Labor's chances at the NSW election have been boosted by a preference deal struck with the Greens.
The two parties have agreed to "co-operate" on their opposition to the coalition government's electricity privatisation plans, an ALP spokesman confirmed on Tuesday.
But Labor Leader Luke Foley insists he had nothing to do with the deal.
"It ought not be a surprise that different political parties who are united in their opposition to the Liberals and Nationals' privatisation policy would swap some preferences at this election," he told reporters.
"What I'm about is asking people to vote one Labor."
How-to-vote cards distributed by the Greens will recommend a preference to Labor ahead of the coalition in 23 lower house seats.
The list includes North Coast and Central Coast electorates where Labor is fighting hard to wrest seats back from sitting Nationals and Liberal MPs.
The deal also includes the upper house, with both parties directing preferences to each other above the line directly after their own candidates.
The deal doesn't include Balmain and Newtown - two inner city seats Labor and the Greens are fighting to pick up.
The Greens opted not to preference Labor at the 2011 state election.
NSW Premier Mike Baird said voters would not be surprised to learn of an alliance between Labor and the Greens.
"That's kind of business as usual isn't it? I think Labor and the Greens work together, they've got some of the same passions in policies, such as keeping an airport out of the city," he told reporters.
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