Its most prominent member was Jack Lang, who served as Premier of New South Wales on two non-consecutive occasions - from 1925 to 1927, and then again from 1930 to 1932. Lang's second tenure as Premier ended in a constitutional crisis which resulted in Lang becoming the first head of government in Australia to be dismissed from office by a vice-regal representative - a case that has only happened once since, to the federal Whitlam Government in 1975. Lang carried on as New South Wales Opposition Leader until 1939, and remained in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly before transferring to federal politics in 1946. Lang's sole term as member for Reid was noted for his strong opposition towards the incumbent Chifley Government, though he did support efforts by the Government to nationalise private banks.