1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): THOMAS HANSDA — 250,298 votes
Rank 2: SOM MARANDI — 188,199 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 62,099
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1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): SOM MARANDI — 198,889 votes
Rank 2: THOMAS HANSDA — 198,880 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 9
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): THOMAS HANSDA — 252,230 votes
Rank 2: SIMON MARANDI — 109,068 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 143,162
1991
Rank 1 (archive winner): SIMON MARANDI — 176,223 votes
Rank 2: THOMAS HANSDA — 143,559 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 32,664
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