The conservative Family First party has reportedly approached the Australian Sex Party for a preference deal in the federal election, according to News Ltd.
Sex Party president Fiona Patten reportedly received a phone call from an advisor to Senator Steve Fielding, who made the proposal, which she rejected, on the grounds that 'they represent the worst aspects of conservative Australia'.
The Sex Party is running for election on a platform that advocates gay marriage, prostitution and abortion.
By contrast, Family First, packages itself as a 'pro-family' party. Created by South Australian Pentecostal minister Andrew Evans, the party opposes abortion, prostitution, pornography, gay marriage and gay civil unions.
"I don't believe we have a single common place to go to on anything," Patten told News Ltd.
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"It was really just them trying to grasp at what they thought was possibly a strong vote for us and hypocritically get in on our coat-tails. Frankly we just couldn't go there.
"Being a new party, we were trying not to start off quite that cynical."
Family First has reportedly confirmed to News Ltd. that it spoke to the Sex Party, but said no deal had been made.
