Tasmanian senator Nick McKim elected co-deputy of Australian Greens

The party held a leadership contest on Tuesday following the resignation from the leadership of Richard Di Natale.

Mr Di Natale plans to quit the Senate later this year to spend more time with his family.

Melbourne MHR Adam Bandt was elected as leader with Queensland senator Larissa Waters retaining her position as co-deputy.

Senator McKim said he was honoured to have the support of his colleagues in being elected as co-deputy.

"I'll be working as hard as I can to support the rest of the leadership team and the whole party room as we campaign for stronger action on climate change the the implementation of a Green New Deal for Australia," Senator McKim said.

"I want to make sure that we continue our focus on respecting nature, getting strong action to address the breakdown of our climate and making sure that wealth is distributed more fairly in our country."

Senator McKim said it was great for Tasmania to again have a voice in the Greens' leadership team to make sure the challenges facing young people were represented.

"So many young people are frustrated and frightened about the direction our country is headed and I really look forward to being part of a team that will fight for the interests of young people," he said.

Senator McKim said Tasmania had always been pivotal to the Green movement, with himself and Launceston-based Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson advocating for the state.

"A Green New Deal is really relevant to Tasmania," he said.

"We've got high unemployment, we've got forests and ecosystems that need restoring and rewilding [and] we've got really great expertise in renewable energy so there's real jobs and opportunities there for Tasmania."

Senator McKim paid tribute to outgoing leader Senator Di Natale.

"Richard did an amazing job as leader and in the same vein I have no doubt Adam is going to be an awesome leader for our party," he said.

Mr Bandt said on Twitter he was honoured to be elected as parliamentary leader of the Greens.

"Huge thanks to my colleagues for their support and the confidence they've placed in me. Congrats again to Richard for your excellent leadership," Mr Bandt tweeted.