List of motions of no confidence in the Netherlands

Many motions of no confidence have been put to the vote by one or more Members of Parliament in the Senate and House of Representatives of The Netherlands. Most of them did not pass.

Background
The number of motions of no confidence has increased sharply since the 2000s. The Party for Freedom and its predecessor Group Wilders in particular submitted many motions of no confidence, but none passed. The highest number of motions of no-confidence were submitted against the Third Rutte cabinet, namely 38.

The only motion of no confidence adopted was the Deckers motion in 1939 against the newly appointed Fifth Colijn cabinet. The low success rate is partly because ministers often resign before a vote, when they suspect that a motion will pass or will receive strong support. Examples of this are the resignation of Menno Snel, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and the Third Rutte cabinet.

Sometimes other motions and votes, such as a motion of disapproval or disapproval of the budget, are reasons for a minister to resign. The minister then interprets the submission as expressing distrust. Examples of this are the Cals cabinet, during the so-called Night of Schmelzer, Ernst Hirsch Ballin, Ed van Thijn and Sigrid Kaag.