Janko Peric

Janko Peric
Member of Parliament
for Cambridge
In office
1993–2004
Preceded by Pat Sobeski
Succeeded by Gary Goodyear
Personal details
Born (1949-02-24) February 24, 1949
Orehovica, Croatia
Political party Liberal Party
Profession welder,

Janko Peric (born February 24, 1949), is a former Canadian politician. Peric was the Liberal Party MP for the riding of Cambridge from 1993 to 2004.

He was born Janko Perić in Orehovica near Bedekovčina, Croatia and was a welder

Peric was defeated in the 2004 federal election by Gary Goodyear of the Conservative Party, with a margin of 224 votes. Peric tried to win his seat back in the 2006 federal election, but lost by almost 6000 votes.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2006: Cambridge
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeGary Goodyear25,33743.84+5.9
LiberalJanko Peric19,41933.60−3.1
New DemocraticDonna Reid9,79416.94−3.3
GreenGareth White3,0175.22+0.2
Canadian ActionDavid Pelly2170.37
Total valid votes 57,784 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2070.36
Turnout 57,991 64.97
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeGary Goodyear19,12337.9-6.1
LiberalJanko Peric18,89936.7-9.9
New DemocraticGary Price10,39220.2+11.6
GreenGareth White2,5065.0
Christian HeritageJohn Gots3950.8+0.5
IndependentJohn Oprea1340.3
IndependentAlec Gryc1140.2
Total valid votes 51,563100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election. John Gots' vote as a CHP candidate is compared to his vote in 2000 as an unaffiliated candidate.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJanko Peric22,14846.6+9.9
AllianceReg Petersen14,91531.4+9.0
Progressive ConservativeJohn Housser5,98812.6-6.7
New DemocraticPam Wolf4,1118.6-11.8
Natural LawThomas Mitchell2100.4
IndependentJohn Gots1600.3
Total valid votes 47,532 100.0

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

Canadian federal election, 1997: Cambridge
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalJanko Peric17,67336.74−2.52$47,605
ReformBill Donaldson10,76722.38−11.15$57,325
New DemocraticMike Farnan9,81320.40+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.
Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJanko Peric21,99739.1+12.3
ReformReg Petersen18,93233.7
Progressive ConservativePat Sobeski9,77617.4-23.0
New DemocraticBill McBain2,9625.3-22.8
NationalRon Cooper1,8043.2
Christian HeritageMichael Picard4070.7-3.8
Natural LawThomas Mitchell3700.7
Total valid votes 56,248100.0
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