Original sentence: The Bloc Québécois failed to attract much interest in their campaign, and Gilles Duceppe, despite performing well in the debates, was not a very popular leader in Quebec.The Progressive Conservatives, despite great hope of regaining their lost glory under former Prime Minister Joe Clark, had a very disappointing election, falling from 20 to 12 seats and being almost exclusively confined to the Maritime provinces
Edited sentence: The Bloc Québécois failed to attract much interest in their campaign, and Gilles  Duceppe, despite performing well in the debates, was not a very popular leader in Quebec.The Progressive Conservatives despite great hope of regaining their lost glory under retread leader Joe Clark had a very disappointing election, falling from 20 to 12 seats and being almost exclusively confined to the Maritime provinces