CREATE TABLE table_44645 ("Election" FLOAT, "Number of PNC votes" TEXT, "Share of votes" TEXT, "Seats" TEXT, "Outcome of election" TEXT)

How many PNC votes did the election before 1996 have?
SELECT "Number of PNC votes" FROM table_44645 WHERE "Election" < '1996'
SELECT "Number of PNC votes" FROM "table_44645" WHERE "Election" < '1996'