Table: election_results_12
Columns: party
constituency
election
candidate
votes
percentage
position

Question: Which Alliance Constituency has Seamus Close, position 2 and an election smaller than 1997?
SQL: SELECT "constituency" FROM election_results_12 WHERE "party" = 'alliance' AND "election" < 1997 AND "position" = 2 AND "candidate" = 'seamus close'