The ACT Liberal Party recorded a narrow lead in electoral donations last financial year but maintains debts six times larger than the Labor Party in the territory.
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Newly released figures from the ACT Electoral Commission show the Liberal's financial standing has deteriorated in the past year, with debts increasing by $150,000 to almost half a million dollars, most of that owned to the National Australia Bank.
The Liberals received donations and payments of more than $1.01 million in the period, while Labor recorded a total of more than $800,000 in donations and payments.
Labor's debt levels are a comparatively low $83,000.
Donations and payments to the ACT Greens totalled about $600,000, continuing the party's emergence as a financial power in territory politics.
Greens' debts were almost wiped out over the past year, down from about $80,000 last financial year to just $12,000.
ACT electoral laws require the disclosure of personal and corporate political donations of more than $1000, including repeat donations which add up to the threshold.
Minor parties included in the latest disclosures include the Bullet Train for Canberra party, which received gifts of $2455, and maintained debts of $8890.
Debt is just the latest problem for the Liberals, who were last year fined more than $15,000 for failing to comply with the ACT electoral disclosure laws on gifts and donations.
Labor's largest single payment came from party trust the 1973 Foundation, which gave $240,000 raised from a property investment in NSW.
Canberra's Labor clubs, which have previously donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the party each year, gave about $18,000 in donations and gifts in 2013-14.
The Liberal's most lucrative source of funding continued to be the party's property investments, which totalled more than $250,000 in the period.
Greens donations were predominantly made by individuals from around Australia and included a $50,000 donation from the CFMEU as part of an attempt to shore up the Senate majority against the Abbott government.
The ACT Liberal Party's debt has grown considerably over the past seven years, from just $11,000 in 2007-08 to $492,292 last financial year.
Party chiefs last year faced allegations they failed to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt to election authorities, in breach of financial disclosure laws.
The undeclared debts included a disputed $140,000 bill to Australia Post and a $296,000 bank overdraft.
Labor's party debt has remained largely stable since 2011-12, at just above $80,000, after it began to rise in 2008-09.
Greens politicians paid the largest contributions back to their party, with minister Shane Rattenbury giving $21,294 in dues.
In comparison, Opposition leader Jeremy Hanson paid $6987 to the Liberal Party while ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher paid $8501 to Labor.
The federal branch of the Liberal Party made the largest contribution to an ACT party, totalling $225,000. The federal Greens gave $20,000 to their ACT counterparts.
Property developers feature prominently in the disclosure reports, with Geocon managing director Nick Georgalis giving $7500 to the Labor Party and $6200 to the Liberals. The company has apartment and hotel projects across Canberra.
The Liberals also received $1180 from CIC Australia and $2000 Capital Airport Group while Molonglo Group director Tim Efkarpidis gave $5700 to Labor.
Unions continued to make large contributions to ACT Labor, with the CPSU giving $39,040 and the CFMEU giving $38,710.
The Liberals received $5000 from Canberra-based Minotaur Constructions.
