The disqualification of polygamists produced significant turnover in the legislature, which was much less experienced than previous bodies. William W. Cluff, the only member of the Territorial Council to return from the previous session, was chosen as its president. In the House, only Oliver G. Snow, Wilson H. Dusenberry, Samuel R. Thurman, James Sharp, Samuel Francis, Abram Hatch, and David H. Peery were able to be re-elected (in addition, Jonathan S. Page moved from the House in 1882 to the council in 1884).
Crossover between the legislature and ecclesiastical leadership in the LDS Church was also dramatically reduced. Where the 1882 legislative session had included six members of its Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, in 1884 only Heber J. Grant, the sole monogamist in the quorum, was able to serve. (Grant would marry two additional wives later in 1884 and thus did not return in the 1886 session.) However, the legislature still included several regional leaders (stake presidents), including Cluff, Snow, and Hatch.