Former Scotland Office minister and Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid has said he has not been selected to stand for the Conservative Party at next month's general election.
Mr Duguid won the seat from the SNP in 2017 and extended his majority to more than 4,000 (9.7%) two years later. It had been a safe seat for the SNP for three decades.
A review of the boundaries meant the seat was expanded ahead of July 4 and renamed Aberdeenshire North and Moray East.
Mr Duguid announced last month his intention to stand at the election, despite remaining in hospital after being in intensive care for four weeks at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI).
He was being treated for an illness affecting his spine and contracted pneumonia during his stay in ARI, before being transferred to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow to continue recovering.
He said the election was a "surprise" but intended fight to keep his place in Westminster.
However, despite being picked by party members to stand, he confirmed last night on X that he has not been put forward as the candidate.
He posted: "Despite my having been adopted by our local members, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party has informed me tonight that they have decided not to put me forward as their chosen candidate for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East."
A spokesperson for the Scottish Conservatives said: "David Duguid is unfortunately unable to stand in this election. David has been an excellent MP and great local representative for the last seven years.
"We thank David for all his hard work for the party, we look forward to his recovery to full health, and hope that he will want to rejoin frontline politics in the future."