Sands' election victory, combined with that of pro-hunger strike candidates in the Northern Ireland local elections and Dáil elections in the Republic of Ireland, gave birth to the armalite and ballot box strategy.
Sands framgång i valet i kombination med andra framgångar i Nordirländska lokalval och Dáil-val i Irland, födde idén om armalite och valboxstrategin.