Maurice Byblow
# Maurice Byblow

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.

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, 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. Byblow died on February 11, 2020.

## Electoral record

1978 Yukon general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Maurice Byblow | 361 | 60.1% | – |
| | NDP | Stuart McCall | 231 | 38.9% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 594 | 100.0% | – |

1982 Yukon general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | NDP | Maurice Byblow | 357 | 49.3% | +10.4% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Doris Gates | 205 | 28.3% | +28.3% |
| | Liberal | Wayne Peace | 160 | 22.1% | +22.1% |
| Total | Total | Total | 724 | 100.0% | – |

1989 Yukon general election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | NDP | Maurice Byblow | 194 | 42.8% | +9.3% |
| | Liberal | Jim McLachlan | 168 | 37.1% | -2.2% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mel Smith | 90 | 19.9% | -7.0% |
| Total | Total | Total | 453 | 100.0% | – |
