▁Conserv ative ▁William ▁Shaw ▁by ▁ 4 0 8 ▁votes ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Ant ig on ish ▁r iding . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Premier ▁Ger ald ▁Reg an ▁to ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Mark eting , ▁and ▁Minister ▁of ▁Municipal ▁Affairs . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁Minister ▁of ▁W elf are ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁sh uff led ▁to ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Gill is ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁election , ▁and ▁remained ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education ▁until ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁Minister ▁of ▁M ines . ▁ ▁Gill is ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁election , ▁but ▁the ▁Liber als ▁were ▁defeated ▁and ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁opposition ▁ben ches ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 5 ▁years . ▁During ▁his ▁years ▁in ▁opposition , ▁Gill is ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁elections . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁election , ▁the ▁Liber als ▁led ▁by ▁John ▁Sav age ▁won ▁a ▁majority ▁government , ▁and ▁Gill is ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁his ▁r iding ▁by ▁over ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁votes .