Maurice Byblow

{{Infobox officeholder

|image =

| name = Maurice Byblow

| caption =

|birth_name=Maurice John Byblow

| birth_date ={{birth date|1946|6|23}}

| birth_place =Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada

| death_date={{death date and age|2020|2|11|1946|6|23}}

| death_place=Yukon, Canada

| residence = Faro, Yukon

| office1 = MLA for Faro

| term_start1 = 1978

| term_end1 = 1985

| predecessor1 = first member

| successor1 = Jim McLachlan

| office2 = MLA for Faro

| term_start2 = 1989

| term_end2 = 1992

| predecessor2 = Jim McLachlan

| successor2 = Trevor Harding

| party = Independent → New Democratic Party

| religion =

| occupation = teacher, municipal councillor

}}

Maurice John Byblow (June 23, 1946 – February 11, 2020) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Faro in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1978 to 1985 and from 1989 to 1996.{{cite book|title=Guide Parlementaire Canadien|author=Canada. Parliament|date=1992|publisher=Gale Canada|issn=0315-6168|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FQfwAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=2014-11-18}}

Originally elected as an independent, Byblow joined the Yukon New Democratic Party caucus on September 16, 1981. He retired in 1985, and was succeeded by Jim McLachlan. He was re-elected to the legislature in the 1989 election, and served until 1992. He later served as an executive assistant to NDP leader Piers McDonald, and both were implicated in a conflict of interest allegation,[http://www.hansard.gov.yk.ca/28-legislature/session2/096_Mar_27_1996.html 28th Legislature, Session 2], Hansard, March 27, 1996] although both McDonald and Byblow were eventually cleared.

After retiring from politics, Byblow purchased the Capital Hotel in downtown Whitehorse in 1997, and worked as a hotelier until selling the hotel in early 2008.[http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/ownership-beverage-changes-brewing-at-hotel/ "Ownership, beverage changes brewing at hotel"], Whitehorse Daily Star, February 29, 2008.

Byblow died on February 11, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://yukonassembly.ca/news/maurice-byblow-passing |title=Maurice Byblow Passing | Yukon Legislative Assembly |publisher=Yukonassembly.ca |date= |accessdate=2020-02-19}}{{cite web|author=|url=http://heritagenorth.ca/obituaries/maurice-john-byblow/ |title=Maurice John Byblow | Heritage North Funeral Home |publisher=Heritagenorth.ca |date= |accessdate=2020-02-19}}

Electoral record

{{Election box begin | title=1978 Yukon general election[http://www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca/docs/1978_General_Election.pdf Yukon Elections Board Report on the 1978 Election] Elections Yukon, 1978. Retrieved January 21, 2017}}

| Independent

| Maurice Byblow

| style="text-align:right;"| 361

| style="text-align:right;"| 60.1%

| style="text-align:right;"| –

| NDP

| Stuart McCall

| style="text-align:right;"| 231

| style="text-align:right;"| 38.9%

| style="text-align:right;"| –

! style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"|Total

! align=right| 594

! align=right| 100.0%

! align=right| –

{{Election box begin | title=1982 Yukon general election[http://www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca/docs/1982_General_Election.pdf Yukon Elections Board Report on the 1982 Election] Elections Yukon, 1982. Retrieved January 21, 2017}}

| NDP

| Maurice Byblow

| style="text-align:right;"| 357

| style="text-align:right;"| 49.3%

| style="text-align:right;"| +10.4%

| Liberal

| Wayne Peace

| style="text-align:right;"| 160

| style="text-align:right;"| 22.1%

| style="text-align:right;"| +22.1%

! style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"|Total

! align=right| 724

! align=right| 100.0%

! align=right| –

{{Election box begin | title=1989 Yukon general election[http://www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca/docs/1989_General_Election.pdf Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1989 General Election] Elections Yukon, 1989. Retrieved January 21, 2017}}

| NDP

| Maurice Byblow

| style="text-align:right;"| 194

| style="text-align:right;"| 42.8%

| style="text-align:right;"| +9.3%

| Liberal

| Jim McLachlan

| style="text-align:right;"| 168

| style="text-align:right;"| 37.1%

| style="text-align:right;"| -2.2%

! style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"|Total

! align=right| 453