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On Friday 18 March 2022, The Crofting Commission Elections 2022 were declared at the count in the Town House in Inverness.

The results were as follows:

The Western Isles:

•            Iain M MacIver, Laxay, Isle of Lewis – 684 votes

•            John MacAulay, Breanish, Uig, Isle of Lewis – 557 votes

East Highlands:

•            Kenneth Hardie (22)

•            Rod MacKenzie 142

•            Archie Macnab 51

•            Robert Merees 89

Rod MacKenzie was elected at stage 2

South West Highlands:

•            Colin Kennedy 170

•            William Neilson 142

•            Craig Ward 27

Shetland:

•            Duncan Gray 246

•            Andrew Holt (44)

•            Lauraine Manson 244

Duncan Gray was elected at stage 2

Orkney and Caithness:

•            Donald MacDonald 146

•            David MacGregor 26

•            Peter Stewart 54 

West Highlands 

•            Gordon Drysdale (191)

•            Mairi Renwick MacKenzie 532

•            Marjory Robertson 361

Mairi Renwick MacKenzie was elected at stage 2

Alongside the six elected Commissioners, there are also three other Commissioners who are directly appointed by the Scottish Ministers. All Commissioners have an equal role in leading the Crofting Commission.