Ms Davison, who became Bishop Auckland's first Conservative MP in 2019, is the latest in a steady stream of Tories to detail their exit plans amid a polling slump.
The 29-year-old's announcement came shortly after Sir Gary Streeter said he would not run again in the South West Devon constituency he has comfortably held since its conception in 1997.
She is a prominent figure in the so-called red wall of former Labour strongholds Boris Johnson managed to capture for the Tories in the last general election.
In a statement, Ms Davison said: "For my whole adult life, I've dedicated the vast majority of my time to politics, and to help make people's lives better.
"But, to be frank, it has meant I haven't had anything like a normal life for a twenty-something.
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