Claim: New Democrat member Maurine Karagianis became part of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of British Columbia for the Esquimalt-Royal Roads.
Evidence: Maurine Karagianis (born August 17, 1950) is a Canadian politician, formerly the New Democratic Party MLA for the riding of Esquimalt-Royal Roads in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. New Democrat The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. She was re-elected in 2009 to the new constituency of Esquimalt-Royal Roads and again in 2013.