Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request.

### Instruction:
How many PNC votes did the election before 1996 have?

### Inputs:
table_name: table, columns: ['Election', 'Number of PNC votes', 'Share of votes', 'Seats', 'Outcome of election']

### Response:
SELECT Number of PNC votes FROM table WHERE Election < 1996