Alcohol campaigners want political donations from booze lobbies banned.

There is outrage this week at revelations that the leader of the Northern Territory's Australian Hotels Association (AHA) - a major lobby for alcohol purveyors – has gifted tens of thousands of dollars to politicians.

Darwin pub-owner and AHA NT boss Mick Burns has confirmed he personally gave $100,000 in the last 12 months to both Labor and the Country Liberals.

He gave $20,000 to the two parties in the 2015/16 financial year, as well as a lump sum payment of $40,000 to each party ahead of the NT’s August election.

Mr Burns says he gave the money personally, not on behalf of the AHA.

“Look, as a Territorian, we needed strong, stable government to have the Territory in the best place that it can be and that it should be,” he told the ABC.

“For governments to be elected, they obviously run campaigns and campaigns cost money.”

Dr John Boffa from the People's Alcohol Action Coalition does not believe the claim.

“These donations are made for a purpose, they're made to buy influence over a policy,” Dr Boffa said.

“[The donations] mean [Mr Burns] is expecting equal influence and expecting both parties to ensure they have favourable policy environments to the industry he's representing, which is the Australian Hotels Association.

“We should be banning these forms of political donations. It's not good for our democracy ... and it's certainly not good for public health.”

The $40,000 donations would normally have been revealed by the NT Electoral Commission in March next year, but Territory Labor gave up the information on request from the NT News.

Country Liberals president Shane Stone would not confirm Mr Burns' comments, saying only that donations would be disclosed on the timetable set by the NT Electoral Commission.

The hotel lobby gave both parties $150,000 each ahead of the 2012 election.

The NT Government recently denied it was pandering to the hotel lobby by blocking a proposed Dan Murphy’s liquor outlet.

The Government introduced new laws that limited floor space, preventing the store from opening.

Acting Chief Minister Natasha Fyles said the franchise was welcome to build a smaller store.

Both the PAC and Mr Burns said they believe a minimum price on alcohol was the best way to curb violence and negative health effects.