How many PNC votes did the election before 1996 have?
CREATE TABLE table_name_39 (number_of_pnc_votes VARCHAR, election INTEGER)
SELECT number_of_pnc_votes FROM table_name_39 WHERE election < 1996
### Context: CREATE TABLE table_name_39 (number_of_pnc_votes VARCHAR, election INTEGER) ### Question: How many PNC votes did the election before 1996 have? ### Answer: SELECT number_of_pnc_votes FROM table_name_39 WHERE election < 1996