Original sentence: The Liberal negotiators did not reveal this to their Party and Labor was ultimately successful in winning their support to form a government, after signing a Charter of Good Government, pledging to resore services to rural areas, and promising Parliamentary reforms.The consequent Burwood by-election was won by the Labor Party.The defeat of the Kennett Government was almost totally unexpected.While Kennett acceded to their demands, his perceived poor treatment of Savage and Davies in the previous Parliament meant that they held a position that they would never agree to support a Liberal Party Minority Government while Kennett remained leader
Edited sentence: Business confidence was also high, and Victorians were proud of their state again; but critics argued that Kennett's radical program had damaged the social infrastructure through the reduction in government services, particularly in regional areas, and that this, added to the perception of some that Kennett was arrogant, had led to his downfall.Not surprisingly, the consequent Burwood by-election was won by the Labor Party.The Liberal negotiators did not reveal this to the Party and Labor was ultimately successful in winning their support to form a government, after signing a Charter of Good Government, pledging to resore services to rural areas, and promising Parliamentary reforms.The defeat of the Kennett Government was almost totally unexpected, and was regretted by those who had supported the government's policies and reforms, which had restored Victoria's fiscal credibility, stemmed the fall in its population growth rate and revived its economic growth.Victoria's economic output was outpacing the rest of Australia, and had been for two years; debt was at its lowest level in 30 years; unemployment had fallen from 12% to 7%; inflation was below the national average; and productivity in general was growing faster than the rest of the country.While Kennett acceded to their demands, his poor treatment of Savage and Davies in the previous Parliament meant that they would never agree to support a Liberal Party while Kennett remained leader