Member for Riverina Michael McCormack has stuck to a deal struck by the Coalition and directed his preferences to the United Australia Party's Riverina candidate Richard Foley.
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The Nationals' leader and Deputy Prime Minister has Labor's Mark Jeffreson in the third position, with The Greens' Michael Bayles in last place on his how-to-vote card for the federal election on May 18.
At the prepoll voting centre in Baylis Street on Tuesday, the UAP's volunteers did not yet have a how-to-vote card to hand out.
Instead, voters were being handed a card outlining some of the UAP's policies.
However, Mr Foley told The Daily Advertiser he would also be honouring the deal and giving the number two spot on his how-to-vote to Mr McCormack, with Mr Jeffreson in third and Mr Bayles last.
"That's the preference deal the party's locked in. People will follow the card if they want to follow the card," he said.
"Ultimately, I ask everyone to put us number one and if they want to follow the card, do that. Some people won't, some people will. That's just the way it is."
Mr Foley said he believed the preference deal had "certain advantages to it".
In Wagga on Tuesday, UAP Senator Brian Burston said his party could pick up as many as six senate positions, as well as seats in the lower house.
Mr Jeffreson's how-to-vote card has the number two spot going to Mr Bayles, with Mr Foley in third and Mr McCormack last.
Mr Bayles has Mr Jeffreson in second position, Mr Foley third and Mr McCormack in the last spot.
At a draw on April 24, Mr McCormack drew the coveted number one position on the ballot paper, followed by Mr Bayles, Mr Jeffreson and Mr Foley.
Mr McCormack caused some controversy earlier this week with his comments on a preference "deal" between the Coalition and One Nation.
He said the agreement "just makes sense" because the parties' policies align and it would boost the Coalition's chances of election victory.
"But at the end of the day, we're in an election," the Deputy Prime Minister told journalists.
"You can't be altruistic and then after May 18 just be shouting from the sidelines and be in opposition and wishing you had done something else. We want to win."
At a draw on April 24, Mr McCormack drew the coveted number one position on the ballot paper, followed by Mr Bayles, Mr Jeffreson and Mr Foley.
The Wagga voting centre opened on Monday for prepoll voting, ahead of the federal election on May 18.
Candidates and their volunteers are outside the centre at 182a Baylis Street - the old Ed Harry store - from 8.30am to catch early bird voters.
