CROFTING COMMISSION ELECTIONS 2017

STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED

1. At the close of the Nomination period for the above election, there are more than one validly nominated candidates in the under mentioned Constituencies. Consequently an election will now take place in accordance with the Crofting Commission (Elections) () Regulations 2011 as amended. Ballot papers will be issued by post to all eligible electors in those Constituencies and must be returned in the pre-paid envelope provided by 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 16th March 2017.

2. The name and address of each candidate remaining validly nominated are as follows:

Constituency Candidates Surname Other Names Address

East Highlands MACKENZIE Rod Teanroit, Beauly, IV4 7EX (East , Easter MACNAB Archie Orsay, Old Inn Croft, Blairninich, Ross-shire, IV14 9AD Ross, East Inverness and MCMORRAN John Ferme Keepers House, Balnacoil, , Sutherland, KW9 6LX Moray)

South West Highlands CAMPBELL Ronnie 5 Bohuntin, Roy Bridge, Lochaber, PH31 4AH (Lochaber, Argyll & Bute, KENNEDY Colin Niall Croft No2, Arinagour, Corrie, Isle of Coll, Argyll, PA78 6SY Arran and Cumbrae, MACKINNON Catherine Cul a’Bhile, Bohuntin, Roy Bridge, Inverness-Shire, PH31 4AH Small Isles) NEILSON Billy 27 Cruachan Cottages, Taynuilt, Argyll, PA35 1JG SMITH Uilleam 2 Caledonian Road, Inverness, IV3 5RA

West Highlands (West HEDGES Jonathan James Caravan, Rossal, Rogart, IV28 3UD Sutherland, , LOVE Stephen William 13 Sand Passage, Laide, Wester Ross, IV22 2ND Skye & Lochalsh) MACKENZIE Mairi Torran, Loggie, Lochbroom, , Ross-shire, IV23 2SG O’DONNGHAILE (DONNELLY) Peter 5 Camustianabhaig, Portree, IV51 9LQ

Western Isles MACEACHEN Alasdair 15 Aird, Balivanich, Benbecula, HS7 5LT MACIVER Iain M 23 Laxay, Isle of Lewis, HS2 9PJ

The following candidates were validly nominated for the Constituencies mentioned below and, as the number of candidates nominated for election was equal to the number of candidates to be returned, no poll will take place, and by not later than 11.00am on Friday 17 March 2017 the candidates detailed below shall be declared to be elected as Crofting Commissioners for the stated Constituencies.

Constituency Candidates Surname Other Names Address

Caithness and Orkney ANNAL Cyril Stensigar, South Ronaldsay,Orkney,KW17 2RJ

Shetland HOLT Andy North House, Papa Stour, Shetland, ZE2 9PW

Returning Officer Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Sandwick Road STORNOWAY Isle of Lewis

Date: 30 January 2017