# Janko Peric

Janko Perić (born February 24, 1949), is a former Canadian politician. Perić was the Liberal Party MP for the riding of Cambridge from 1993 to 2004.
He was born in Orehovica near Bedekovčina, Croatia and was a welder.
Perić was defeated in the 2004 federal election by Gary Goodyear of the Conservative Party, with a margin of 224 votes. Perić tried to win his seat back in the 2006 federal election, but lost by almost 6000 votes.

## Electoral record

vte2006 Canadian federal election: Cambridge :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gary Goodyear | 25,337 | 43.84 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal | Janko Peric | 19,419 | 33.60 | −3.1 |
| | New Democratic | Donna Reid | 9,794 | 16.94 | −3.3 |
| | Green | Gareth White | 3,017 | 5.22 | +0.2 |
| | Canadian Action | David Pelly | 217 | 0.37 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 57,784 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 207 | 0.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,991 | 64.97 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election: Cambridge :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Gary Goodyear | 19,123 |
| | Liberal | Janko Peric | 18,899 |
| | New Democratic | Gary Price | 10,392 |
| | Green | Gareth White | 2,506 |
| | Christian Heritage | John Gots | 395 |
| | Independent | John Oprea | 134 |
| | Independent | Alec Gryc | 114 |
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vte2000 Canadian federal election: Cambridge :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Janko Peric | 22,148 | 46.6 | +9.9 |
| | Alliance | Reg Petersen | 14,915 | 31.4 | +9.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Housser | 5,988 | 12.6 | -6.7 |
| | New Democratic | Pam Wolf | 4,111 | 8.6 | -11.8 |
| | Natural Law | Thomas Mitchell | 210 | 0.4 | |
| | Independent | John Gots | 160 | 0.3 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 47,532 | 100.0 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
vte1997 Canadian federal election: Cambridge :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Janko Peric | 17,673 | 36.74 | −2.52 | $47,605 |
| | Reform | Bill Donaldson | 10,767 | 22.38 | −11.15 | $57,325 |
| | New Democratic | Mike Farnan | 9,813 | 20.40 | +15.11 | $53,588 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Larry Olney | 9,299 | 19.33 | +1.99 | $48,139 |
| | Independent | John H. Long | 311 | 0.65 | | $0 |
| | Independent | Jim Remnant | 237 | 0.49 | | $0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,100 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 254 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,354 | 64.77 | −1.75 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 74,659 |
| Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. |||||||
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte1993 Canadian federal election: Cambridge :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Janko Peric | 21,997 | 39.1 | +12.3 |
| | Reform | Reg Petersen | 18,932 | 33.7 | |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pat Sobeski | 9,776 | 17.4 | -23.0 |
| | New Democratic | Bill McBain | 2,962 | 5.3 | -22.8 |
| | National | Ron Cooper | 1,804 | 3.2 | |
| | Christian Heritage | Michael Picard | 407 | 0.7 | -3.8 |
| | Natural Law | Thomas Mitchell | 370 | 0.7 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 56,248 | 100.0 |