The Coalition solicited thousands of dollars in donations from a Chinese donor a month before laws banning foreign political donations came into effect, a year after they first introduced the legislation to Parliament.

A Beijing and Sydney based business migration agent made two donations worth $30,000 in total under different names and three different addresses to the Queensland-based Liberal National Party, according to records held by the state and federal electoral commissions.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton of Queensland's LNP. The Coalition has been hunting for donations to fuel its campaigns in key electorates, including Dutton's. Credit:AAP

The Coalition has been hunting for donations to fuel its election campaign, particularly in Queensland, where it faces losing seats to Labor in a series of election-turning contests, including those of Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton in Dickson and George Christensen in Dawson.

The election kitties of the Coalition and Labor have been sapped by laws passed by the Turnbull government banning foreign donations, amid rising concerns over political interference from business people with links to the Chinese Communist Party last year.