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
<s>[INST] Write mssql query to answer the following question given the database schema. Schema: CREATE TABLE table_name_39 (number_of_pnc_votes VARCHAR, election INTEGER) Question: How many PNC votes did the election before 1996 have? [/INST] SELECT number_of_pnc_votes FROM table_name_39 WHERE election < 1996 </s>