Naomi Hunter has been elected as the new leader of the Saskatchewan Green Party.

Hunter, who ran in Regina-Lewvan in the last federal election, won on the first ballot Saturday defeating George Woolridge and Maria Lewans.

She says it is her plan to have someone running in all of Saskatchewan’s 61 ridings when the provincial election is called.

Previous leader Shawn Setyo stepped down recently due to “personal reasons”.   He had been leader since 2016.