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Andrew Tillett
20 February 2008
JOHN Brogden may have left politics in unhappy circumstances but he showed his loyalty to the Liberal Party with a $5000 donation in the runup to last year's state election.
NSW Electoral Commission records released this month show Mr Brogden and wife Lucy were among the northern beaches most significant political donors.
But a financial whiz has emerged as one of the Liberal Party's biggest individual donors.
Stuka Pty Ltd, which is registered at Terrey Hills, gave $50,000 to the party's Mackellar Business Forum.
The donation was made by Stuka's director Ashley Pittard, who is founding shareholder and global portfolio manager of equity fund manager PM CAPITAL.
The Harbord Growers Market also coughed up $4,300 to help the NSW Liberal Party in 2006.
Health company Blackmores contributed $12,000 to the party, compared to $30,000 a year previously.
According to the federal records, no local businesses or individuals donated to federal Labor.
Manly business Titfa Consulting was the peninsula's most generous donor to the NSW Labor Party, contributing $17,000.
The state Labor Party also received $8000 from Belrose-based Panasonic Australia; $2800 from Polo Smash Repairs, Mona Vale; and $4400 from Avalon resident Richard Rowe.
The former Coalition federal government introduced new disclosure rules that meant donations above $10,000 had to be declared for the first time last year.
A NSW Upper House committee has been set up to look at political donations after repeated complaints companies donated to the Labor Party in return for favourable government decisions.
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