Sentence 1: In 1923 , John Archibald Maharg was an independent member of the opposition leader , and Harris Turner , also independent , served as opposition leader in 1924 and 1925 .
Sentence 2: Independent member Harris Turner served as leader of the opposition in 1923 and John Archibald Maharg , also independent , served as opposition leader in 1924 and 1925 .

Do these two sentences convey the same information?

[i] no [ii] yes
[i]