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.

Janko Perić
Member of Parliament
for Cambridge
In office
October 25, 1993 – June 28, 2004
Preceded byPat Sobeski
Succeeded byGary Goodyear
Personal details
Born (1949-02-24) February 24, 1949 (age 75)
Orehovica, Croatia
Political partyLiberal Party
Professionwelder,

He was born in Orehovica near Bedekovčina, Croatia and was a welder.[citation needed]

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

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2006 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 57,784 100.00
Total rejected ballots 207 0.36
Turnout 57,991 64.97
2004 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
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Electors on lists
2000 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 47,532 100.0

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 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 48,100 100.00
Total rejected ballots 254
Turnout 48,354 64.77 −1.75
Electors on the lists 74,659
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution.
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
1993 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 56,248 100.0
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