He was first elected at the Winnipeg South riding in the 1957 general election, and re-elected in the 1958 election and in the 1962 federal election but was defeated in the following year's election.
He was first elected at the Winnipeg South riding in the 1957 general election, but defeated there in the 1958 election. Chown returned to Parliament after his victory in the 1962 federal election but was again defeated in the following year's election.