The Canberra Liberals and ACT Greens netted $967,823 and $410,939 respectively during the year, which did not include many of the donations made before the October 18 election.

The Canberra Labor Club provided Labor's biggest donation, injecting $588,128 into the party's coffers, while the National Australia Bank parted with $58,976.

The ACT Electoral Commission figures also show the Liberals received almost $20,000 from the 250 Club, renamed the Canberra Business Club last February when it severed ties with the party.

The club, once a lucrative fundraiser for the Liberals, is headed by prominent businessman Jim Murphy. It opted to bankroll the unsuccessful campaigns of Independent candidate Mark Parton and the Community Alliance's Val Jeffrey and James Sizer at last year's election.

Returns from third party donors also show Canberra-based developer Bob Winnell's Village Building Company gave more than $16,000 to help the Liberals' federal and ACT campaigns, including hosting a fundraising dinner for federal MPs Malcolm Turnbull and Brendan Nelson in 2007.

John Hindmarsh donated $10,000 to Labor, while the affiliated company Hindmarsh China gave $5000 to the Liberals. Nexus Developers chipped in with $16,500 for the Liberals, while Colliers International and Doma Construction gave the Liberals $15,000 and $10,000 respectively.

Terry Snow's Capital Airport Group, which owns Canberra Airport and Brand Depot, donated almost $10,000 to Labor.

Labor also received significant donations from unions, including almost $9000 from the NSW branch of the Transport Workers' Union, more than $5000 from the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, and $11,550 from the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association.

International defence contractor Raytheon donated $16,500 to Labor, and the party's ACT Left caucus donated $12,000.

The Greens' figure is inflated because it includes $166,000 it received from the Australian Electoral Commission for the votes Greens candidate Kerry Tucker polled in the 2007 election.

Because of the way the other parties are structured, they do not declare what they receive from the AEC to the ACT Electoral Commission.