Maurice John Byblow (June 23, 1946 – February 11, 2020) was a

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politician, who represented the electoral district of Faro in the

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from 1978 to 1985 and from 1989 to 1996. Originally elected as an

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, Byblow joined the

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caucus on September 16, 1981. He retired in 1985, and was succeeded by Jim McLachlan. He was re-elected to the legislature in the

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, 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

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in 1997, and worked as a hotelier until selling the hotel in early 2008. Byblow died on February 11, 2020.

Electoral record

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References

1946 births 2020 deaths People from Yorkton Independent MLAs in Yukon Yukon New Democratic Party MLAs {{Yukon-politician-stub