997, Vellacott defeated Sam Dyck and Fred Wesolowski to win the Reform Party's nomination for Wanuskewin in the 1997 federal election Dyck subsequently ran against Vellacott as an independent candidate, arguing that Vellacott would try to "legislate morality" if victorious.
Split into simpler sentences: In early 1997, Vellacott defeated Sam Dyck and Fred Wesolowski to win the Reform Party's nomination for Wanuskewin. In the 1997 federal election Dyck subsequently ran against Vellacott as an independent candidate, arguing that Vellacott would try to "legislate morality" if victorious.