Riverina MP Michael McCormack has said it's "great to be back at work" and he was "very humbled" by an emphatic victory in his seat on Saturday.
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Mr McCormack said the Riverina would soon see the results of his election promises.
"I am there delivering all the time, not just during campaign time," he said.
"The PCYC (multi-purpose sporting hub), the build will start mid-year and that is up to council, it is up to the PCYC and it's up to getting building contractors.
"That work is happening right now...we will get in and build it."
Mr McCormack work to create said the $94.5 million Murray Darling Medical Schools Network for training doctors in Wagga "should start soon" and $500 million would go into supporting its namesake river system.
While the Parkes highway bypass which received a federal pledge during the election campaign, Mr McCormack said it was up to the state government to put Wagga's bypass on a "priority list".
"When they put things on the priority list we fund them 80 per cent to the (state's) 20 per cent...I'm talking to (NSW Regional Transport Minister) Paul Toole to make sure that we get priority projects placed at the top of the list so we can fund them," Mr McCormack said.
Mr McCormack said he had spoken with prime minister Scott Morrison shortly before midday on the potential new lineup of ministers after the Coalition looked likely to stay in power with a majority government.
As of Monday, there were still three seats left to call with the Coalition just one victory from claiming a 76-seat majority, but it had already received support from two independent MPs.
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Mr McCormack said he was confident the government would "work with the Senate" to deliver its "mandate" for promised tax cuts of more than $150 billion over ten years.
"We will get our tax cuts through the parliament; that was our economic blueprint," he said.
State Wagga MP Joe McGirr congratulated Mr McCormack on his election win.
"Looking forward to continuing to work beside you for the benefit of our shared communities," he stated on social media.
"Thanks to the other Riverina candidates for standing and keeping democracy strong in the federal election."
Mr McCormack said "hard work and decency" as Nationals leader had "paid off" for his party during the election and he planned to continue as Deputy Prime Minister.
"If a (leadership challenge from former leader Barnaby Joyce) happens then I will take it in my stride when it happens," he said.
"The leadership is the gift of the Nationals' partyroom."
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