NSW Labor MP Tania Mihailuk denies she is a bully and says people have made the accusation because there's an election around the corner.
"I'm loud, I call a spade a spade but I'm not a bully," she told Sydney radio 2GB on Wednesday.
Ms Mihailuk faced criticism this week after 11 years in the state parliament, with reports of high staff turnover and bullying published in The Australian on Tuesday.