Former tech entrepreneur turned climate campaigner Norman Pater donated more than $1.9 million to teal and Greens campaigns ahead of the state and federal elections including $1 million to Climate 200.

The Simon Holmes à Court-founded Climate 200 named Pater as a new donor on the weekend, but the size of his donation was unknown until his election disclosures were made public by the Australian Electoral Commission on Monday.

His collective million dollar donations to Climate 200 coupled with other donations to the Greens and teal candidates - as well as $130,000 donated before the March WA election - totals about $1.9 million.

This makes him one of the biggest political donors in the country and a far more prolific donor than even the likes of billionaire WA mining magnate Gina Rinehart

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