In addition to the many pro-life candidates already elected, there’s an equally big number who only narrowly missed out, some by just a handful of votes. They deserve every bit as much credit for flying the pro-life flag as those who were elected. If they keep going and continue to make inroads in their local electoral area, there's no reason why they won't succeed next time round.
So far, having analysed the results of just over 50% of the election counts, of the number of candidates who signed the pro-life questionnaire before the election and/or are known to be solidly pro-life, 38 have been elected. We will update on this figure in the coming days.
In the days leading up to the election, our newspaper ads reached over half a million people asking them to vote pro-life. Tens of thousands visited the PLC online ‘Voter Guide’ to check where the candidates in their local area stood on the right-to-life issue before voting. We are confident that the huge amount of work we did in the months leading up to the election greatly increased the number of people who reflected on the pro-life issue before voting.
With the increased pro-life representation in elected office across the country, the prospect of positive pro-life change increases exponentially. Reducing the number of abortions taking place has to be the number one priority.
Thanks to everyone who volunteered their assistance in recent weeks to pro-life candidates in their local area. Whether they were elected on this occasion or not, your efforts were not in vain. To those who considered helping out but didn't in the end, please don't sit it out next time around!
The gains in this election are noteworthy and will make a difference, but we need everyone on board playing their part to bring about the kind of change that will truly turn the tide in a pro-life direction.
The Pro Life Campaign Team
**We will do a more wide-ranging report on the election (including the European election results) after all the results are in.
