Original sentence: He publicly disagreed with the party's choice to preselect Mike Elliot from the party's left faction as the party's lead candidate, ahead of Milne's preferred candidate from the right faction, Don Chisolm; and resigned from the party five days before the election.Milne retired at the 1985 election.Milne was elected President of the South Australian Democrats in 1977 and was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council in September 1979, making him the first upper house member of the Parliament for the Democrats
Edited sentence: He resigned from the party in December 1985 after right-wing candidate Don Chisolm was preselected by the party.Milne was elected President of the South Australian Democrats in 1977 and was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council in September 1979, being the first member of the Parliament for the Democrats