diff --git a/cli/src/cli.rs b/cli/src/cli.rs
index 15ab5da23d..d7424235d2 100644
--- a/cli/src/cli.rs
+++ b/cli/src/cli.rs
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ pub enum CliCommand {
     },
     // Vote Commands
     CreateVoteAccount {
+        vote_account: SignerIndex,
         seed: Option<String>,
         identity_account: SignerIndex,
         authorized_voter: Option<Pubkey>,
@@ -2157,6 +2158,7 @@ pub fn process_command(config: &CliConfig) -> ProcessResult {
 
         // Create vote account
         CliCommand::CreateVoteAccount {
+            vote_account,
             seed,
             identity_account,
             authorized_voter,
@@ -2165,6 +2167,7 @@ pub fn process_command(config: &CliConfig) -> ProcessResult {
         } => process_create_vote_account(
             &rpc_client,
             config,
+            *vote_account,
             seed,
             *identity_account,
             authorized_voter,
@@ -3476,6 +3479,7 @@ mod tests {
         let bob_pubkey = bob_keypair.pubkey();
         let identity_keypair = Keypair::new();
         config.command = CliCommand::CreateVoteAccount {
+            vote_account: 1,
             seed: None,
             identity_account: 2,
             authorized_voter: Some(bob_pubkey),
@@ -3714,6 +3718,7 @@ mod tests {
         let bob_keypair = Keypair::new();
         let identity_keypair = Keypair::new();
         config.command = CliCommand::CreateVoteAccount {
+            vote_account: 1,
             seed: None,
             identity_account: 2,
             authorized_voter: Some(bob_pubkey),
diff --git a/cli/src/vote.rs b/cli/src/vote.rs
index ec93081742..25c6503e38 100644
--- a/cli/src/vote.rs
+++ b/cli/src/vote.rs
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ pub fn parse_create_vote_account(
     default_signer_path: &str,
     wallet_manager: &mut Option<Arc<RemoteWalletManager>>,
 ) -> Result<CliCommandInfo, CliError> {
-    let (vote_account, _) = signer_of(matches, "vote_account", wallet_manager)?;
+    let (vote_account, vote_account_pubkey) = signer_of(matches, "vote_account", wallet_manager)?;
     let seed = matches.value_of("seed").map(|s| s.to_string());
     let (identity_account, identity_pubkey) =
         signer_of(matches, "identity_account", wallet_manager)?;
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ pub fn parse_create_vote_account(
 
     Ok(CliCommandInfo {
         command: CliCommand::CreateVoteAccount {
+            vote_account: signer_info.index_of(vote_account_pubkey).unwrap(),
             seed,
             identity_account: signer_info.index_of(identity_pubkey).unwrap(),
             authorized_voter,
@@ -418,13 +419,14 @@ pub fn parse_withdraw_from_vote_account(
 pub fn process_create_vote_account(
     rpc_client: &RpcClient,
     config: &CliConfig,
+    vote_account: SignerIndex,
     seed: &Option<String>,
     identity_account: SignerIndex,
     authorized_voter: &Option<Pubkey>,
     authorized_withdrawer: &Option<Pubkey>,
     commission: u8,
 ) -> ProcessResult {
-    let vote_account = config.signers[1];
+    let vote_account = config.signers[vote_account];
     let vote_account_pubkey = vote_account.pubkey();
     let vote_account_address = if let Some(seed) = seed {
         Pubkey::create_with_seed(&vote_account_pubkey, &seed, &solana_vote_program::id())?
@@ -857,6 +859,7 @@ mod tests {
             parse_command(&test_create_vote_account, &default_keypair_file, &mut None).unwrap(),
             CliCommandInfo {
                 command: CliCommand::CreateVoteAccount {
+                    vote_account: 1,
                     seed: None,
                     identity_account: 2,
                     authorized_voter: None,
@@ -885,6 +888,7 @@ mod tests {
             parse_command(&test_create_vote_account2, &default_keypair_file, &mut None).unwrap(),
             CliCommandInfo {
                 command: CliCommand::CreateVoteAccount {
+                    vote_account: 1,
                     seed: None,
                     identity_account: 2,
                     authorized_voter: None,
@@ -917,6 +921,7 @@ mod tests {
             parse_command(&test_create_vote_account3, &default_keypair_file, &mut None).unwrap(),
             CliCommandInfo {
                 command: CliCommand::CreateVoteAccount {
+                    vote_account: 1,
                     seed: None,
                     identity_account: 2,
                     authorized_voter: Some(authed),
@@ -947,6 +952,7 @@ mod tests {
             parse_command(&test_create_vote_account4, &default_keypair_file, &mut None).unwrap(),
             CliCommandInfo {
                 command: CliCommand::CreateVoteAccount {
+                    vote_account: 1,
                     seed: None,
                     identity_account: 2,
                     authorized_voter: None,
diff --git a/cli/tests/stake.rs b/cli/tests/stake.rs
index da01c5675d..1975616762 100644
--- a/cli/tests/stake.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/stake.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ fn test_stake_delegation_force() {
     let vote_keypair = Keypair::new();
     config.signers = vec![&default_signer, &vote_keypair];
     config.command = CliCommand::CreateVoteAccount {
+        vote_account: 1,
         seed: None,
         identity_account: 0,
         authorized_voter: None,
diff --git a/cli/tests/vote.rs b/cli/tests/vote.rs
index d9ab4c49a6..3273adf75f 100644
--- a/cli/tests/vote.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/vote.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ fn test_vote_authorize_and_withdraw() {
     let vote_account_pubkey = vote_account_keypair.pubkey();
     config.signers = vec![&default_signer, &vote_account_keypair];
     config.command = CliCommand::CreateVoteAccount {
+        vote_account: 1,
         seed: None,
         identity_account: 0,
         authorized_voter: None,